INSIDE AN EDUCATOR WORKSHOP
When AI can produce the answer
Redesign a learning task so that the learner’s thinking, the role of AI and the check on understanding are explicit.
- THE TEACHING PROBLEM
- A correct maths submission leaves uncertainty about which percentage base the learner understands.
- IN THE FULL WORKSHOP
- Participants redesign one short task from their own teaching and plan a check of understanding.
3-MINUTE EXTRACT / FOR EDUCATORS
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THE TASK
A coat costs £100.
Its price is reduced by 20%, then the reduced price is increased by 20%. What is the final price?
The learning goal is to understand which amount each percentage applies to.
AI-ASSISTED ANSWER SUBMITTED BY THE LEARNER
The calculation and final answer are correct.
The teacher asks which amount the second percentage uses.
THE LEARNER’S FOLLOW-UP
“The increase is 20% of £100, because £100 is the price in the question. I used the AI answer because it looked right.”
Authored examples. No live AI, scores or collected responses.
SESSION DETAILS
View the proposed 30-minute agenda
- 4min
Compare an answer and an explanation
Read the AI-assisted answer, then examine what the learner says about the second percentage.
- 6min
Define the learning goal
Agree what the learner should understand about a percentage and its base amount.
- 12min
Rewrite the task
Specify the learner’s thinking, the permitted AI contribution and the understanding check.
- 8min
Review and plan a trial
Exchange tasks. Choose a small trial and record what would lead you to revise the task.
Research and design sources
These publications inform the activities. They have not evaluated or endorsed this workshop.
- EEF: Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning (2021)
- EEF: Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning (Second edition, 2025)
- UNESCO: AI competency framework for teachers (2024)
- Cukurova: The interplay of learning, analytics and artificial intelligence in education: A vision for hybrid intelligence (2025)
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