Wise AI use isn't a personality trait students arrive with — it's a skill we teach the same way we teach writing: model it, practice it together, then release it. 

Left to their own devices, most students treat a chatbot like a vending machine: type a request, take the output, walk away. Nothing is learned because nothing is thought.

This session introduces mentor tech—borrowed from the mentor text strategy—paired with a gradual release model (I do, we do, you do) to teach students the craft of skilled AI conversation, not just AI use. You'll learn eight concrete conversation moves (setting boundaries, demanding reasoning, verifying claims, pushing back, and more), grade-band examples for K–5, 6–8, and 9–12, and ready-to-use reflection tools that make student thinking—not just output—what gets assessed.

Leave with a classroom-ready framework you can use tomorrow.