Practice What You Teach: Academic Integrity and AI

Start a conversation, not an accusation.

I recently collaborated with my friend and colleague, Randy Kolset, who leads Ed Tech at Orange Unified School District. Victor Rivero from EdTech Digest was kind enough to publish it for us….

Educators have an expectation from all students that they will be ethical in their academic coursework. Most schools and districts have a stated policy about academic integrity. It’s a long-standing tradition and one that is foundational to student-teacher relationships. It makes one wonder why they often violate this themselves when it comes to AI use.

‘If we’re preparing students for an AI-powered world, we must model the transparency we ask of them.’

As AI tools become increasingly embedded in K–12 classrooms, a quiet contradiction has emerged: students are expected to disclose their use of AI, while teachers often use it without acknowledgement. This asymmetry challenges the core principles of fairness, academic integrity, and digital citizenship. If we’re preparing students for an AI-powered world, we must model the transparency we ask of them.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT EDTECH DIGEST…