AI for Educators: A Strategic Guide for Curriculum Development

Educators are exploring AI with curiosity, caution and sometimes confusion. This blog offers a practical guide to integrating AI tools in curriculum design, highlighting its benefits, challenges and ethical considerations. Educators are encouraged to be proficient in the school or district's policies regarding AI. Many schools and districts have policies that they expect faculty, staff and students to abide by, so it is critical that they be followed.

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Published on Oct 7, 2025

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Georgia Farrokh
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The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Grand Canyon University. Any sources cited were accurate as of the publish date.

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