FOR TEACHERS
AI changes the teacher’s role. It does not remove it.
In TAM, teachers facilitate reasoning, productive struggle, verification, judgement and reflection. Your knowledge of the learner remains central.
FROM ANSWER-GIVER TO LEARNING FACILITATOR
More room for the learner’s thinking.
Good teaching has always involved more than explanation. TAM builds on that expertise, supporting teachers to choose when to explain—and when to help a student think further.
FROM THE PRESSURE OF
Explaining every answer
Explanation still matters. It becomes one of several deliberate ways to support learning.
TOWARDS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
- Asking better questions
- Protecting productive struggle
- Challenging unsupported claims
- Guiding verification
- Helping students revise
- Making thinking visible
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
Build confidence through supported practice.
Experience the learning, practise the decisions and develop your facilitation with feedback.
- 01
Understand
Know the purpose and boundaries.
- 02
Experience
Learn as a participant.
- 03
Practise
Rehearse activities and feedback.
- 04
Co-Facilitate
Guide alongside support.
- 05
Demonstrate
Show readiness to lead.
- 06
Deliver
Lead with confidence.
- 07
Improve
Reflect, share and refine.
Readiness is demonstrated through observed facilitation, not course completion alone.
WHAT TEACHERS RECEIVE
Practical support for real classroom decisions.
Resources and guidance work together so that preparation leads into confident practice.
Structured learning materials
A coherent sequence with a clear learning purpose.
Facilitator guides
Context, likely misconceptions and ways to guide discussion.
Activity plans
Practical steps, prompts and appropriate alternatives.
Questioning frameworks
Ways to probe reasoning and invite a useful challenge.
Evidence tools
Simple ways to notice and capture student thinking.
Coaching
Feedback on the situations you encounter in practice.
Calibration and QA support
Shared examples and review to strengthen consistency and quality.
THE INTERVENTION LADDER
Offer enough support. Leave the thinking with the student.
The ladder helps teachers choose an intervention without taking over. It is a guide, not a rigid sequence; context and learner needs come first.
- 01
Wait
Allow time for an attempt.
- 02
Clarify
Make the task or difficulty clearer.
- 03
Probe
Ask what led to the choice.
- 04
Narrow
Focus attention on a manageable part.
- 05
Model a process
Show how to approach a similar problem.
- 06
Provide information
Supply a missing fact or resource.
- 07
Reset
Reframe the task and begin again.
WORKING WITH AI
AI can support thinking. It should not own it.
Within approved, age-appropriate activities, teachers can use AI assistance deliberately and make its role explicit.
- Explain
- Hint
- Question
- Challenge
- Critique
The student retains judgement and final ownership.
Students still check assistance, decide what to accept and explain the result in their own terms.
TEACHER VALUE
Confidence backed by people and practice.
The aim is not to add another tool to manage. It is to make AI-related learning decisions clearer and better supported.
Confidence
Rehearse unfamiliar situations before leading them.
Shared language
Talk consistently about reasoning, checking and ownership.
Practical tools
Use materials and prompts designed for facilitation.
Clearer AI boundaries
Know the purpose, permissions and limits of an activity.
Evidence of student thinking
See beyond polished output to the learner’s explanation.
Stronger institutional support
Work within shared expectations, with a clear route for help.
SUPPORT FROM TAM
You are not simply handed content.
Support continues from the first orientation into classroom delivery and reflection.
- 01
Orientation
Understand the purpose and your role.
- 02
Practice
Rehearse activities and responses.
- 03
Co-facilitation
Lead alongside a experienced facilitator.
- 04
Coaching
Reflect on experience and try improvements.
- 05
Readiness review
Discuss observed facilitation and next steps.
- 06
Ongoing calibration
Review examples together and refine shared judgement.