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In this guided walkthrough, you'll use Gemini's Canvas Mode to draft a complete IEP for a fictitious 5th-grade student with dyslexia and ADHD. The activity follows the federal OSEP Model IEP Form and covers all eight IDEA-required components, including PLAAFP, measurable goals, service delivery, and accommodations. Along the way, you'll model the student data privacy habits every educator should be using when AI enters their workflow.
Access or Name Tent or this Google Sheet to see which Pillar you have been assigned
(AIx) Access and Download OpenAI's "A Strong and Safe Start with AI: OpenAI's Teen AI Literacy Blueprint" (PDF). Each person should take 3-4 minutes to read the Pillar individually before accessing the Frayer Model below.
(AIx) - OpenAI's Teen Literacy - Frayer Model Activity - Complete the Frayer Model without AI for a first pass.
(AI+) Use the AI Blueprint Expert: Jigsaw Partner Gemini Gem for the second pass and compare your Frayer Model with AI's output.
(AI!) Based on your Frayer Model and reading, ask Gemini to generate an Infographic to add to your designated Google Slides.
Part 2 - From Vision to Action: The Illinois District AI Roadmap
Part 2 - From Vision to Action: The Illinois District AI Roadmap
Activity Instructions
Activity Instructions
Reconvene and Report: Return to your Home Group Table. Share the key takeaways from your Frayer Model and the highlights of your One-Pager.
Access Your Strategy Doc: Open the Google Doc automatically generated from your team's Self-Assessment submitted earlier today.
Draft Your Implementation Plan: Navigate to the planning section at the bottom of the document. For each of the Four Pillars, document the specific strategic actions your district will implement across the Four Phases of Adoption.
Activity Instructions
Activity Instructions
After your table completes the jigsaw pillar share-outs, use the TABB Action Plan page to guide your final table discussion.
Go to: https://moline-coal-tabb.netlify.app/
At your table, use the poster paper and markers provided to create one TABB Action Plan:
T — Takeaway: What is one important idea your table learned?
A — Action: What is one practical step your team can take next?
B — Barrier: What might get in the way?
B — Bridge: What support or next step could help overcome that barrier?
Be prepared to briefly share your table’s TABB with the group.
Use the Gemini Gem above to redesign the assignment below.
Use the Gemini Gem above to redesign the assignment below.
Student Assignment: The Dangers of Social Media for Teens
Directions: Choose one format: (1) 3-paragraph response or (2) 6-slide presentation about social media dangers for teens. Explain 2 dangers (like cyberbullying, oversharing, comparison, or fake accounts), how they affect teens, and 3 ways to stay safe online. Include 1 real-life example. Use your own words, be clear, and check spelling/grammar before submitting. End with one strong message to other teens about making smart choices online.
Part 1: Getting Started with a School/District Policy Template
Part 1: Getting Started with a School/District Policy Template
Download the US Dept of Education's Office of Educational Technology Document: Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration
Access the Google Gem - District AI Policy Builder - Illinois
Create a One-Pager on Large Poster Paper
Part 2: Individualized Policy Drafting
Part 2: Individualized Policy Drafting
Step 1: Establish Your Strategic Foundation
Locate and document the following core district documents to serve as the anchor for your AI policy:
Mission and Vision Statements: These define your "shared educational vision". Use them to ensure AI use is always aligned with your community's values.
Strategic Plan: This identifies your "unmet educational goals" where AI might provide a solution—such as improving literacy rates, closing equity gaps, or enhancing teacher productivity.
Portrait of a Graduate: If available, use this to align AI literacy with the specific competencies (e.g., critical thinking, adaptability) you want every student to master.
Step 2: Begin drafting your policy using the directions below.
How to Use This Template:
Click the links below to make a copy of the section template.
The document will save directly to your own Google Drive so you can edit it privately.
Look for the "Plug-and-Play Prompts" throughout the document. Copy and paste these into your preferred AI tool (like Gemini or ChatGPT) to instantly generate customized, ISBE-aligned policy language for your specific district.
Review, refine, and share with your district's leadership team!
