How I Use AI for CER Feedback: An OpenSciEd Classroom Share

​Join Valerie Pumala, 8th-grade science teacher at Cameron Middle School, for a first-hand look at how she uses AI to support Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) feedback in her own classroom.

​Val will walk through real student work and show how she generates strengths plus guiding questions that help students revise more effectively—without turning feedback into a grading marathon. This is not a tool demo or a theory session, but a grounded share from daily teaching practice.

​Val will share:

• ​Real student work and feedback used to drive student thinking

• ​The exact prompts she uses to generate actionable feedback

• ​What worked, what didn’t, and how she adjusted along the way

​You’ll leave with:

• ​A prompt you can adapt for your own assessments

• ​Time to try the approach with a sample or your own student work

• ​Practical ideas you can use immediately in your classroom

​After the session, the prompt and example will be shared in a Try Next space, where participants can try the approach later, compare notes, and continue learning from one another.

​Designed for middle and high school science educators, coaches and leaders who want to learn from real practice and learn with others. No AI experience required.