Practical guidance for administrators, teachers, boards, and technology leaders who want to integrate AI into learning instead of simply banning it.
AI can help with brainstorming, tutoring, accessibility, summarization, feedback, and practice. It should not replace student thinking.
Students should know when and how to disclose AI assistance, especially for writing, research, coding, analysis, and creative work.
Schools should avoid putting sensitive student information into AI tools unless the tool has been approved and reviewed.
Assignments should include process, reflection, drafts, discussion, in-class work, source evaluation, and teacher judgment.
AI detection tools can be unreliable, can produce false positives, and may create fairness issues. They should not be the only evidence used for discipline.
A better approach is to review student process, writing history, drafts, teacher observations, discussion, citations, and student explanation.
Students may use approved AI tools when permitted by the teacher and when the use supports learning objectives. Students must follow assignment-specific instructions, protect private information, verify AI-generated content, and disclose AI assistance when required.
AI use is not permitted when it replaces required student work, violates assessment rules, fabricates sources, copies protected material, or conflicts with teacher instructions.