New Brunswick is weaving AI into its K12 curriculum, drawing praise and pushback

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News Summary

  • New Brunswick has added learning about AI into its updated anglophone K-12 curriculum.
  • The move comes as some international school systems recently set strict prohibitions around AI.
  • New Brunswick has "mindfully integrated" AI so educators can teach students in an age-appropriate way, says Jordan Smith, Anglophone East's tech, innovation and AI subject coordinator.
  • It's an important first step he hopes other provincial and territorial peers will soon follow, says André Côté, executive director of public policy think tank The Dais.
In a Moncton middle school this week, students entered a virtual dungeon, tasked with escaping from the dragon within while learning about cybersecurity.

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