The National Council of Teachers of English is drafting guidance for how educators should integrate generative AI into English and language arts instruction without treating AI as either a replacement for student thinking or a banned tool. NCTE’s framework is positioned as a “moving target,” with feedback requested from teachers as systems and capabilities evolve. NCTE President Antero Garcia said the organization is not taking a pro- or anti-AI stance. Instead, it aims to help teachers support critical-thinking and writing by using AI as a starting point for ideas while requiring students to extend, verify, and compare outputs—especially to address risks like inaccurate or biased information. Teachers and students are also being encouraged to collaborate on prompts and to practice fact-checking, turning AI literacy into an instructional objective rather than a compliance debate.