Plan one assignment with clear AI expectations
Aaron Makelky | aaron@aaronmakelky.com | aaronmakelky.com/schools
Assignment / subject: _________________________________________
Work through these questions with your team before assigning the work.
1. The learning
What should students understand or be able to do? What will they make or solve?
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2. The boundaries
What must students do themselves? Which specific AI assistance is allowed?
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3. The explanation
How will students describe the help they used and a decision they made?
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4. The evidence
How will you check understanding beyond the finished product? Keep normal access supports.
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5. The access
Which approved tools fit? What information stays out? How can every student take part?
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A student transparency statement
I used AI to ____. I checked ____ against ____. I changed or rejected ____ because ____.
Completed example: interpreting a political speech
Goal: Explain how a speaker persuades an audience, using evidence from the speech.
Help: Write an interpretation first. AI may clarify language or question the reasoning; it may not write the interpretation.
Explanation: Describe one suggestion accepted or rejected and the reason for that decision.
Evidence: Explain a new passage in class without generated answers, with normal access supports.
Access: Use a school-approved tool. Where individual access is not appropriate, examine a teacher-prepared response together. Keep personal student information out.
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