How an Ottawa school board is paving the way for AI in the classroom – Ottawa [Video]

When students return to Catholic schools in Ottawa this week, they will be able to use artificial intelligence to help solve math problems and create essay outlines.

Their teachers, too, can turn to AI to generate lesson plans, adjust content to a student’s specific needs, and give feedback on assignments.

The Ottawa Catholic School Board is paving the way for AI use in the classroom with newly developed AI guiding principles for all grade levels, at a time when many school boards across Canada are grappling with how to responsibly embrace the ever-evolving technology.

The board says it wants to strike the right balance in ethical use of artificial intelligence – including generative AI – while also teaching its 45,000 students about digital literacy.

“It’s extremely important because AI is part of just about everything every student and every teacher will be encountering in their life,” director of education Tom D’Amico said in an interview.

One expert said that, to his knowledge, no …