{"id":81420,"date":"2025-08-27T15:31:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casel.org\/?post_type=blogposts&#038;p=81420"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:51:45","slug":"join-the-conversation-whats-being-said-about-ai-in-education-and-sels-role-alongside-it","status":"publish","type":"blogposts","link":"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/join-the-conversation-whats-being-said-about-ai-in-education-and-sels-role-alongside-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Conversation: What\u2019s Being Said About AI in Education and SEL\u2019s Role Alongside it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-points\"><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/h2><a class=top href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now that AI has \u201centered the chat\u201d in education, how can we use SEL to ensure that it helps rather than harms?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out this round-up of articles and blogs and see where you stand in the debate!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that AI has \u201centered the chat\u201d in education, how can we ensure that it helps rather than harms? That is a question we\u2019ve been considering at CASEL for some time now. In fact, AI will get the spotlight at the <a href=\"https:\/\/selexchange.casel.org\/\">2025 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/selexchange.casel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Exchange<\/em><\/a>, with a plenary and an entire series of breakout sessions devoted to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we prepare for this big conversation, we want to lift up some of our favorite perspectives on the topic from leaders and experts from all across the field. Check out this round-up of voices and see where you stand in the debate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/banning-ai-tools-class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Happened the Year I Banned AI<\/a> (Edutopia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/AI-Roundup-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81427\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThroughout the semester, we talked at length about how AI affected their learning. I highlighted the importance of their unique identities and perspectives in their assignments and helped them understand that their personal contributions were the point of the class. By shifting to a process-driven approach, my students began to appreciate that their own authenticity was the point. By the end of the first semester, students had a firm grasp on the value of their voices in our work, which solidified my decision to limit AI use and prioritize critical thinking and personal expression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/teaching-with-technology-articles\/the-collaborative-ai-classroom-teaching-students-to-work-with-not-against-ai-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Collaborative AI Classroom: Teaching Students to Work With, Not Against, AI Tools<\/strong><\/a> (Faculty Focus)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/AI-Roundup-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81455\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRather than focusing solely on outcomes (what students produce), this approach emphasizes the learning process itself, aligning with calls from Allen et al. (2021) for more comprehensive evaluation approaches in education that go beyond simple outcome measures. By teaching students to be thoughtful collaborators with AI, we help them develop the critical thinking skills and technological literacy they\u2019ll need throughout their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/technology\/inside-middle-schoolers-take-on-ai\/2025\/06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Inside Middle Schoolers\u2019 Take on AI<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(Education Week)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/AI-Roundup-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81428\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut despite growing up with AI\u2014and learning to write a five-paragraph essay at a time when ChatGPT can perform that task in seconds\u2014middle schoolers are well aware of AI\u2019s pitfalls, including its tendency to get facts wrong and its potential to stifle their own learning, according to research conducted by professors at Texas Christian University.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eschoolnews.com\/digital-learning\/2025\/06\/19\/ensuring-academic-integrity-in-the-ai-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ensuring Academic Integrity in the AI Age<\/strong><\/a> (eSchoolNews)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/AI-Roundup-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/AI-Roundup-4.png 309w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/AI-Roundup-4-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no denying that AI can enhance learning and digital literacy, but some usage raises important questions about ethics and its impact on academic outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleweb.com\/48397\/8th-grade-insights-about-chatgpt-and-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>8th Grade Insights Into ChatGPT and the Future<\/strong><\/a> (MiddleWeb)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/AI-Roundup-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81430\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t it be ironic if ChatGPT\u2019s impact meant we moved away from tech to areas tech can\u2019t touch \u2013 to more face-to-face discussions and idea-generating sessions? Such sessions could be summative assessments, Harkness or Socratic seminar style, or formative assessments, leading to a video, podcast or even students\u2019 own AI creation \u2013 an interactive product we can only dream of right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/12\/opinion\/ai-college-classrooms-chatgpt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>AI Is Fueling a \u2018Poverty of Imagination.\u2019 Here\u2019s How We Can Fix It<\/strong><\/a> (New York Times podcast <em>The Opinions)<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/AI-Roundup-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/AI-Roundup-6.png 308w, https:\/\/casel.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/sites\/1\/.\/AI-Roundup-6-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPerhaps one of the biggest threats that A.I. poses to education isn\u2019t that it\u2019s going to make educators useless, but that it is going to make educators so much more necessary than we are willing to invest in. A.I. actually makes it more important that we have everything from librarians to counselors to teachers to professors to researchers who can put this rapidly changing information environment into context and can develop the capacity in students to make sense of things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do you think? Is AI a boon to education, or a bane? Post your response in the comments.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Registration is now open for the 2025 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/selexchange.casel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Exchange<\/em><\/a><em>, Nov. 4-6,&nbsp; in Minneapolis, Minn. This year\u2019s conference focuses on the theme \u201cBlueprints for Tomorrow: Designing the Next Era of Learning,\u201d with sessions and plenaries focusing on topics including AI in education, future- and workforce readiness, and social and emotional learning\u2019s connection with academic learning. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/f2383556-3135-4be8-a673-aaeef76a8690\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Register now!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The views in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CASEL.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/ai-sel-the-mental-health-crisis-how-can-we-leverage-new-tech-to-meet-the-moment-and-what-are-the-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI + SEL &amp; The Mental Health Crisis: How Can We Leverage New Tech to Meet the Moment? (and What Are the Risks?)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/how-ai-powered-tools-can-enhance-our-human-centered-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How AI-Powered Tools Can Enhance Our Human-Centered Work<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/blog\/the-2023-sel-exchange-what-were-your-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 2023 SEL Exchange: What Were Your Highlights?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"write-for-us\"><strong>Write for Us<\/strong><\/h2><a class=top href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in writing for CASEL\u2019s blog, <em>Constellations<\/em>? <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zSZFveKA8xsmlCADpfDP8t-y9emN0qswHQh1MnfmqBI\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a> about what we\u2019re looking for and how to pitch your idea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Back to top Now that AI has \u201centered the chat\u201d in education, how can we ensure that it helps rather than harms? 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