Can teachers expect to benefit from AI’s timesaving capabilities in their classrooms?  AI’s capabilities arguably limit it from performing many of the intensely human aspects of teaching. AI does have the potential, however, to complement teachers in new ways that could radically free up their time to, well, teach.

Take IBM’s Teacher Advisor. Teacher Advisor is a free online resource that helps elementary school teachers plan math lessons. It houses a library of K-5 math open education resources (OERs)—including activities, lesson plans, and supporting materials.

The AI technology in Teacher Advisor allows teachers to search for resources and create lesson plans in a fraction of the time it would take them to do it alone. When a teacher conducts a search on a specific topic or keyword–such as division or place value–Teacher Advisor searches all relevant materials and provides the most pertinent lesson along with teaching strategies and supporting materials.

Arguably co-designing the tool with teachers will be a crucial next step.  Also, continuing to seek teacher input, often asking teachers who are using Teacher Advisor what additional features they would like to see in the program.

Read the full article about Teacher Advisor by Luis Flores at Christensen Institute.