Classroom tools and AI training for teachers
Free tools for your classroom and resources from MWFAI professional development sessions for teachers. The tools run in your browser, with no accounts and nothing to install.
Classroom tools
Word Search Maker
Turn any word list into a printable puzzle with an answer key. Pick the grid size, difficulty and look, then download a PDF.
Private by design: nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere. Your words stay in the browser tab, and the PDF is built on your device.
The maker needs a wide screen to show settings and preview side by side, so on phones and tablets it opens in its own tab.
More tools on the way
More free classroom tools will land here over time.
AI Professional Development for Educators
Midwest Frontier AI · Generative AI Training
This is a supplement to the live presentation. Feel free to reach out with any questions by email.
Activities
- New Input
- Prompt with paper. Could be a flowchart, a doodle, or just a bunch of words jotted down.
- Variety
- Ask for a joke on a specific topic, or ask for a “random” outcome. Have your class try it. How original was it? Now try different prompt techniques (see: Better Prompts, Unique Jokes for Halloween).
- Code Something in Canvas
- Toggle on “Canvas” in a Gemini chat and have it create a little program to solve a deterministic, repeatable problem (e.g., a dice roll, a metric-imperial converter).
- Historical Prices
- Reading classic literature? Try to convert the money to 2026 dollar terms and explain it in comparison to wages at that time period. History? Find comparison points to modern experience.
- Drills
- Need extra practice on a topic? Remix current homework questions (teachers still check before it goes to students).
- Art
- Turn 2D media (painting, drawing) into 3D animation assets like video game sprites.
- Class Activity Breakdown
- Explain a learning objective and get a list of reusable or cheap materials appropriate for high schoolers to use for a classroom activity.
Takeaways
- Focus on purpose: core skills + character
- No AI is a valid option, but it is not the default
- AI detection is helpful, but AI accusations are more complicated than "has this text or image AI been through an AI tool?"
- We need to adjust. Reality sounds like what used to be sci-fi!
- Stop saying: “Oh, I just use it for…” All AI use has risk.
- AI models are getting more capable, not “better.”
- LLMs pick similar things (bias, mode collapse). Asking a bunch of different models a bunch of times does not necessarily have the diversity of a mixed group of humans.
Chad Ratashak, CFCS
Owner, Midwest Frontier AI
Career intelligence analyst covering counterterrorism, complex fincrime topics, and generative AI topics like LLMs and voice deepfakes. National Merit Scholar.
Contact information
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