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Start with a clear classroom policy, then use AI to save planning time while students learn to question it. This free path gives you lesson ideas, quiz packs built from our existing quizzes, and policy basics. Whole schools can look at our institution program.

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Teachers path
  1. 1What is AI?
  2. 2AI in Education
  3. 3AI Lesson Planning for Teachers
  4. 4How to Write a Lesson Plan with AI
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Real quiz question

Why should an educator define the learning goal before choosing an AI tool?

  • AA hint generator, scorer, and enrollment tool affect learners differently
  • BAll educational tools have the same risks
  • CThe model’s name determines the curriculum
  • DA fluent response guarantees learning

From the AI in Education Quiz

  • 6guides in your path
  • 8free quizzes to check it
  • Freefrom a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Learning path

Your teaching path

Six guides that take you from understanding the tools to a policy you can hand to students.

  1. 1FundamentalsWhat is AI?A shared vocabulary for you and your class.
  2. 2IndustriesAI in EducationThe landscape of AI in teaching and learning.
  3. 3ApplicationsAI Lesson Planning for TeachersPractical ways AI can lighten your planning load.
  4. 4ApplicationsHow to Write a Lesson Plan with AIA worked process you can reuse each week.
  5. 5SocietyThe AI Assessment Scale for ClassroomsDecide, task by task, how much AI is allowed.
  6. 6SocietyWriting a School AI PolicyThe pieces of a policy students can follow.

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Quizzes

Classroom quiz packs

Each quiz is free, takes a few minutes and comes with explanations and a link back to the guide. Use them as warm-ups, exit tickets or homework.

Starter pack: how AI worksFour quizzes for a first lesson on what AI is, how it learns and where it fails.
Ethics pack: using AI responsiblyFour quizzes for a discussion on bias, privacy, fakes and fairness.

Lesson ideas

Four ways to use AI in a lesson

Each idea keeps the teacher in charge and puts students in the position of checking the machine.

  • Find the mistakeGenerate a short explanation on your topic, plant or find an error, and have students mark it up. Pair it with the hallucination quiz.Hallucinations quiz
  • Prompt, compare, improveGroups write different prompts for the same task, compare outputs, and explain which wording produced a better result and why.Prompt engineering guide
  • Socratic partnerStudents ask an AI to question them on a unit rather than answer for them, then reflect on what they did not know.Socratic prompts
  • Spot the fakeLook at AI-generated images together and discuss the clues and the limits of those clues.Teaching guide

AI policy basics

What a classroom AI policy needs

A policy students can actually follow is short and specific. These are the building blocks our guides cover.

  • A scale, not a banLabel each assignment with how much AI is permitted, from none to open use, so expectations are clear.Assessment scale
  • Syllabus wordingSample statements you can adapt for your own course.Policy statements
  • Student privacyKnow what student data must never go into a public AI tool.FERPA and COPPA
  • When you suspect misuseA fair, evidence-first conversation beats a detector score.Suspected misuse

These guides are educational, not legal advice. Check your district's rules and your local law.

Prompts

Prompts for teacher workflows

Starting points to adapt. Never paste student names or identifying details into a public tool, and always review the output before it reaches students.

  • Lesson outline

    Draft a 45-minute lesson on [topic] for [grade]. Include a hook, two activities, a check for understanding and one differentiated extension. Do not include student names or data.

  • Rubric draft

    Create a four-level rubric for [assignment] with criteria for [skills]. Use plain language a [grade] student can understand.

  • Parent update

    Rewrite this note to families in a warm, clear tone at a sixth-grade reading level. Keep every fact unchanged: [paste text without personal data].

  • Quiz distractors

    For this multiple-choice question, suggest three plausible wrong answers that reflect common misconceptions, and explain each misconception: [question].

Want more? Browse the prompt library.

Go deeper

More to read and use

  • Schools and librariesCohort dashboards, bulk certificates and licensing for institutions. Free for individual teachers.Open
  • CertificationAn educator tier includes a classroom toolkit.Open

FAQ

Questions teachers ask

Can I use these quizzes in my classroom?
Yes. Every quiz is free to take, and you can assign the links to students. For cohort tracking and bulk certificates across a school or district, see our schools page.
Should I ban AI in my class?
That is a decision for you and your school. Many teachers choose a middle path: define per assignment how much AI is allowed and teach students to verify its output. Our assessment scale guide explains the approach.
Can AI detectors prove a student cheated?
No. Detectors give probabilities and can flag honest writing. Evidence from drafts, a conversation with the student and process-based assessment are fairer. See our guide on responding to suspected misuse.
Is it safe to put student work into an AI tool?
Be careful. Student names, grades and identifying details should not go into public tools, and school or district rules apply. Our FERPA and COPPA guide explains the basics.
Does AI Understanding cost anything for teachers?
Individual teachers can use the guides, quizzes and tutor free. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Licensed programs for institutions add cohort dashboards and support.

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