From Interactive Lessons to Meaningful Assessment: CMKL Helps Teachers Put AI into Practice

Creating learning games, developing interactive materials, and finding better ways to understand students’ learning were among the possibilities
teachers explored at CMKL University’s “Teaching in the AI Era: Build Your Teaching Toolkit” workshop. The focus was practical: connecting AI tools
with the decisions teachers make every day.

Held on 6 November 2026 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, the workshop brought together educators from across Thailand
to explore how AI could support lesson planning, classroom activities, assessment, and feedback.

Turning Ideas into Classroom Resources

Throughout the day, short demonstrations and guided practice connected new tools with familiar teaching tasks. Teachers experimented with prompts,
explored interactive teaching materials, and considered how to adapt these resources for their own subjects and students.

The programme covered the teaching cycle, beginning with AI tools for everyday preparation before moving into interactive materials,
assessment design, and evaluating student understanding when AI is available.

Sessions were led by Justin Paulsen, Irving Gomez Mendez, Tianwei Jing with support from the Canarie Team, and Etienne Mueller.
A concluding session focused on building, testing, and sharing an AI teaching toolkit.

Teachers See Possibilities for Their Classrooms

Teachers’ feedback highlighted the value of ideas they could bring into their own teaching. Creating interactive resources
and educational games stood out, alongside practical support for lesson preparation and assessment.

Participants described plans to develop language lessons, worksheets, quizzes, and classroom activities using the tools they had explored.
Their responses showed interest in making lessons more engaging and adapting materials to students’ needs.

These reflections connected the workshop to everyday classroom priorities: preparing useful resources, encouraging participation,
and giving students more ways to engage with a subject.

Looking Beyond the Finished Assignment

The workshop also addressed a deeper question: how can teachers understand what students have learned when AI can help produce their work?

Feedback highlighted the importance of looking beyond a polished assignment to examine students’ actual understanding.
Teachers reflected on how AI could support meaningful learning experiences while keeping professional judgment central to lesson design and assessment.

This is an important consideration for classrooms where AI is increasingly available. Teachers need to decide what evidence demonstrates understanding,
where students need further support, and when using AI serves the learning goal.

Building Practical Confidence Through Experience

Participants also identified ways to make future learning opportunities more useful, including additional guided practice
and examples tailored to different subjects and teaching levels.

Their feedback reinforces the value of giving teachers time to experiment, ask questions, and connect new approaches
with their own classroom experience. Practical training helps educators make informed decisions about where and how to use AI.

CMKL’s Approach to AI in Education

The workshop reflects CMKL’s commitment to helping educators explore AI through practical application and thoughtful discussion.
Bringing lesson preparation, interactive resources, and assessment into one programme connected technical possibilities with the responsibilities of teaching.

For educators, the next step can begin with one lesson and a clear learning goal: explore where AI can contribute, review what it produces,
and consider how it supports students’ understanding.

CMKL thanks the participating teachers, speakers, and facilitators for sharing their experience, ideas, and feedback,
and for contributing to a thoughtful conversation about AI’s role in education.