AI School Leadership Minute: AI Text Detector Guidance For Your Teachers

AI School Leadership Minute: AI Text Detector Guidance For Your Teachers
Here are two resources you can share directly with your staff to give them AI text detector guidance:
1) The Hidden Damage Caused by AI Detectors (Luke from Gruvy Education created a short 5-minute video that explains why AI text detectors are not reliable proof of misconduct.)
2) AI Detectors in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know (Research-backed guidance document)

Here is how to handle the use of AI text detectors at your school:
Teachers cannot use AI text detectors as proof to give a failing grade. These tools have known accuracy limitations and should never be the sole basis for a decision. If they want to use them, here is how they should use them to prevent parent conflicts:
1) If a text detector flags student work, meet with the student.
2) Ask them to explain what they wrote and why.
- Do not be accusatory. Be curious.
- Check whether they actually understand the content.
3) If they don’t, show them what the detector flagged.
4) Ask them to rewrite the work.

In short: Use the detector’s output as a prompt for discussion. Not as definitive proof.

Here are better alternatives than relying on detectors:
A. Design assignments that are “AI Proof”
B. Require process, not just product
C. Ask students to reflect on how they used AI

If you want your staff trained on exactly how to handle AI use and misuse, reply to this email with “Trianing.” I will show you how we have addressed this at 250+ schools.

What teachers say after the trianing: “I've been skeptical of AI since it came out, only hearing the negative things relating to cheating. However, after this training, I'm realizing there are a lot of ways I can use this in the classroom for my advantage and to also further the students' understanding of subject matter. I'm excited to use this in the future.”
- Teacher from Warren Alvarado Olso School District

To giving staff guidance on AI,
William Grube
Founder, Gruvy Education

PS - Here are those links you can share with your staff, again:
1) The Hidden Damage Caused by AI Detectors (Luke’s video)
2) AI Detectors in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know (Research-backed guidance document)

PPS - Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with good food and family!