Teaching and Learning

About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI Guiding Principles

These guiding principles and commitments ensure Oak Grove School District 68 approaches AI with intention and alignment to our values, serving as a compass for decisions, learning, and reflection as technology evolves.

1. Human-Centered AI: People and relationships remain at the heart of learning. AI enhances teaching and learning but never replaces human connection, creativity, or judgment.

2. Deep Learning & Critical Thinking: AI supports rigorous, authentic learning and problem-solving, strengthening creativity, critical thinking, and whole-child development.

3. Empowerment, Not Replacement: AI expands possibilities, personalizes learning, and supports efficiency while keeping student voice and personal growth and development central.

4. Safety & Responsible Use: Student safety, privacy, and well-being come first. AI use will meet high ethical standards, follow the principle of do no harm and be transparent to our community.

5. Equity & Access: AI will be used to expand opportunities, remove barriers, and ensure every stakeholder has access to engaging, inclusive experiences.

6. Critical AI Literacy: All stakeholders will build the skills to understand, question, and use AI responsibly and ethically.

7. Ongoing Reflection & Refinement: Our approach will adapt as technology and needs evolve, ensuring AI remains safe, relevant, and aligned to our mission.

AI Guidebook

The Oak Grove School District 68 AI Guidebook is a shared guide for exploring, adopting, and using artificial intelligence in ways that are safe, ethical, and human-centered. Its purpose is to provide a common foundation of understanding, clear principles for decision-making, and practical guardrails that ensure AI strengthens, rather than replaces, the relationships, creativity, and critical thinking at the heart of learning. The approach is consistent with Oak Grove’s high expectations for all learners, commitment to rigorous academics, and focus on equipping students with the skills they need for the future.

This Guidebook is designed to: 

  • Build trust by outlining how we will use AI responsibly, transparently, and in partnership with our community.
  • Support staff, students, and families with practical guidance, responsible use guidelines, professional learning, and examples of effective AI use.
  • Prepare our community for the future by ensuring that AI adoption is intentional, equitable, and sustainable.
  • Keep people at the center by reaffirming that AI is a tool in service of teaching, learning, and the whole child.

AI Use Levels

The AI Use Levels are designed to help students understand if, when, and how AI may be used on a task. Teachers will refer to the levels for transparent AI use in learning. 

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