AI Use Policy for Intelligence Suite

1. Purpose & Scope: AI for Augmentation, Not Automation

This policy governs the ethical and professional use of the ConnectedClassroom.org Intelligence Suite (REAL Connections, CrossLink, WonderWeb, UDL Architect, and Unautomatable AI). Our mission is to provide AI that emboldens human potential, preserves educator autonomy, and ensures that technology serves as a bridge to authentic, real-world learning.

Our AI systems are designed to:

  • Preserve Autonomy: Enhance educator capabilities while keeping the teacher as the primary instructional designer.

  • Ensure Equity: Promote inclusive, human-centric learning via research-backed logic (e.g., Rural Mode and cognitive Scaffolding).

  • Guarantee Privacy: Maintain a "Zero-Data" architecture to protect student and teacher intellectual property.

2. Permitted Professional Uses

Educators are encouraged to utilize the Intelligence Suite for high-level instructional design, including:

  • Instructional Design: Drafting standards-aligned lesson plans and interdisciplinary curriculum maps.

  • Authentic Learning (REAL Connections): Identifying community-based partners and place-based learning opportunities.

  • Cognitive Scaffolding (CrossLink): Generating interdisciplinary connections across Civic, Creative, and Cognitive domains.

  • Human Capacities (Unautomatable AI): Developing micro-lessons centered on the 10 Unautomatable Human Capacities (Empathy, Ethics, Curiosity, etc.).

3. Prohibited Uses & "Guardrails"

To maintain the integrity of the platform and the safety of the classroom, the following are strictly prohibited:

  • Data Privacy Violations: Submitting personally identifiable student information (PII) or sensitive educational records.

  • Commercial Exploitation: Reselling or monetizing AI-generated outputs without explicit written agreement.

  • Reverse-Engineering: Attempting to extract or "jailbreak" proprietary prompt logic or serverless Google Apps Script code.

  • Unverified Implementation: Implementing AI-generated content in a classroom without professional human review.

  • High-Stakes Automation: Relying on AI for summative grading, student discipline, or high-stakes placement decisions.

4. The "Pedagogical Verification" Social Contract

By using these tools, educators enter into a "Social Contract" of professional responsibility:

  • Critical Evaluation: All AI output must be treated as a "Draft." Educators must validate content for accuracy, age-appropriateness, and local relevance.

  • Attribution & Transparency: When using materials primarily generated by the suite, include the citation: "Designed with ConnectedClassroom.org’s Intelligence Suite."

  • Ethics Reporting: Users are expected to report any biased or inaccurate outputs to ethics@connectedclassroom.org to help improve the system's underlying logic.

5. Student Safeguards & AI Literacy

If educators introduce students to the suite's outputs, the focus must remain on AI Literacy:

  • Critical Inquiry: Encourage students to interrogate and critique AI suggestions rather than accepting them as fact.

  • Supervised Exposure: All student interaction with tool outputs must be under the direct supervision of a certified educator.

  • Disclosure: Students should be explicitly informed when a learning resource was co-designed with AI.

6. Technical Governance: The Zero-Data Principle

Our Responsible Use is backed by our architecture.

  • Ephemeral Sessions: Your inputs are processed via a secure serverless proxy and are never retained for model training.

  • API Segregation: We protect the "System Instructions" (our proprietary pedagogical logic) to ensure that the AI remains focused on educational excellence rather than generic chat.

7. Global Standards & Compliance

ConnectedClassroom.org aligns its AI policies with international frameworks for excellence:

  • ISTE Standards: Alignment with "Educator as Designer" and "Citizen" standards.

  • UNESCO AI Ethics: Adherence to the principles of human agency and environmental sustainability in AI.

  • Evidence-Based Practice: Integration of 5-Dimensional Scaffolding and Classroom-First logic derived from peer-reviewed educational research.