TIES Inclusive Practices Series (TIPS): TIES Inclusive Practices Series (TIPS): Using AI Tools to Support Teacher Collaboration in Inclusive Classrooms (#32)

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Description

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are widely available to educators. These tools can generate written text, summaries, and plans in response to user prompts. When General Education and Special Education teachers collaboratively plan lessons, GenAI can be especially useful for reducing time-consuming pre-meeting preparation, such as generating ideas and creating initial drafts. This frees teams to spend their limited time together applying the professional judgment that only those who know the students well and have content expertise can bring to the planning process. This TIP introduces collaborative teams to what GenAI tools can and cannot do and how to use them in ways that strengthen inclusive practice.

View TIP #32: Using AI Tools to Support Teacher Collaboration in Inclusive Classrooms

Suggested Citation

Boman, J., Ghere, G., Coleman, O., Sommerness, J., & Liu, K. (2026). Using AI Tools to Support Teacher Collaboration in Inclusive Classrooms. In TIES TIPS Series: Tip #32. https://publications.ici.umn.edu/ties/foundations-of-inclusion-tips/using-ai-tools

Details

Date
8/27/2026 
Type
Report 
Publisher
Institute on Community Integration

Topics

  • Education practices (K12 and transition)
    • Inclusive education
  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Instruction