5 Practical English Activities for the AI Age | Classroom Strategies Teachers Can Use Tomorrow

AI is changing how students read, write and complete English tasks — but English teachers can respond by designing lessons that make student thinking more active, visible and human. In this video, Dan Misra from Austi Academy shares five practical classroom activities English teachers can use with a wide range of texts. The focus is simple: help students think, discuss, interpret and form their own judgements in ways AI cannot genuinely replace. The five activities are: 1. The Decision Debate Help students take a position on a character’s key decision and defend it with evidence. 2. The Modern Mirror Connect themes and conflicts in the text to the world students live in today. 3. The AI Contrast Exercise Use AI-style responses as something students can question, challenge and improve. 4. The One-Line Verdict Make every student’s thinking visible through one clear interpretive sentence. 5. The Inner Voice Rewrite Help students explore character motivation by writing what a character might be thinking but not saying. These activities are designed to be practical, low-preparation and adaptable across texts including Shakespeare, novels, short stories, poetry and drama. This video is especially relevant for: High school English teachers Heads of English English faculties thinking about AI and student engagement Teachers looking for practical classroom strategies, not abstract theory Download free English teaching resources: https://austi.org Contact: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Austi Academy Practical professional development for English teaching in the AI age. #EnglishTeaching #AIinEducation #EnglishTeachers #ClassroomActivities #StudentEngagement #AustiAcademy