Georgia teachers embrace AI for lesson planning, but worry about student thinking skills

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Nearly 60 percent of Georgia’s public-school teachers are now using generative artificial intelligence tools for instructional planning and preparation, according to a report released this week by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts.

The finding represents a striking rate of adoption for a technology that was barely on educators’ radar three years ago — and it comes with both enthusiasm and unease.

What teachers are doing with AI

The audit surveyed a representative sample of teachers across metro Atlanta, middle Georgia, and rural districts in the southern part of the state. The most common uses reported were:

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Georgia teachers embrace AI for lesson planning, but worry about student thinking skills

What teachers are doing with AI