The Drama Teacher has been publishing resources for drama and theatre teachers and their students at all levels of education for over twenty years. Recently, I have begun using AI tools as part of how I research and draft some of the articles and classroom resources here. Below is a breakdown of what this does and does not constitute.
What AI Helps With
I use AI tools to help with early research, to draft and structure long-form articles, and to speed up repetitive formatting work. On a substantial piece, this may involve gathering background information, suggesting an outline, or producing a first draft I then work from.
What Stays With Me
Every article is reviewed, fact-checked, and edited by me before being published. The pedagogical judgement — what’s worth teaching, how it works in a real classroom, what will actually help a Drama teacher on a Monday morning — comes from teaching Drama for 37 years in secondary schools and a Master of Education in Drama. AI doesn’t have that. It’s a digital tool I direct, not a substitute for the work I undertake.
Where I’m Careful
AI can be confidently wrong, particularly on dates, attributions, and specifics. I check factual claims against reliable sources before publishing, and I would always encourage others to do the same with any online resource, including mine. I now use some form of AI nearly every day in my drama teaching practice and my online publishing.
I’ll keep this page updated as my practice, and these tools evolve.
Last updated | August 2026 | Justin Cash