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Choose a group page, identify what went wrong with the original AI request, redesign the support, test your redesign in Gemini, and post a clear before/after fix to Padlet.
Barrier removed. Thinking preserved. Target unchanged.
A strong fix changes the support, not the learning target or success criteria.
Use this as a quick reference. The goal is not always the highest level; the goal is the right level for the learning target.
Same task. AI replaces a tool.
Same task. AI adds useful support.
Task is redesigned, but the target stays intact.
AI enables a new learning move students could not easily do before.
AI does the thinking, answer, evidence, or product for students.
Use this after your group completes the final after-Gemini fix.
Model
A strong fix rewrites the AI request so the support helps students access the task without doing the task for them.
The original request sounded helpful, but it asked AI to do the core student thinking.
Bad prompt
Summarize this article for 7th graders and tell students the author’s central claim and two pieces of evidence they should use in their response.
Why this is a problem: AI gives the claim and evidence. Students can answer without reading closely, selecting evidence, or explaining the connection.
The revised request keeps AI in a support role and leaves the reading/evidence work with students.
Better prompt
Create an access scaffold for students reading a challenging article. Do not summarize the article, name the central claim, or choose evidence for students. Instead, create: 1. chunk headings, 2. 5 student-friendly vocabulary supports, 3. one focus question per chunk, and 4. a blank evidence organizer that requires students to return to the original article and choose their own evidence.
Why this works: AI removes language and organization barriers, but students still read, identify the claim, select evidence, and explain how the evidence supports the claim.
Group 1 Separate Page
Grade 6 Math · Vocabulary barrier · AI gave full solution
What issue are you fixing without lowering the task?
What must students still do on their own?
Write the scaffold you would try first. Do not use AI to complete the student task.
Copy the coach prompt, open Gemini, paste it, then revise your scaffold based on useful feedback.
Revise the scaffold only if the learning target and student thinking stay intact.
Ready for Padlet
Group 2 Separate Page
Grade 7 ELA · Dense text barrier · AI named claim/evidence
What issue are you fixing without lowering the task?
What must students still do on their own?
Write the scaffold you would try first. Do not use AI to complete the student task.
Copy the coach prompt, open Gemini, paste it, then revise your scaffold based on useful feedback.
Revise the scaffold only if the learning target and student thinking stay intact.
Ready for Padlet
Group 3 Separate Page
Grade 7 Science · Language access barrier · AI labeled the model
What issue are you fixing without lowering the task?
What must students still do on their own?
Write the scaffold you would try first. Do not use AI to complete the student task.
Copy the coach prompt, open Gemini, paste it, then revise your scaffold based on useful feedback.
Revise the scaffold only if the learning target and student thinking stay intact.
Ready for Padlet
Group 4 Separate Page
Grade 8 Social Studies · Writing structure barrier · AI gave claim/reasons
What issue are you fixing without lowering the task?
What must students still do on their own?
Write the scaffold you would try first. Do not use AI to complete the student task.
Copy the coach prompt, open Gemini, paste it, then revise your scaffold based on useful feedback.
Revise the scaffold only if the learning target and student thinking stay intact.
Ready for Padlet
Group 5 Separate Page
MLL · Complex directions barrier · AI changed the task
What issue are you fixing without lowering the task?
What must students still do on their own?
Write the scaffold you would try first. Do not use AI to complete the student task.
Copy the coach prompt, open Gemini, paste it, then revise your scaffold based on useful feedback.
Revise the scaffold only if the learning target and student thinking stay intact.
Ready for Padlet
Group 6 Separate Page
SPED / Accessibility · Planning barrier · AI filled organizer
What issue are you fixing without lowering the task?
What must students still do on their own?
Write the scaffold you would try first. Do not use AI to complete the student task.
Copy the coach prompt, open Gemini, paste it, then revise your scaffold based on useful feedback.
Revise the scaffold only if the learning target and student thinking stay intact.
Ready for Padlet
Padlet Post Builder
Use the after-Gemini version, OSAMR rating, evidence sentence, and suggested Padlet labels.
Click here to open the shared Padlet, then paste your copied group post.