A classroom framework for purpose, privacy, verification, disclosure and assessment when teachers or students use AI.
This Tech leez guide is prepared for teachers, school leaders, students and parents. It is designed to help readers use AI only where it supports a clear learning objective and transparent responsibility.
Key takeaways
- AI use is tied to a stated learning objective.
- Permitted and prohibited uses are written clearly.
- Personal and institutional data boundaries are enforced.
- Students verify important outputs against original sources.
- Assessment captures process and independent explanation.
- An equitable non-AI route is available.
Why this subject matters
AI can support examples, accessibility and feedback, but it can also generate errors, expose data and blur who completed the intellectual work. Classroom rules need to be specific to the task.
1. Start with the learning objective
The tool should serve the objective rather than becoming the objective simply because it is new.
Put it into practice: State what students must know or do and explain why AI use is permitted, limited or prohibited for that task.
2. Set a data boundary
Student records, identifiable work, disability information and unpublished school material require careful handling.
Put it into practice: Use approved accounts and examples, minimise personal data and document what must never be entered into a tool.
3. Teach verification as a visible step
Students need a method for checking citations, calculations, quotations, images and confident-sounding claims.
Put it into practice: Require a verification note that names the original sources used to confirm or reject important output.
4. Design assessment around thinking
If the final answer can be generated easily, the assessment may need process evidence, oral explanation or local application.
Put it into practice: Collect drafts, decisions, source checks and a short reflection showing what the student changed and why.
5. Review fairness and access
A tool may work differently across languages, devices, paid tiers and connectivity conditions.
Put it into practice: Provide a non-AI route to the same learning outcome and check examples for stereotypes or missing perspectives.
A checklist before you decide
- AI use is tied to a stated learning objective.
- Permitted and prohibited uses are written clearly.
- Personal and institutional data boundaries are enforced.
- Students verify important outputs against original sources.
- Assessment captures process and independent explanation.
- An equitable non-AI route is available.
Official starting points
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- University Grants Commission
- National Digital Library of India
- Ministry of Education, Government of India