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AI's constitution, pedagogy, and you

Lesson 820 min
In this lessonBy the end, you’ll be able to
  • Recognize the differences between model personalities
  • Communicate what the usage of LLMs means for you and your work as an educator
  • Revisit and refine the AI values you set earlier in this course

AI's constitution, pedagogy, and you

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AI's constitution, pedagogy, and you · 6 min

SummaryTranscript

This video explores what makes different AI models distinct and the practical implications for your work. You'll see why matching the right model to the right task matters, and revisit the AI values you've been building throughout this course to create a short, honest document that captures your intentions, principles, and the boundaries you want to hold.

Key takeaways

  • Be clear about what you will and won't do with AI. Stated values help you hold your non-negotiables.
  • Different models have different personalities and suit different tasks.
  • AI is not the pedagogy—you are. Your values keep you in the driver's seat.

Exercises

Build your personal AI value document

A personal set of AI values only works if it reflects how you actually work, not generic best practices. You'll build a real first draft, grounded in your own context.

Part I: Draft your value document

  1. Pull up your context document—the one you started in The 4D Framework and added your ethical commitments to in Ethics & responsible AI use.
  2. Ask AI to turn it into a short, clean AI value document with three sections: Intentions, Principles, and Boundaries. Make sure it captures the 2–3 rules you want to hold yourself to and the one kind of work you'll always do yourself.
  3. Make it yours. Read it carefully, fix what doesn't sound like you, add what's missing, cut what's not true.

Part II: Commit to keeping it alive

AI ethics and practice aren't something you "finish." Add one concrete step you'll take this year to stay thoughtful as AI evolves—for example:

  • Following trusted researchers or educator voices
  • Revisiting district guidance each semester
  • Debriefing AI use with colleagues
  • Testing new tools only in low-risk contexts first

Stretch goal: Share your AI values with a colleague—not for approval, but to compare. Where do your value sets differ, and what does that tell you about how context and role shape values?

Lesson reflection

  • AI is not the pedagogy—you are. Which principle or boundary in your value document will most keep you in the driver's seat?
  • If a new teacher asked how you think about using AI in your work, what's the one sentence from your document you'd share first?

What's next

In the next lesson, you'll put everything together in a complete end-to-end 4D workflow on a real task from your own work.