Each District will collaborate on each part of a sample system policy in stages to build an individualized policy
Create your own copy of the Google Gem - District AI Policy Builder - Illinois
If you prefer to have all of your policy on one complete shared document, access all parts of the document using this Google Doc. (Force Copy)
Consolidate all policy information on this BLANK - FULL Illinois AI Policy document. (Force Copy)
Build Your AI Scholar Course/Program
Build Your AI Scholar Course/Program
Goal: By the end of this session, you will produce a draft AI Scholar implementation plan for one course (semester or yearlong), including:
Goal: By the end of this session, you will produce a draft AI Scholar implementation plan for one course (semester or yearlong), including:
A 3-phase AI scaffold (Compliant → Literate → Fluent)
Phase-specific assignments and AI expectations
Transparency/disclosure language
A rubric-based quality check and next steps
The 3-phase structure should follow:
Phase 1 (First Third): AI-Compliant / Guided
Phase 2 (Second Third): AI-Literate / Grounded
Phase 3 (Last Third): AI-Fluent / Graduated
To Get Started, provide the Gem with the following information:
I want to design an AI Scholar pathway for my course.
Course title:
Grade/level:
Length (semester or yearlong):
Major standards/outcomes:
Top 3 priority skills:
Typical student challenges:
Workforce/authentic tasks students should be able to do by the end:
Optional - Upload the current course syllabus
Pick a Policy Problem, Draft a First Pass
Pick a Policy Problem, Draft a First Pass
Goal
Goal
Participants use the Gem to begin a policy draft in one high-priority area by walking through the wizard phases. The more specific details added to the starter prompt, the better the output will be for the institution.
Step-by-Step Directions
Choose one scenario (from the 4 below).
Open the Gem and type: “Start.”
Answer the Gem’s opening prompt (K-12 or Higher Ed).
Move through the wizard phases and capture decisions in a shared document
Build a 1-page draft policy starter using the Gem’s outputs.
Be prepared to end with a 2-minute share-out.
Scenario 1: Phase 1 – Grassroots Awareness
Scenario 1: Phase 1 – Grassroots Awareness
Scenario: Many teachers remain skeptical or unaware of AI, resulting in low curiosity and little classroom experimentation.
Policy challenge: Draft a district guideline that inspires teacher curiosity, demonstrates real time-saving benefits, and shows concrete examples of what safe AI use looks like in classrooms.
Gem starter prompt:
Gem starter prompt:
“Help us draft a K-12 Grassroots AI Awareness guideline that inspires teacher curiosity, demonstrates time-saving benefits, and provides ready-to-use classroom examples for our district.”
Scenario 2: Phase 2 – Leadership Empowerment
Scenario 2: Phase 2 – Leadership Empowerment
Scenario: A few enthusiastic teachers are experimenting with AI, but there is no structure to support or scale their efforts across buildings.
Policy challenge: Draft a policy that identifies and empowers AI Champions, gives them a seat at the leadership table, incentivizes early adopters, and celebrates student AI fluency.
Gem starter prompt:
Gem starter prompt:
“Help us draft a K-12 Leadership Empowerment policy that identifies AI Champions, gives them leadership voice, offers incentives for early adoption, and recognizes student AI fluency with showcases and badges.”
Scenario 3: Phase 3 – Collaborative Integration
Scenario 3: Phase 3 – Collaborative Integration
Scenario: Teachers want to use AI but lack dedicated time and a clear policy that allows safe experimentation in lessons and daily work.
Policy challenge: Draft a collaborative integration policy that protects PLC time for AI work, integrates AI into classroom practices and daily workflows, and creates a flexible adoption policy allowing safe experimentation.
Gem starter prompt:
Gem starter prompt:
“Help us draft a K-12 Collaborative Integration policy that schedules protected PLC time, embeds AI into lesson design/differentiation/grading/parent communication, and establishes a flexible AI Adoption Policy allowing safe experimentation.”
Scenario 4: Phase 4 – Sustained Scale & Advocacy
Scenario 4: Phase 4 – Sustained Scale & Advocacy
Scenario: The district is moving forward with AI, but leaders are not yet prepared to answer pushback from staff, parents, or the board, and there is no ongoing evaluation process.
Policy challenge: Draft a sustained scale policy that prepares leaders as AI Advocates with clear responses to pushback, requires continuous evaluation and AI audits, and aligns with upcoming ISBE guidance.
Gem starter prompt:
Gem starter prompt:
“Help us draft a K-12 Sustained Scale & Advocacy policy that equips leaders as AI Advocates with ready answers to pushback, mandates continuous evaluation and AI audits, and ensures alignment with upcoming ISBE guidance.”
Review the NC Community College System AI Guidance Handbook as a reference if you need an example.
Review the NC Community College System AI Guidance Handbook as a reference if you need an example.
AI Guidance Handbook (NCCCS) - A system-focused guidance resource containing templates and disclosure models to help campuses implement consistent AI policy and classroom expectations.
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