👩‍🏫 Teacher Tools & Onboarding Guide

Welcome to the Noesis AI Tutor Framework!

First an admission: none of this is needed. If you wanted to copy this system in its simplest form, just encourage students to ask follow up questions to ChatGPT and have them share their conversations. That's really all this is.

As people who use AI more and more we are discovering better ways to use it. We built this to encourage a better way to use large language models (LLMs).

The most interesting results come from questioning the output to see if it stands up to a critical eye. True for humans and AI.

This guide will walk you through everything you need to successfully implement AI tutoring in your classroom.

🎯 Quick Start Overview

The Noesis framework creates a structured learning environment where students engage with AI tutors to develop critical thinking skills. Here’s how it works in your classroom:

The Student Learning Workflow

  1. 📋 Teacher Assigns Work → You give students an assignment from our library
  2. 🔍 Student Explores Assignment → Students navigate to their assignment page
  3. 🤖 Student Opens AI Tutor → Students click to start their subject-specific ChatGPT tutor
  4. ❓ Student Asks Questions → Students work through assignment questions with the AI
  5. 🧠 Student Demonstrates Understanding → Students ask follow-up questions to show deep thinking
  6. 💾 Student Saves & Shares → Students save their conversation and share the link with you
  7. ✅ Teacher Evaluates → You grade based on the quality of their questioning and critical thinking

🛠️ Essential Teacher Tools

📚 Assignment Library

Browse our curated collection of assignments designed to promote critical thinking across subjects.

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📊 Grading Rubric

Use our structured rubric to evaluate student conversations with AI tutors.

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🎯 Subject-Specific Tutors

Direct links to all available AI tutors organized by subject area.

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📋 Detailed Student Workflow

Step 1: Teacher Assigns Work

What you do:

Resources:

Step 2: Student Explores Assignment

What students do:

Teacher tip: Encourage students to read the entire assignment before starting the AI conversation.

Step 3: Student Opens AI Tutor

What students do:

Teacher tip: Students should start each assignment with a fresh conversation to keep topics focused.

Step 4: Student Works Through Questions

What students do:

Teacher tip: Students should avoid asking for direct answers and instead ask for guidance and explanations.

Step 5: Student Demonstrates Understanding

What students do:

This is the critical thinking component! Students show understanding by:

Step 6: Student Saves & Shares

What students do:

Teacher tip: Provide clear instructions on how to share conversation links in your classroom setup.

Step 7: Teacher Evaluates

What you do:

📈 Assessment Framework

What to Look For in Student Conversations

🌟 Excellent Critical Thinking:

✅ Good Understanding:

❌ Needs Improvement:

Sample Assessment Questions

When reviewing conversations, ask yourself:

🚀 Getting Started Checklist

Before Your First Assignment

For Each Assignment

💡 Pro Tips for Success

Encouraging Deep Thinking

Common Challenges & Solutions

“Students just ask for answers” → Emphasize that questioning quality affects their grade, not answer correctness

“Conversations are too short”
→ Set minimum requirements (e.g., “Ask at least 5 follow-up questions”)

“Students don’t know what to ask” → Provide question starters: “Why does…”, “What if…”, “How is this related to…”

“AI gives wrong information” → Perfect teaching moment! Students should learn to verify and question AI responses

📞 Support & Community

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🎯 Ready to Start?

Choose your next step based on where you are in the process:

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Remember: The goal isn’t perfect answers - it’s developing students who ask thoughtful questions and think critically about information!