Use shared language to support better AI decisions
Shared language helps teams make consistent decisions even when roles focus on different concerns. When educators name the decision domain first, they're more likely to discuss safeguards and impact before adopting a tool. Sharing your domain first reasoning helps others see the decision structure and reduces confusion.
Your show and share prompt
Choose one AI-related scenario from your practice unit. Share the primary domain you selected, the domain first question you wrote, and one safeguard you would name next. Keep your share focused on clarity and responsibility.
Role-based reflection questions
Consider the questions for your role.
For teachers
Think about a classroom moment—current or upcoming—where AI is or could be involved in student work.
- How would you explain the primary domain to your students in one sentence, using language that avoids treating AI like a person?
- What is one domain first question you want your students to learn to ask before they use AI for a task?
For coaches
Think about a recent or upcoming coaching conversation where AI came up or might come up.
- What language helped you, or could help you, keep the conversation about decisions rather than tools?
- What question would you ask to help a team agree on the primary domain before moving to solutions?
For administrators
Think about the next time AI adoption, procurement, or policy might come up in your school or district.
- What domain first language would you want staff to use when requesting or recommending an AI tool?
- What is the one safeguard you would want named and agreed on before any adoption decision moves forward?
Share your learning
A domain first question that stays in a personal notebook changes one person's practice. A domain first question that enters a team conversation has the potential to change how a whole group approaches AI decisions. Most school teams are navigating these questions without a shared structure or common language. When you share your reasoning—including the parts you're still working out—you give colleagues a model for slowing down and naming the decision before the debate starts.
Share with a colleague
Share your domain first question and ask your colleague to name which domain they would choose and why. You don't need to agree. You need the conversation. Two educators with different roles or perspectives on AI using the same framework language is exactly what shared understanding looks like in practice.
Share on a professional or social platform
Share one insight about how naming the domain first changed your thinking about a real AI decision. ISTE Connect, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and X all have active conversations about AI in education happening right now. Putting your thinking into a specific, honest sentence or two invites others to reflect on their own decision habits.