20-05-2025
NYC teacher embraces AI in schools
NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City schools are leading thousands of students into the AI future.
A Manhattan public high school teacher is among the first city educators to use AI in a pilot program partnering with Google.
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Eric Viets comes from a family of teachers. He says AI is a game-changer when it comes to learning faster and more efficiently. He is creating a new sense of community online and in the classroom.
Viets usually teaches high school English here at Murray Hill Academy in Midtown, but lately, he's been sharing what he knows about AI with his coworkers.
From a school social worker to the assistant principal, several teachers at his school say AI saves them time.
Viets says his journey into exploring AI started last year when he became a dad again.
Preparing for his new bundle of joy, Viets says he experienced an educational rebirth of sorts. With extra time and a baby on his lap, Viets signed up for Google's Generative AI for Educators online course.
And he loved it.
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Viets loved it so much, he told everybody at school about it. Now, more than 25 teachers at his high school have taken the free two-hour AI course.
There are real, practical uses for it in the classroom, says Viets, showing us how he teaches his students how to use it if they have writer's block.
With fears AI could replace teachers, Viets says he believes AI will not hurt but actually help elevate his teaching and create a stronger community.
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