AI and ChatGPT in Ukraine's Schools: Personalized Paths for 3.5 Million Students-If Ethics Lead

The Impact of AI on Education: How ChatGPT and Other Tools Are Changing Learning

Kyiv * September 12, 2025

AI can help Ukrainian schools deliver individual learning paths at scale. First Deputy Minister of Education and Science Yevhen Kudriavets highlighted a simple rule: use AI to serve clear learning goals, not to replace learning itself.

"Any technology contributes to the development of systems, including education. The question is how we will use it," he said. With 3.5 million students, AI can support the work that is hard to do manually-building a unique trajectory for each learner.

What AI can add to teaching and learning

• Personalized learning paths: AI tools can analyze a student's progress and recommend the next step faster than manual planning.
• On-demand feedback: ChatGPT can explain concepts, generate practice questions, and offer rubric-based suggestions.
• Teacher productivity: Draft lesson outlines, differentiate tasks, and summarize long texts in minutes.
• Accessibility and inclusion: Translate materials, simplify reading levels, and provide step-by-step explanations.

Non-negotiables: ethics and academic integrity

Kudriavets stressed that students should know why they use AI. The goal is learning, not shortcuts for grades.

• Keep learning human: AI supports instruction, it doesn't run the class.
• Assessment integrity: Use oral checks, process portfolios, and in-class writing to verify understanding.
• Bias and safety: Review outputs for accuracy and bias. Avoid sharing sensitive data with AI tools.
• Transparency: Ask students to declare AI use and show prompts and drafts.

Quick wins for school leaders

• Publish an AI-use policy: Define allowed uses, disclosure rules, and consequences for misuse.
• Redesign assessments: Include process evidence (notes, drafts), unique prompts, and oral defenses.
• Train your staff: Run short workshops on prompt quality, feedback workflows, and bias checks.
• Set data standards: Approve tools, manage logins, and protect student information.

Classroom workflows you can use this week

• Socratic tutor: Students ask ChatGPT to explain a concept, then paraphrase the answer and cite sources. Teacher runs a 2-minute oral check.
• Draft + critique: Students draft an essay, get AI feedback using your rubric, revise, then submit both versions with a reflection on changes.
• Reading accelerator: AI generates a summary and 5 discussion questions. Students respond, then compare with the original text to catch gaps.
• Vocabulary and translation: Use AI for multilingual glossaries and level-appropriate definitions, followed by teacher-facilitated practice.

Guiding students: start with "why"

Students should answer a clear question before using AI: Why am I using this tool now? If the purpose is to learn a skill, AI should support practice and reflection. If the purpose is to produce final work, disclose AI help and keep ownership of the ideas.

Suggested guardrails for teachers

• Require an "AI use note" on submissions with prompts and outputs.
• Ban AI for specific assessments and state alternatives clearly.
• Use short in-class checks to confirm authorship.
• Teach verification: cross-check facts with trusted sources.

Further reading and training

• UNESCO: Guidance on Generative AI in Education
• Practical AI courses for educators - Complete AI Training

Bottom line: AI can help deliver individual learning at scale, but purpose comes first. Use it to analyze, draft, and practice-while you keep teaching, mentoring, and assessing understanding.