MagicSchool: An exploration of the use of Generative AI by southwest Ohio teachers

Artificial Intelligence has been used for over a decade in K-12 education as schools have adopted smart systems to identify student needs and adaptive programs to make personalized learning feasible. Large language models, however, are a new generative form of AI now available to the public. This form of AI is also now available specifically for K-12 teachers as a "teacher's assistant" to help them create lesson plans, design differentiated assessments, and write goals for Individualized Education Plans. This study used a survey to investigate the use of Generative AI by K-12 in-service teachers in southwest Ohio. Findings indicate that teachers are beginning to use Generative AI for planning and communication.