Artificial Intelligence
preparing for an ai-driven future
Artificial intelligence is transforming how we teach and learn. As your regional education service agency, we’re here to help educators and administrators make practical, equitable decisions about bringing AI into classrooms and workflows.
This hub gathers easy-to-use tools, hands-on guidance, and the latest policy resources so you can plan training, refine instructional practices, and deploy AI responsibly.
Guidance
AI guidance documents help districts lay a solid foundation for responsible AI use—aligning leadership teams, securing data, managing risk, and planning professional learning.
Without clear guidance, AI strategy can drift into risky deployments. Begin by running a guidance checklist with your leadership team:
Ethical Principles and Guardrails
To ground your policy in proven principles, reference:
AI Policies
AI policies codify rules and procedures for adopting AI—defining acceptable use, privacy protections (e.g., FERPA), equity considerations, and accountability measures. Start drafting or updating yours by reviewing:
Data Privacy and Security
Protecting student and staff data is critical when using AI tools in schools. Follow these key steps and trusted resources to safeguard your district:
Governance & Oversight
The following resources could be used by a cross-functional AI governance team to lead risk assessments, audit tool compliance, and regularly revisit your AI policies.
Professional Learning & Capacity Building
These resources are available to support teams in planning professional development.
- TeachAI.org AI Literacy
- Digital Promise’s AI Literacy Framework
- AI4K12
- Advanced Learning Partnerships (ALP) Resources
- Edutopia Effective Professional Learning on AI
- CoSN Generative AI Readiness Checklist
- AI Literacy Framework: European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Evaluating AI Tools
Choosing the right AI solution involves more than exploring features. These rubrics and frameworks are a guide through key dimensions—curriculum alignment, privacy, bias, accessibility, cost, and more—to help districts or classrooms make consistent, informed decisions.
- Rubric for Evaluating AI Tools in Education (Control Alt Achieve / Eric Curts)
- Teacher Rubric & Checklist for Assessing AI Tools (TCEA)
- DOMS™ AI-Ed Tools Evaluation Rubric (Dr Philippa Hardman)
- Rubric for AI Tool Evaluation: Fundamental Criteria (eCampusOntario)
- AI Risk Assessments (Common Sense Media)
- A Rubric for Evaluating E-Learning Tools (EDUCAUSE)
- Unified Evaluation Rubric (Advanced Learning Partnerships)
- Unified Evaluation Rubric User Guide (Advanced Learning Partnerships)