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AI in the Hands of Students: The Secret to Better Collaboration and Deeper Learning
This week’s newsletter is packed with AI student prompts, instructional tie-ins, and classroom talk strategies.
Across Virginia, one question keeps surfacing in every district we support:
"How do we implement AI for student use — safely, ethically, and equitably?"
It’s a valid concern — and the right one.
And here’s what we’ve learned while partnering with Roanoke County, Richmond City, Bristol City, Appomattox County, and others:
💡 When done well, AI doesn’t silence student voice — it makes it stronger.
AI becomes the spark that increases collaboration, builds critical thinking, and prepares students for the future workforce.
Student Use of AI: Real Concerns, Real Solutions
We hear it every week in Virginia school districts:
“We want students to use AI — but what about safety? What about data privacy? What’s it going to cost us?”
That’s exactly why T.E.A.C.H., LLC exists.
As your trusted AI partner, we help districts across Virginia build safe, strategic student AI use plans that are:
✅ Customized to your local context
✅ Fully aligned with VDOE’s instructional standards
✅ Guided by the state’s new AI Policy Recommendations
✅ Developed by people who still serve in Virginia schools and understand what really happens inside classrooms
We don’t offer one-size-fits-all PD.
We work with you — side by side — to turn policy into practical, classroom-ready routines.
Here’s how student use of AI can look in real Virginia classrooms, across every core subject and CTE pathway: (Click to see full list)
Click to see the full list of examples
📅 Summer Training = Fall Readiness
Let us help your district answer the “AI for students” question with confidence. This summer, we’re offering:
✅ One-day, or multiple day retreats for district and school leaders
✅ Teacher training on collaborative, student-safe AI use
✅ Support aligned with VDOE’s new AI guidance and EdTech Plan
✅ Activities that keep existing instructional strategies intact — and just add the AI layer on top
🏆 Who’s Already Working with Us
Roanoke County Public Schools: Strategic AI PD on our processes and tools
Richmond City CTE: Admin LLM training, multi-phase consultation, and customized GPT Trainings
Appomattox County: AI prompting, lesson plans, GPTs
Bristol Virginia Public Schools: Benchmark data analysis using our AI processes
Want your district to join this list before fall? Book now.
👥 Why Work With T.E.A.C.H.?
Tyler Hunt and Cary Wright bring more than 34 years of combined experience in Virginia public education — and we’re still working in districts today.
We know:
✅ Your curriculum
✅ Your accountability systems
✅ Your school year rhythms
✅ And what actually works for teachers and students in this state
When we train your team, we don’t throw out your systems.
We simply add a modern, AI-powered layer that makes them stronger, smarter, and more sustainable.
