Schools Look for Help From AI Teacher's Assistants

ProJo can also help students work together and assess their growth and weaknesses, in both robot form and on a computer screen. It is one of a variety of teaching aids in development, boosted by artificial intelligence, that scientists and educators say could support tomorrow's classrooms. Typically, AI education products serve one function, such as assessing a student's literacy, tailoring tools to individual learners or performing administrative functions such as grading. Next-generation tools may do all of this in a single platform, serving at times as a peer learning partner, a group facilitator and a monitor for educators--a sort of superpowered teacher's assistant personalized for each student. A look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play.