{"id":71489,"date":"2026-01-13T18:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=71489"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:10:33","slug":"glow-with-google-org-support-genesee-valley-boces-releases-rochester-provocations-to-challenge-how-schools-respond-to-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/glow-with-google-org-support-genesee-valley-boces-releases-rochester-provocations-to-challenge-how-schools-respond-to-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"GLOW\/With Google.org Support, Genesee Valley BOCES Releases \u201cRochester Provocations\u201d to Challenge How Schools Respond to AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rochester, NY \u2014 January 13, 2026 \u2014 Backed by $400,000 in funding from Google.org, Genesee Valley BOCES is calling for a fundamental reset in how schools respond to artificial intelligence by arguing that the real challenge is not AI itself, but the systems education built long before it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of its TeachingAbout.AI initiative, Genesee Valley BOCES convened international education, technology, and assessment policy leaders in Rochester, New York, December 3\u20136, 2025. The result of that convening is a new public-facing document titled \u201cThe Rochester Provocations,\u201d a set of eight statements designed to provoke action and reframe the national conversation around AI in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than focusing on AI tools, detection, or classroom bans, the provocations argue
that AI exposes long-standing weaknesses in education, particularly around assessment, validity, and institutional trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of our core conclusions is deliberately uncomfortable: there is no AI problem,\u201d said Christopher Harris, Project Lead and Director of Libraries and Digital Learning Services for Genesee Valley BOCES. \u201cEducation itself is the wicked problem. AI just makes the cracks visible. Treating AI as something we can \u2018solve\u2019 misses the opportunity to redesign learning for the world we\u2019re actually in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the eight provocations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no such thing as AI-proof. Attempts to design AI-resistant assignments, assessments, or careers are meaningfully impossible given the pace and ubiquity of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our assessments were broken before AI. The rise of AI accelerates the need to rethink grading, performance, and teacher preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoidance of AI in education is not an option. Failure to engage with harm reduction
and systemic impacts risks compounding broader social and public-health challenges
tied to algorithmic systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provocations are grounded in the idea that technological change is ecological, not
incremental. They begin with the idea that new technologies reshape entire systems in
ways that cannot be isolated or reversed. From this lens, AI is not an add-on to existing
educational models but a force that challenges assumptions about long-held
educational practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TeachingAbout.AI builds on the success of LibraryReady.AI, a nationally recognized
PreK\u201312 scope and sequence that positioned school libraries as key hubs for AI
readiness at the intersection of computer science, media literacy, and information
literacy. The new project shifts the focus upstream toward the conditions schools must
address before meaningful AI education can occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outputs from the convening, including The Rochester Provocations, will inform future
public reports, professional learning resources, and open educational materials aimed
at helping educators, policymakers, and technologists navigate AI\u2019s impact on
schooling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All materials are available on the project website at\u00a0https:\/\/teachingabout.ai<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release Rochester, NY \u2014 January 13, 2026 \u2014 Backed by $400,000 in funding from Google.org, Genesee Valley BOCES is calling for a fundamental reset in how schools respond to artificial intelligence by arguing that the real challenge is not AI itself, but the systems education built long before it. \u2026<\/p>\n

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