🎓 Free AI Policy Template, IEP/504 Automator, & Testing Season OH MY! 🧸
⏰ TL;DR
🧩 Resource of the Week - Classroom Ai Policy Template
🛠️ Tech Tip - Revision History Chrome Extension
💎 Gem/GPT of the Week - IEP/504 Accommodation Adapter ➡️ Gemini // Opal // ChatGPT
😁 Just for Funzies - Millennials are NOT to be blamed!
🎓 HONOR ROLL - Canva: Creating, Presenting, & Magic Design (aka Ai)!
👋 REAL TALK
I know a lot of y’all are trying to get a jump on testing season like Michael Jordan in a dunk contest, and if you’re feeling that low-level of dread filling up your soul, you’re not alone! 😂
One thing I learned the hard way: students don’t forget everything…it just needs to hit their feed again. Research backs this up.
Retrieval practice and spaced review (bringing old content back in small, low-pressure ways [aka Bell Ringers]) significantly improves recall and test performance!
That’s why I loved using:
A quick bell ringer pulling something from last semester (even if it’s just watching a quick YouTube viddie from someone else)
Or a 2–4 minute end-of-class “remember dis?” moment where you hit the refresh button in their brain browser
TBH, my fav of the 2 is just tossing up a short YouTube video. Mine. Someone else’s. Didn’t matter.
When students see something they’ve learned before, it’s like scrolling past an old post on social media. Suddenly their brain goes, “Oh yeah… I remember that lil chicken nugget.”
Small refreshers.
Low prep.
Big payoff.
Never Stop Learning!
📥 THE DROP
🧩 Free Resource of the Week - Classroom AI Policy (Make a Copy + Edit Freely)
Here’s the AI policy I wish I had when all this started.
Use it. Change it. Delete anything you don’t like (I’m not your boss 😁).
That said, there are two lines in this policy I love the most:
Students must ask for approval before using any AI tool.
Even if your answer is always “no,” now students are bringing it to you instead of using tools quietly behind your back. Snitches get pizza parties.Any assignment or assessment is subject to a verbal review with the teacher.
If a student can’t explain what they turned in, they retake it by hand on a fresh sheet of paper and earn whatever score they earn. Sorry lil Johnny, you aint’ lil Johnny Grisham.
I just haven’t seen an AI detector that is reliable enough to start tossing out zeroes like someone who loves tennis.
This way, it’s not punishment. It’s accountability.
Hopefully this can save you some stress and second-guessing!
👉 Grab the free here: Classroom Ai Policy Example
🛠️ Tech Tip
📚 See who is (actually) doing the work in Google Slides, and for how long!!
Google Slides Revision History leveled up!
They started with telling us if kids be copy/pasting into a Google Doc. But now it can do the same for your Google Slides!! You can see:
Who edited
What they added/edited
How long they were actually working!
This is clutch for group projects.
No more guessing who did the work.
No more awkward “everyone says they helped” conversations when you know Hermione be carrying them like a Book 7 field trip!
It’s not a gotcha game. It’s about clarity and fairness!
P.S. The free version should be enough for 99% of y’all, but if you (or your school) wants the premium version, promo code TARVER should get you 20% off! 🙌
👉 Get it here: Revision History Chrome Extension
🎥 Watch my video: Revision History Quick Look!
💎 Gem/GPT of the Week
IEP/504 Accommodation Adapter ➡️ Gemini // Opal // ChatGPT
What This GEM/GPT Does (for Teachers)
The idea is that this lil GEM/GPT can be your IEP/504 co-teacher, the one who helps you adapt assignments without lowering expectations a lottttt faster and better than if we were riding solo like Jason Derulo!
You toss in:
Your lesson, assignment, or assessment
The learning objective
The student’s IEP or 504 accommodations
It gives you:
✅ A clear breakdown of what stays the same (so rigor is protected)
✅ Practical, classroom-ready supports that match the plan you had
✅ A teacher checklist so accommodations actually get implemented
✅ Optional alternate ways for students to show mastery
Why You Might Like It
It helps you:
Save time
Stay aligned with accommodations
Support students without guessing
Document that you implemented the plan
Feel confident you did it right
This isn’t about being lazy, it’s about making learning accessible, intentional, and defensible, cause you already got more on your plate than an 18-year old me at Cici’s Pizza!
Think of it as the co-teacher who keeps you compliant, focused, and saneeeeeee, so you can focus on teaching and being the GOAT!! 🐐
👉 Try the IEP/504 Accommodation Adapter Here ➡️ Gemini // Opal // ChatGPT
(it’s free btw 😂)
🔐 THE VAULT
Weekly highlighted tips, trainings, & resources just for the Honor Roll VIPs! 👩🏫 Admin ➡️ get full access for your ENTIRE school!
🥋 Canva: Creating, Presenting, & Magic Design (aka Ai)!
This was a virtual livestream training I did on Canva: Creating, Presenting, & Magic Design (aka Ai)!! 3 hours of Canva workflow and creating to make sure we doing it as right as possible! 😂
👉 Watch the Training Here (Honor Roll Only)
➡️ Get the Curriculum Companion Here!
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Check it out if you’re in the Honor Roll! 🙌
P.S. Also, you can have your school get full access to all 70+ on-demand trainings to learn + knock out them summer PD hours! 🙌
✈️ Places I’ll Be
Come hang with me if you’re nearby and/or want an excuse for a road trip! 😁
2.13.2026 - Newport Schools
3.2.2026 - SE Arkansas ESC
3.5.2026 - NCTIES 2026 - Raleigh, NC
6.1.2026 - Royse City ISD
6.9.2026 Regional Office of Education #4
6.16.2026 InnovateEDU Tech Conference
6.23.2026 SE Missouri State University
8.7.2026 Pottsville Schools
8.19.2026 Trenton R-IX
If you want me to speak at your school and/or conference, hit me up! Snagging days for the summer now! 🙌
Also, I’m currently looking for:
One school in Northwest Arkansas
One school in the Little Rock area
…to host a Google in an AI World one-day conference for teachers (in collaboration with Google)!
If you work at a school (or know one) that might be interested, let ya boi know! We’d toss y’all a ton of free spots if you’d be so kind to host!
💌 Never Stop Learning!
