How to teach AI without handing over the lesson plan

“Keep the human in the loop.” — Ryan Reid

Ryan opens on the single practice that makes this book classroom-ready: don’t let AI do the thinking you want students to learn. He’s been using the Edu Protocols Field Guide: AI Literacy (the new AI edition) in his classes and pulls concrete moves you can steal immediately.

The HALT checklist you can actually use

Ryan walks through a short decision flow he’s borrowed from the book and used the week after he read it. Treat it like a filter before you ask an AI to help:

• Is the outcome appropriate for the task? Does AI enhance the learning objective or replace it?

• Is the use ethical? Could it harm students or privilege a narrow perspective?

• Will you monitor accuracy and bias? What evidence will you require?

• How will you disclose AI use and cite it?

He uses this every time he has AI update rubrics, refresh lesson links, or generate visuals — and he insists the teacher keeps the learning objectives intact.

Two classroom examples that make the book practical

Ryan cites two small but useful bits: page 43’s discussion‑order activity (students put scenarios on a continuum, then write two classroom AI scenarios of their own) and page 63’s “human thing” reminder — a protocol meant for students who’ve already wrestled with ethical AI use, not for first exposure.

He also describes a real use: feeding old lesson links into an AI, asking for modern peer‑reviewed sources, verifying them, and then using a mind‑map suggestion to freshen the lesson’s appearance without changing the objectives.

Why this isn’t a shortcut

Repeated point: Edu Protocols’ AI edition is remix, not replace. Ryan’s verdict is clear: the guide gives teachers structured prompts and ready frames so AI becomes a tool — a useful coat of paint — rather than the lesson owner.

If you want the short listen, Ryan’s review runs under nine minutes and is full of page calls and classroom moments worth copying.