Jackson School Staff Bulletin

eHelp: GenAI

Generative AI (GenAI)

 

GenAI has been reshaping learning approaches within schools, raising fundamental questions about the skills educators and leaders need to teach and assess. This also impacts how teachers, school leaders and students operate in their different school contexts. For many, the rapid of GenAI evolution, including the number of new tools and influx of information around them, can be overwhelming and confusing.

 

Students at Jackson are particularly vulnerable at school, in the community and online. However, our students are also very capable in using technology and with the use of generative AI tools, students can easily create Deep Fakes and use AI tools for online businesses including drop shipping. A deepfake is a digital photo, video or sound file of a real person that has been edited to create an extremely realistic but false depiction of them doing or saying something that they did not actually do or say. Deep Fakes are very easy to create and one photo can have life-long impacts on students or staff. Please keep your personal social media profiles set to private and if searchable don't use a photo of your face which could be used by others. 

 

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Self-Paced Professional Learning

 

The Academy is planning a series of webinars to cover the different considerations around and applications of generative artificial intelligence across schools. These will be recorded and made available for self-paced learning. Please see below over four hours of self-paced professional learning on GenAI. 

 

Webinar 1: Applications of GenAI in the classroom

 

The first webinar in the series was delivered on Thursday 3 April (Term 1 2025) by Academy Expert Teachers in Residence. This webinar focussed on the applications of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in a range of classroom settings, in line with statewide and national policy guidelines and frameworks, along with ethical and risk management considerations. The webinar concluded with a spotlight on an Academy alum sharing their own practice, in addition to a Q and A segment.

Webinar 2: Partnering for pedagogy with GenAI

 

The second webinar in the series was delivered on Wednesday 18 June (Term 2 2025) by Academy Expert Teachers in Residence. This webinar focused on using GenAI tools to differentiate and modify classroom content for a range of student needs and school settings. The webinar concluded with a spotlight on an Academy alumnus sharing their own practice, in addition to a Q and A segment.

Webinar 3: Cybersecurity and AI at Schools

 

Kirra Pendergast delivered a session which covers an introduction to AI, including safe and ethical use of AI in schools.

Webinar 4: The Future of Education

 

Dr. Ron Beghetto delivered a session which provides rich tools and insights that foster creative implementation of generative artificial intelligence applications in teaching and learning.