Am I the only one overwhelmed by the possibilities of adding AI to my classrooms? Why do the articles that state 3 Simple Ideas for Introducing AI Into Your Teaching seem neither simple nor helpful? I find myself searching for the bridge, the path from the way I've been using curriculum to the future where AI is a natural aid in my students' learning experiences. I find myself researching how to build a bridge. What have I been doing to retrofit the curriculum to survive this transition? I'll share my successes and failures below. AI Detectors From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository I'll start with the rocky relationship I've had with investigating the use of AI. I teach British Literature and have grappled with AI-generated essays since early in 2023. While the rise of AI brings up important, philosophical discussions about the ongoing value of essay writing (which I discussed in a previous blog post ), the fact is I'm still using cur...