🌅 AI in the classroom

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Sunrise Stat
April 23, 2025

75% - The share of U.S. K-12 educators who say school lesson plans should include materials specifically designed to help students understand the implications of AI.

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WHAT TO KNOW

  • The AI Education Project’s inaugural Pulse Survey Report asked 1,054 K-12 educators about integrating AI into classrooms, finding similar shares of teachers (74%) and school administrators (77%) agree lesson plans should include materials about artificial intelligence and AI literacy. The vast majority of educators (80%) also think professional development for teachers and administrators should include AI-related resources.

WHY IT MATTERS

  • High school teachers and administrators are the most supportive when it comes to teaching students about AI, with 81% saying the technology should be integrated into lesson plans; around three-quarters of both elementary (72%) and middle school (72%) educators agree. High school educators appear to be aligned with their students on the issue: a recent report by nonprofit organization Junior Achievement found 91% of Americans ages 13 to 17 are interested in school courses that promote skills related to AI.

CONNECT THE DOTS

  • Despite the alignment, educators’ overall opinions on artificial intelligence are still mixed, with the AI Education Project survey finding 55% fear the impact it will have on education, while 45% report being hopeful. Regardless, experts say any classroom discussion about AI should go beyond its development or potential industry impact to include the distinct ethical considerations surrounding the technology and its complex impact on misinformation.

READER CONTEXT

Yesterday, we told you about ocean heat content. Bryan R. from Santa Barbara, California added some additional context we wanted to share:

  • “I’m an environmental scientist and it’s always interesting to see ocean heat quantified and contrasted with surface temperatures. It’s like groundwater vs. rainfall: one measures how much water is stored and collected and the other tells you how much fell over a given area. When it comes to water scarcity, knowing the amount of rainfall in an area is important, but it doesn’t tell you as much about long-term dryness as groundwater levels.”