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Waunakee committee outlines limited, supervised use of AI for lesson planning and student work
Summary
District staff told the curriculum subcommittee that AI is being used primarily for text leveling, translation, rubrics and to create substitute‑friendly lesson plans; the district recommends approved tools (Brisk, Gemini, Diffet) only after privacy review and blocks general‑purpose chatbots on school devices.
Waunakee Community School District curriculum leaders updated the subcommittee Feb. 16 on how artificial intelligence is being used to support lesson planning and instruction, emphasizing privacy safeguards and teacher oversight.
Tim Shell and Amy Johnson said AI is most commonly used to level texts, translate materials, generate teacher rubrics and adapt lessons for substitute teachers on short notice. They described scenarios where a teacher uploads lesson artifacts and asks a tool to convert them into a…
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