Faculty & Institution
- Faculty: Amanda Zeller
- Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- EPP area / program: Educational technology
Course Information
- Course title: Ed Tech 586
- Course duration: Spring semester
- Implementation timing: Weeks 11 and 12
AI Integration Overview
- Use case title: Critiquing and Revising an AI-Generated Lesson Plan
- AI role: Lesson plan generator and object of professional critique
- AI tools used: Colleague AI
- Purpose: Help future teachers understand AI’s classroom uses and limits by generating a standards-aligned lesson plan, then critiquing and revising it using professional judgment.
Activity / Task Description
Week 11 introduced AI in K-12 education through readings, a course video, Colleague AI videos, and a discussion of arguments for and concerns about AI in teaching and learning. Week 12 required students to use Colleague AI to create a detailed lesson plan for one class period, including grade level, topic, standards, timeframe, and student context. Students copied the AI plan into a Google Doc, used comments, highlighting, or suggesting mode to critique strengths and weaknesses, revised objectives, activities, timing, differentiation, and assessment, and wrote a 300-400 word reflection on pros, limitations, teacher judgment, and possible future use.
Do / Do-Not Guidance
- Documented do’s: Teach effective prompting; teach critical evaluation of AI responses; require reflection on the AI process; connect AI to real classroom responsibilities; emphasize that AI supports teacher work but does not replace teachers.
- Documented do-nots: Do not assume students already have AI literacy skills; do not assume technology integration automatically improves learning; do not remove the human side of teaching from AI conversations.
Evidence & Reflections
Zeller reported that students needed clearer guidance on appropriate AI use, prompt writing, fact-checking, and revising AI responses. The activity revealed that some students could produce materials quickly but struggled to justify why the materials were instructionally appropriate.
Materials Reviewed
- A. Zeller Deliverables .docx
- Copy of Week 11.docx
- Copy of Week 12.docx
- Copy of ETEC 586 Spring 2026 Syllabus.docx
- Examples of AI Lesson.docx
- A. Zeller WORKSHEET.docx
Library Tags
- EPP area: Educational technology
- AI integration type: Lesson generation, critique, revision, reflection
- Student population: Teacher candidates
- Implementation scale: Two-week module
- Materials available: Deliverable form, weekly modules, syllabus, example AI lesson materials