Technology in classrooms is rapidly advancing today, with advances in AI in particular restructuring of how students learn and teachers teach. Educators play an important role in shaping meaningful and impactful learning opportunities for students through new technologies such as AI. It is more important than ever to provide teachers with the tools and opportunities to explore technology to empower teachers as agents of change in the classroom.
One initiative aims to do just that. HP AI Spotlight Schoolspartnership between HP, Microsoft, Intel and Digital Promise. It features cutting-edge computing devices, specialized learning experiences and community resources. These schools have the skills essential to educators and students to leverage the power of AI in an increasingly modern world of technology.
While state, federal, district, and school-wide policies for safe and ethical AI are important, educators will drive the implementation of AI technology in their classrooms. Educators can create powerful learning experiences that subtly understand humanity, relationship building, and students’ needs and develop curiosity.
in Anaheim High Schoolteachers explore ways in which AI can further enhance and support pedagogy. From ideas to creating an engaging lesson plan, to efficiency and time spent on tasks. These educators use AI as both a tool and as a thinking partner in education.
December 2024What are you doing with AI in 2025?“Lex Vargas of LinkedIn Live Panel, Anaheim Educator, says: Lex explores his own classroom practice as a physics teacher with advanced simulations that create dynamic learning moments for students.
“AI blows away conversations and ideas, leading to creative and engaging performance tasks, bringing excitement and energy to the classroom,” he spoke of his collaboration with colleagues to develop lesson plans for an innovative curriculum. During brainstorming, they explored ways to combine physics with history using AI tools. The direct output of AI was inconspicuous, but it sparked a conversation that led the teacher to imagine his own exceptional ideas. Inspired by AI prompts, this teacher-generated concept ultimately brought a powerful learning experience for students.
Principal Reuben Carreros said, “We have been using AI in our specialized learning community to create innovative projects and analyze data that supports impactful education strategies.” Calleros also shared support from the management side to help teachers see the various ways AI can be used rather than as a single tool, highlighting the importance of not replacing the role of educators in building relationships and providing lessons to students.
At Anaheim High School, both students and teachers explore AI. With Digital Promise White Paper Access to powerful technology as a catalyst for career pathway engagement12th Grade Andrew shared the importance of HP Learning Studios in providing access to technology to students who do not have similar resources at home. “It’s important to have an open and easily accessible lab…it allows them to explore a variety of careers that they may not have thought of before.”
Similarly, Vargas, a physics teacher, shared that AI-driven simulation and high-performance tools facilitated by Learning Studio, allowed students to engage in complex, practical projects that they had previously failed to achieve due to hardware limitations. Teachers like Pat Barba also looked at how the integration of AI and Professional grade technologies makes lessons more relevant and provide the tools for students to connect learning to real-world career opportunities.
Schools are redefineing how education prepares students for success in an AI-driven world. Through continuous innovation and educator leadership, HP AI Spotlight Schools enables both students and educators to leverage the possibilities of technology in meaningful and ethical ways. By incorporating a lab equipped with premium computing machines, through facilitating teachers, students continue to develop future-ready skills such as adaptability, collaboration, innovation, and computational thinking. Computational thinking,The important framework for understanding and using AI is a fundamental part of the approach, allowing students to tackle multifaceted issues and translate them into manageable parts. This skill set is combined with opportunities to engage in real-world learning and problem-solving, and begins to bridge the gap between academic learning and workforce preparation.
Educators are at the forefront of exploring the possibilities of AI and using it to rethink instruction and better support their students. As students engage in practical, real-world applications of AI, they develop critical thinking, problem-solving and career-responsive skills that prepare them to succeed in an AI-driven world.
