The Hanover School Division (HSD) is taking a cautious, education-first approach as it continues rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) tools in its schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Starting strategically \u00a0<\/p>\n
Assistant superintendent Marlin Adrian says the division has been developing guidelines to help staff understand both the opportunities and limitations of the technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe work right now has been educating our teachers on the topic of AI literacy \u2014 what are the ethics of it, addressing privacy and any other concerns,\u201d Adrian notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Focus on teacher training\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian says AI tools can help teachers develop lessons, prepare assessments, improve communication, and better support students with diverse learning needs such as ADHD or neurodivergence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He notes that part of the division\u2019s work is helping teachers and students recognize how AI influences learning, decision-making and the information they receive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur kids still need to be able to read, write, do math, and even more importantly than ever, they need to be able to think critically with what they\u2019re doing, what they\u2019re reading.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Student use limited\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the focus is on staff readiness and support, Adrian says student use is being introduced slowly and with clear parameters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWith students, (we\u2019re showing them) what AI is, and this is how we address it,\u201d he explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some teachers are adapting their instructions to intentionally use AI and are restricting what devices can access the software during lessons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of (the training) is coming from a tutoring end where it\u2019s building a piece of writing using AI and interacting with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking ahead\u00a0<\/p>\n
The division is continuing to monitor how other school divisions are approaching AI to ensure a measured rollout.\u00a0<\/p>\n
HSD has also hired a dedicated AI coach to provide professional development support consistent implementation across the division.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The division hopes the precise plan will help students understand and navigate AI confidently without losing sight of the core competencies that anchor their learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hanover School Division (HSD) is taking a cautious, education-first approach as it continues rolling out artificial intelligence…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[62,276,277,49,48,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-332506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}