6 papers
How K-12 Educators Use AI: LLM-Assisted Qualitative Analysis at Scale
Alex Liu, Lief Esbenshade, Shawon Sarkar +4
This study investigates how K-12 educators use generative AI tools in real-world instructional contexts and how large language models (LLMs) can support scalable qualitative analys…
AI as a Teaching Partner: Early Lessons from Classroom Codesign with Secondary Teachers
Alex Liu, Lief Esbenshade, Shawon Sarkar +6
This report presents a comprehensive account of the Colleague AI Classroom pilot, a collaborative design (co-design) study that brought generative AI technology directly into real…
Emerging Patterns of GenAI Use in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
Lief Esbenshade, Shawon Sarkar, Drew Nucci +10
In this report, we share findings from a nationally representative survey of US public school math and science teachers, examining current generative AI (GenAI) use, perceptions, c…
Implementation Considerations for Automated AI Grading of Student Work
Zewei Tian, Alex Liu, Lief Esbenshade +4
This study explores the classroom implementation of an AI-powered grading platform in K-12 settings through a co-design pilot with 19 teachers. We combine platform usage logs, surv…
Connecting Feedback to Choice: Understanding Educator Preferences in GenAI vs. Human-Created Lesson Plans in K-12 Education -- A Comparative Analysis
Shawon Sarkar, Min Sun, Alex Liu +4
As generative AI (GenAI) models are increasingly explored for educational applications, understanding educator preferences for AI-generated lesson plans is critical for their effec…
Adapting to Educate: Conversational AI's Role in Mathematics Education Across Different Educational Contexts
Alex Liu, Lief Esbenshade, Min Sun +4
As educational settings increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI), understanding how AI tools identify -- and adapt their responses to -- varied educational contexts beco…