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<\/p>\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of everyday life. Across grades K\u201312, Bethlehem is committed to helping students understand and use AI in ways that are safe, ethical, and effective, as part of our broader focus on digital literacy and innovation.<\/p>\n
Students have access to district-approved AI tools, including MagicSchool and Google NotebookLM, which are designed to support learning while upholding student privacy and academic integrity.<\/p>\n
Our Approach<\/p>\n
We use a human-centered model: AI can support learning and efficiency, but people remain responsible for judgment, accuracy, fairness, and final decisions.<\/p>\n
Human Oversight: AI output must be reviewed by a person for accuracy, fairness, and context.
\nPrivacy & Safety: Don\u2019t input student PII (personally identifying information) or confidential data into unapproved tools.
\nTransparency: We communicate when AI tools are used in district interactions.
\nAcademic Integrity: Expectations are clear \u2013 students remain responsible for what they submit.<\/p>\n
AI Usage Scale<\/p>\n
The goal isn\u2019t \u201cAI or no AI.\u201d The goal is matching AI use to the learning outcome while keeping students responsible for reasoning, judgment, and accuracy.<\/p>\n
Level 0 \u2014 AI Free: Work completed without AI assistance (often best in-class\/supervised).
\nLevel 1 \u2014 AI Assisted: AI may help with brainstorming\/planning\/feedback, but AI-generated content should not appear in the final submission.
\nLevel 2 \u2014 AI Enhanced: AI can improve clarity\/efficiency, but students must evaluate, verify, and take responsibility for their final work.
\nLevel 3 \u2014 AI Empowered: Full integration for creating things that are otherwise not possible. Students still own accuracy, fairness, and originality.<\/p>\n
Teachers will name the expected level on major assignments to reduce ambiguity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Resources
\nTeachers
\nClassroom Guidance<\/p>\n
State the expected AI Usage Scale on major assignments (what\u2019s allowed, what\u2019s not).
\nRequire \u201cvisible thinking\u201d when AI is involved: evaluation, justification, and revision.
\nUse only district-vetted, age-appropriate tools; review AI outputs before use.<\/p>\n
Downloads<\/p>\n
If you are unable to access the PDFs above, please contact the BC Communications Office at 518-439-3650.<\/p>\n
Students
\nUsing AI responsibly<\/p>\n
Use AI as a helper, not a replacement for learning.
\nCheck for mistakes, bias, and missing context.
\nYou are responsible for anything you submit.
\nFollow your teacher\u2019s expectations for the AI Usage Scale level and disclosure.<\/p>\n
Helpful links<\/p>\n
Families
\nWhat families should know<\/p>\n
Students may use district-approved tools to support learning while protecting privacy. Helpful links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of everyday life. Across grades K\u201312, Bethlehem is committed to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-106565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAI can be helpful for practice, feedback, organization, and accessibility support.
\nEncourage your child ot explain their thinking and verify AI outputs.
\nIf you have questions about AI tools and instructional usage, contact Dr. David F. Hurst, Deputy Superintendent, dhurst@bethlehemschools.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n