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How to Write an AI Use Policy for Your School
If your school doesn't have an AI policy yet, you need one. And even if it does, it might need updating. Here's a framework for developing a practical, enforceable AI use policy…
Does Your Board Have a Written Plagiarism Policy or Is the Teacher Left to Figure It Out?
Third year teaching, high school in a small Northern Ontario board. Asked my VP what the plagiarism policy is this week when I had my first serious case. She said 'use your…
Alberta Board vs School-Level AI Policy – The Gaps Are Real
Ran an informal survey across my math department this term and the results were fascinating, if concerning. Asked teachers in our school: what does your AI policy allow, and how do you…
We Let Students Write Part of Our AI Policy. Here’s What Happened.
Vice-principal in Quebec. Sharing a process that genuinely changed our outcomes. In September 2025, instead of rolling out an AI policy developed by administration and presented to students, we involved the student…
Back to School AI Policy Prep – Checklist for Department Heads
Department head in BC. September is coming and AI policy is one of the things I have to have sorted before students arrive. Sharing my prep checklist in case it's useful. Six…
Board bought a district wide AI detection license, nobody asked teachers first
found out this week our board signed a district wide contract for an ai detection add on to our existing turnitin license, six figures apparently, and not a single teacher i know…
Trying a show your prompts policy instead of banning ChatGPT outright
this year instead of a flat ban or a free for all i'm trying something in between. students can use chatgpt for brainstorming and outlining but they have to submit their prompt…
Rolling out an AI disclosure form this year, how’s it going for you
our department implemented a mandatory AI disclosure form this semester, students check boxes for what tools they used and how (brainstorming, editing, drafting, none) and attach it to every major assignment. three…
Wrote our class AI policy together with students, sharing how it went
tried something different this term. instead of handing students an ai policy i wrote myself, i spent two class periods building it together with them, small groups drafted sections and we voted…
Parent called demanding to know exactly how I detected their kid’s plagiarism
Had one of those calls yesterday that leaves you shaking a little after you hang up. Caught a student submitting an essay that was almost word for word a source from a…
Supply teacher had no idea about our AI policy and it was chaos
was out sick for two days last week and came back to find out our supply teacher let the entire class use chatgpt openly for an in class essay because nobody told…