AI for Teachers

08/17/2026

Where AI Lesson Planning Actually Helps
The tasks that benefit most from AI assistance are the structural and logistical ones: generating a skeleton outline for a unit, drafting a sequence of learning goals, suggesting assessment formats you may not have considered, creating a first draft of a rubric you will then customize.

These are tasks where the value is in having something to react to rather than starting from a blank page. AI is a good first-draft machine for structure. It is a poor substitute for your professional judgment about what your specific students need.

08/12/2026

AI offers lots of tools for students and teachers to use. Some school boards aren't gonna let you have access but you can definitely improve your professional practice if you're willing to learn about AI.

08/05/2026

How to Talk to Students About AI (Without the Lecture)
Your students are already using AI. Some of them are using it well. Some of them are using it in ways that are undermining their own learning without fully realizing it. Most of them have never had a real conversation about how to tell the difference.

The conversation works better when it is not a lecture.

Your students are already using AI. Some of them are using it well. Some of them are using it in ways that are undermining their own learning without fully realizing it. Most of them have never had a real conversation ab...

08/05/2026

AI can cause a lot of headaches in education but as educators navigate the ever changing landscape and students continue to get more and more access it's worth following.

08/02/2026

08/02/2026

tips for using AI to get better results that are going to include your voice and are not going to be AI slop.

07/31/2026

Use AI for Lesson Planning in 2025 Without Losing Your Voice
I have been using AI for lesson and unit planning for long enough now to have an honest opinion about where it actually saves time and where it creates more work than it prevents. Here is the practical version.

I have been using AI for lesson and unit planning for long enough now to have an honest opinion about where it actually saves time and where it creates more work than it prevents. Here is the practical version.

07/29/2026

learning how to prompt correctly is going to reduce your workload. And if the AI companies themselves are giving you the instructions it's definitely best to check them out.

07/28/2026

Igniting the Future of Learning

Imagine stepping into a classroom where technology seamlessly blends with traditional teaching methods to create a dynamic learning environment.

This introduction explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping education by offering tailored learning experiences, streamlined classroom management, and innovative problem-solving techniques.

Igniting the Future of Learning

07/27/2026

Teaching AI and Academic Integrity in High School
The conversation about AI in schools has been happening since ChatGPT launched, but most of it has been about what to prohibit rather than what to teach. Two years in, the more useful question is: what do students actually need to understand to navigate AI use in school responsibly?

Teaching AI and Academic Integrity in High School: What Teachers Need to Know