Guides for teachers
Practical, plain-language help for checking student writing fairly in the age of AI. Written by a classroom teacher.
Alternatives to AI detectors: what teachers can use instead
AI detectors flag honest students and miss edited AI text. Here are the alternatives teachers use instead, what each one is good at, and where each falls short.
When a student's essay doesn't sound like them
You read the essay and it doesn't sound like your student. Here's what to look at, what not to assume, and how to start the conversation fairly.
The student who writes nothing in class, then turns in a polished essay
A student writes almost nothing in class, then turns in a polished essay the next day. Process trackers can't see a phone at home. Here's what can help.
Process tracking vs. comparing a student to their own writing
Version history, Draftback, Grammarly Authorship, and Writers Lock show how a document was written. Voice comparison checks if it sounds like the student.
How to talk to a student about suspected AI use
A practical, fair way to talk with a student when you suspect AI wrote their work: what to say first, what to avoid, and how to follow up.