Incorporating AI In the Classroom

Our Back-to-School Night in September is an opportunity to give families a taste of what students experience each day at Brimmer and show how we are working to achieve the School's Mission and Guiding Principles.

 

The Guiding Principle, Inspired to Learn, is not just for our students but also for our teachers. Brimmer teachers are regularly looking for ways to improve their practice as educators and identify new ways to engage students in learning. One way in which our teachers are growing their practice is through further implementation of generative AI tools. After piloting different platforms, this year we introduced FlintAI, an educational generative AI platform, for all Middle and Upper School faculty and students.

 

Teachers took time over the summer to explore the platform and think about ways to use it to enhance their work and how students can responsibly and ethically use AI to deepen their learning. Recently, the tool also became accessible to students, and many of our teachers have already begun engaging them through FlintAI.

 

Here are just a few examples of how Brimmer teachers are incorporating AI into their classrooms this fall:

Equally important to the ways learning is being enhanced through these tools is the conversations teachers are having with students. Together, they are exploring questions of responsible and ethical use: what is helpful, what crosses the line, and how to think critically about the role of AI in learning. These discussions not only guide students’ work at Brimmer but also prepare them for a future in which they will need to navigate technology thoughtfully and with integrity.

 

I hope this gives you a glimpse into how Brimmer is preparing students to use new tools not just effectively, but also responsibly, building both their skills and their judgment as learners and future leaders.