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Bellevue board hears AI-in-education report and questions on bias, data and discipline
Summary
District technology leaders demonstrated classroom AI tools (Magic School, Colleague AI), described an AI literacy pilot and said AI could free teacher time and offer equitable feedback; board members raised concerns about algorithmic bias, student data privacy, discipline policy and costs.
Bellevue School District technology leaders presented an introductory report on artificial intelligence in K–12 instruction at the Jan. 21 board meeting and demonstrated classroom-facing tools the district is piloting.
Tom Dunwall and Keith Anstead, who lead district educational-technology efforts, showed examples from Magic School and a research-partner chatbot called Colleague AI (a project developed in partnership with the University of Washington). They said the district’s vision is to “use AI as a tool to intensify the human element in education,” allowing teachers to spend more time in direct interaction with students while offering equitable,…
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