Hey all,
First of all, thanks for your patience on processing and compiling the results from our latest survey. The data I received was fascinating. It uncovered several areas where folks are quite concerned about a few things, mainly AI.
But before we get to that, I want to say a huge thanks for contributing!
We got a decent turnout of 49 respondents, mostly from principals (86%) and fairly evenly spread across elementary (39%), middle (25%), and high schools (22%).
As I found in the survey, like many of you, I use AI to help with certain tasks. At the top of that list would typically be something like reviewing survey data. And yet, I find that I don’t get much out of it unless I parse through it myself. And while I used some help compiling some statistics, a lot of the visuals and such are homegrown, hence the time it took to create. Thanks again for your patience there.
Without further ado, here are a few quick insights and then on to the report itself:
It seems that the phone battle has largely been won. Not too many folks are putting out fires on that front anymore.
Teacher AI readiness is all over the darn place. Only about 20% of respondents have a clear policy and plan in place. It seems that a lot of folks are waiting for their DOs and boards to catch up, and the frontier is moving forward fast in the meantime.
The biggest concern about student AI use is brain drain. A full 67% of you said that “Loss of productive struggle and original thinking” is your main concern.
In the comments, many of you expressed concerns about the need for all kinds of issues to be addressed, but also use it as a time saver.
Find the full results in the report below.
A quick ask for everyone’s benefit …
As I mentioned, it sounds like a small portion of schools and districts have done some important work around this issue.
If your school/district has a clear AI policy on either student or staff use (or both), consider replying to this email with a link to the policy.
I’d be more than happy to compile all that is out there and to share with everyone, free and paid subscribers alike. Thanks!
Phones, AI, and Tech Full Report
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