Dutchess BOCES educators have been utilizing artificial intelligence to level up in the classroom.
Shelley Cuccia, an Instructional Coach for CTI, discussed how beneficial these tools can be for CTI educators specifically.
“When new teachers come into the classroom straight from the trades, they are a wealth of knowledge for their discipline,” said Cuccia. “I understand how to create assessments, and they bring the content knowledge…together we have been able to use AI to come up with some really great questions.”
Cuccia said that teachers who utilize AI to help write scenarios, questions or guided notes then have more time and energy to spend on their students.
“The skill in teaching is not necessarily in the creation of the resources. As teachers, we are constantly pulling from a variety of sources; AI is just another tool in that. As people who are coming from their industries to teach, they have mastery over their content. It’s really taking a big load off of teachers so they can do more with their students in the classroom.”
Stephen Price, Security and Law Enforcement Instructor, shared that AI tools have allowed him to have more time connecting and interacting with his students. “The use of AI has been a huge help to me. With my class, it is sometimes difficult to come up with hands-on lessons or ideas for the students. We sometimes have to get creative to come up with live scenarios, hands-on lessons… AI has been a very useful tool in creating live scenario training for our class.”
Cara Braun, Professional Development Specialist, shared the exciting ways AI can assist as an accessibility resource. “What excites me most about AI moving forward is its potential to reduce barriers. Whether that’s saving educators time, increasing access for students with disabilities, supporting multilingual learners or helping teachers focus more energy on instruction and relationships instead of administrative tasks.”
Dutchess BOCES hopes to hold a conference for our component districts to train faculty and staff on all of the ways AI could improve their experience in the classroom.
