5-Question AI Tool Screener

    Run a new AI tool through the Professional Judgment Test and walk away with a one-page Classroom Decision Summary.

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    1. What is this tool actually doing?

    Under the marketing language, what's the underlying function? What data does it touch? What decisions does it make on the student's behalf?

    2. Does it serve a learning goal I've already identified?

    Or is the tool creating a use case for itself? Tools should serve pedagogy, not the reverse.

    3. What does it change about how my students think or learn?

    Every tool shifts something in the cognitive load between student and technology. Name the shift explicitly.

    4. What are the privacy and equity implications?

    Whose data goes in? Who has access to what? Does the tool advantage students with more support at home?

    5. What does my professional judgment say about the tradeoffs?

    You are the professional in the room. The final judgment about whether this tool belongs in your classroom is yours.

    My decision

    Add a tool name, answer all five questions, and pick a decision.