GUIDE TO DEVELOPING
AN AI POLICY AT YOUR SCHOOL
Guiding Questions
How are students using Generative AI What are your biggest concerns about GenAI
(GenAI)? How are teachers? this year?
What are the major ethical concerns your
What was the impact of the release of
school has about GenAI?
ChatGPT and other GenAI tools on your How can you adopt your current academic
school? integrity policy to include GenAI?
WHAT TO INCLUDE
KEY STEPS Appropriate Use of GenAI Tools
Create a common understanding of Identify what types of assignments and assessments
GenAI through AI literacy. can be AI-assisted with teacher approval and which
Design a clear set of guidelines that work must be completed without GenAI support.
for both students and teachers.
Tracking and Citing GenAI
Partner with stakeholders to develop and
Provide guidelines on how students and teachers
socialize the policy.
should track and cite their use of GenAI for their
Identify that the policy is a work in schoolwork/practice.
progress.
Provide examples of the policy in Data Privacy and Security
stakeholder specific language. Define what student, teacher, and school personally
identifiable information (PII) is off-limits to GenAI tools.
Common issues to consider
AI grading can be GenAI detectors often GenAI tools often AI tools can be overused
unreliable due to fail by creating false hallucinate, making up or manipulated by
hallucinations and bias positives or negatives incorrect information students to do their
implicit in GenAI tools. and can penalize non- instead of saying I don't work, impacting learning.
native English Speakers. know.
STRATEGIES FOR INTRODUCING THE POLICY AT THE...
Kick-off Assembly: Case Studies:
Faculty Meeting Presentation:
Start the academic year with an Use real or fictional case studies to
Introduce the policy, and why it's
engaging assembly. Use skits, videos, explore the implications of following or
important. Use relatable examples
or interactive presentations to make it not following the AI Policy.
and case studies to drive discussion.
appealing for students and parents. Debate:
Policy Exploration Workshop:
Organize a debate on a relevant topic,
Organize a workshop where teachers Peer Educators:
such as "Does the AI policy limit
can explore the AI policy in detail. Train a group of students to
creativity?" to encourage critical
Break the policy into smaller sections understand the policy thoroughly and
thinking about the policy.
and facilitate discussions around let them become 'Digital Safety
each. Ambassadors.' Create an Infographic:
Encourage students to create an
AI Policy Cafe:
AI Literacy Week: infographic about the AI policy.
Set up different stations (like a cafe),
Designate a week for AI literacy and
each representing a part of the policy. Personal Scenarios:
include the AI policy as a focal point.
Teachers rotate through the stations, Have students discuss or write about
Plan various activities, such as poster
discussing and brainstorming on each how they might apply aspects of the
making, debates, and essay contests.
aspect of the policy. policy in their own lives, using
personal examples.
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