Orientações para as escolas básicas e secundárias
In K–12 education, uses of AI should always start with human inquiry and always end with human reflection, human insight, and human empowerment. This model, abbreviated as “Human AI Human” or “H AI H” throughout this guidance, offers pathways for educators, school district administrators, and students to engage with AI responsibly, ethically, and safely.
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Executive Summary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging rapidly across industries—including K–12 education. To support educators and education leaders in equitable and inclusive uses of AI in classrooms across Washington, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) presents this initial guidance, which emphasizes a human-centered approach to using this ever-evolving tool.
In This Guidance
- Understanding AI: Provides context about the emergence of AI and a framework for public education systems to address it.
- Definitions: Explains what generative AI (or “Gen AI”) is and is not, and identifies potential opportunities and risks for using AI in
public education. - Principles and Values: Lists the guiding principles that OSPI supports, including that uses of AI in public education should be equitable and inclusive, safe and secure, understandable, and purposeful and beneficial.
- Guidance: Provides considerations for creating human-centered AI learning environments, implementing AI in student learning, andprotecting sensitive and confidential data.
- Policy: Details key components of AI usage policies, including acceptable use policies and requiring both human input and review of
AI outputs. - Academic Integrity and AI Assistance: Indicates academically honest ways to use AI, how to cite AI, and when using AI could beclassified as plagiarism.
- Professional Development: Lists the topics and subjects on which local education agencies (LEAs) should provide training.
How to Use This Guidance
OSPI’s guidance on integrating AI into Washington classrooms is designed to be used by stakeholders across public education:
- School district administrators should integratethis guidance into their district and schoolpolicies on AI use.
- Educators should use this guidance forrecommendations on implementing AI intheir classrooms.
- Students and families can refer to thisguidance for suggested uses of AI and to
gain a deeper understanding of Washington’s statewide approach to and understanding of AI.This guidance is designed to evolve with advances in AI and adapt to the unique needs of school communities across Washington. With the transformative power that AI presents, the overarching goal of this guidance is to empower Washington’s students to lead in the world they are helping to create.
