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Primary Grades K-2
Primary Grades K-2
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Visual Vocab: "Describe a 'Grumpy Triangle' for an image generator."
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The Class 'Author': Teacher types student ideas live. "We are writing a story about a lost mitten. Students say: 'It went to space.' AI, continue the story for 2 sentences where the mitten meets an alien."
Navigate Perils
Peril
Predictability.Risk: AI stories can become generic/boring quickly.
Human Fix
Teacher must guide students to give wild/creative inputs to keep it fresh.
Intermediate Grades 3-5
Intermediate Grades 3-5
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Historical Interview: "Act as Abe Lincoln. Answer questions."
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The 'Editor' Game: Teacher displays AI text. "Here is a paragraph about the Moon generated by AI, but I told it to make 3 factual mistakes. Can you find them using your textbook?"
Navigate Perils
Peril
Confusion.
Risk: Students might remember the fake fact as truth.
Human Fix
Clearly label the text "The Robot is Wrong" and debrief the correct facts loudly.
Middle School Grades 6-8
Middle School Grades 6-8
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Debate Partner: "Argue against me."
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The 'Feedback' Loop: "Paste your thesis statement here. Ask the AI: 'Does this thesis have a clear claim and two reasons? If not, ask me a question to help me clarify it.' Do not rewrite it."
Navigate Perils
Peril
Over-Reliance.
Risk: Students blindly accept the AI's critique as law.
Human Fix
Remind students: "The AI is a critique partner, not the teacher. You can disagree with it."
High School Grades 9-12
High School Grades 9-12
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Tutor: "Quiz me on Biology* (INSERT YOUR CONTENT AREA)."
Tip: Notebook LM is a great tool for studying
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The 'Simulated' Client: "Act as a client who needs a website for a bakery. I will interview you to find out your needs. Be difficult and vague, so I have to ask good clarifying questions."
Navigate Perils
Peril
Stereotyping.
Risk: AI might play a "difficult client" using offensive tropes.
Human Fix
Pre-prompt the AI: "Be professional but vague. Do not use stereotypes."
Support: Special Education
Support: Special Education
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The Executive Assistant: "I have to write a 3-paragraph reflection on our field trip. Help me create a 'Step-by-Step' checklist to break this down into smaller pieces so I don't feel overwhelmed."
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The 'Self-Advocacy' Script: "I am struggling to understand the new math unit on fractions. Act as my teacher. I will tell you what I find hard, and you give me three specific questions I can ask my teacher to get the right kind of help during small group time."
Navigate Perils
Peril
Learned Helplessness: Students may rely on the AI to "think" for them rather than using it as a scaffold to reach the next level of independent work.
Human Fix
The 'Independence' Audit: Ensure the student is using the AI's script to initiate a real-world interaction with the teacher, rather than just using the AI as a permanent surrogate tutor.
Support: English Language
Support: English Language
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Visual Scaffolding: "I am pasting a paragraph about the water cycle. Generate a 3-step 'visual description' I can use to draw a diagram of these steps."
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The 'Idiom' Interpreter: "Paste this English idiom: 'It's raining cats and dogs.' Ask Gemini: 'What does this literally mean, and what is a similar expression in my home language?' Then, ask it to use the English version in a school-appropriate sentence."
Navigate Perils
Peril
Loss of Nuance:
Risk: AI often struggles with cultural context or sarcasm, providing a "robotic" or overly formal translation.
Human Fix
The "Back-Translate" Check: Have the student translate the AI's explanation back into English in their own words to confirm they actually grasp the concept.
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