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Rockville Centre district pilots AI tools from kindergarten to high school; students, teachers show classroom uses
Summary
Teachers and students at the Rockville Centre Union Free School District demonstrated district pilots using generative AI across grades K–12, from controlled, closed systems for elementary coding to prompt engineering and agent-building in high school; presenters emphasized ethical guardrails, student-facing prompt work and teacher oversight.
At a May 8 Rockville Centre Board of Education meeting, district staff and teachers presented a yearlong pilot of generative artificial intelligence tools being used across elementary, middle and high school classrooms and described guardrails the district is using to protect student data and learning.
The presentation featured Superintendent Gavin (the superintendent), classroom teachers and students who demonstrated projects ranging from kindergarten story generation to high school prompt-engineering tutors and AP exam study aids. "AI should be used as a tool to enhance student learning," Gavin said in his opening remarks, adding the district is working to ensure student data security and age-appropriate use.
The presentations and student demonstrations explained how the district is using different platforms for different purposes: closed, teacher-controlled systems at the elementary level to prevent students from relying on AI to produce finished work; DATs (custom AI assistants) and Canvas DreamLab image generation in middle-school language and social-studies work; and prompt-engineering, agent-building…
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