Joe Martinez
By Joe Martinez, Ed.D.,
Doctor of Curriculum & Technology
Joe Martinez, Ed.D., is a Doctor of Curriculum & Technology, a U.S. Military Veteran, and a San Benito native.
Students across the country have consistently experienced declines in passing their standardized state tests, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began, when isolation and school closures negatively impacted student learning in reading, math, and science.
We must do everything possible to close these gaps in deficiency and provide students with all the tools necessary to support their learning needs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the newer technologies that can have a transformative and beneficial impact on our educational systems, helping to close learning gap deficiencies.
AI has the ability to evolve and learn as more data becomes accessible, allowing for personalized student learning tailored to meet each student’s instructional needs.
This means that if a student struggles in one area, AI offers personalized learning experiences to address that specific student’s learning gap. It does this by adjusting the difficulty of tasks to simpler and more understandable methods, ensuring the best learning outcomes for each student.
The benefits teachers can expect from AI technology include its ability to significantly assist educators by simplifying daily administrative tasks, such as grading and student management, freeing time for more direct student support.
Other applications of this technology include using AI tutors for students who struggle to learn, as they adjust to the student’s learning style and provide interactive instruction and content tailored to each individual.
Other applications include intelligent books, adaptive language strategies, and personalized support for students with special educational needs. It is a developing field in its early stages, and it is expected to keep growing and improving over time.
The advantages are limitless as this technology continues to develop.
An executive order was signed on April 23, 2025, permitting students to learn through AI from an early age until graduation. This is made possible by a grant program that funds schools for training in integrating AI into the student curriculum and helping students enhance their learning skills.
This could potentially narrow the learning gaps that many of our students have built over the years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
This is one of my suggestions that I believe can help fill some of the learning gaps students face today.
I encourage superintendents, principals, educators, and especially parents to explore this AI Government program and make the most of the opportunities our government offers for the benefit of our students. I also urge those involved in politics to keep an open mind and prioritize the future of our students over their own political views.
We need to think creatively about how to close the learning gaps our students currently face after the COVID-19 pandemic and make use of free programs available to residents.
If the government provides grants for this, we should definitely pursue them! We all must do our best to make San Benito a model where students can successfully reach their learning goals.
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