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ETHS outlines classroom AI plans, emphasizes Gemini use and an AI 'playbook' for staff and families
Summary
District instructional-technology staff described teacher trainings, a PlayLab grant-funded pilot, a preference for Google Gemini over other chatbots for student accounts, and plans for a district AI playbook and one-page guidance for teachers, students and families.
Evanston Township High School District 202 instructional-technology staff presented an overview of the district’s work with artificial intelligence at the Jan. 12 board meeting, describing professional development, pilot projects with PlayLab, and a forthcoming district AI playbook.
David Chan, the district’s director of instructional technology, traced ETHS’s work on AI back to public introduction of accessible chatbots in late 2022 and said the district assembled teacher cohorts (an AI Innovators group) and ran 'Chrome camp' workshops to explore classroom uses. Chan described a PlayLab partnership supported by an Amazon grant…
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