Your next step in AI.
A pathway into practice.
Welcome to your Professional Development Hub: a guided digital program of interactive, self-paced courses for educators. Learn directly on the course pages, apply ideas to your setting and build your next steps around the work you do.
Build understanding. Try it. Take it further.
Follow this recommended sequence, then choose the strands that fit your interests and responsibilities. You can work at your own pace and return to course activities as you develop your practice.
- STEP 01Understand the foundations
Start with Introduction to AI. Learn how models work and how to question their outputs.
- STEP 02Explore applications
Continue with AI Applications for Educators. Connect tools and possibilities to learning goals.
- STEP 03Choose your context
Take Early Childhood or Elementary / Primary School—or both if you work across these settings.
- STEP 04Extend your pathway
Bring a lesson idea into practice, reflect on what pupils learn and select your next strand as courses open.
Four courses. Ready when you are.
Open a course to work through its interactive modules, examples, reflection activities and assessments. Access is included with your paid Center membership.
Introduction to AI
Understand large language models, neural networks and how generative AI learns from human-created material. Explore accuracy, bias, image generation, transparency, regulation and how frontier models are evaluated.
Open courseAI Applications for Educators
Explore classroom applications across subjects and ages: role-play, simulations and case studies. Get an overview of research tools, source-based notebooks, presentations and agents, alongside ethics and creativity.
Open courseAI for Early Childhood
Design play-based, language-rich learning moments and safe routines. Explore teacher-mediated advanced voice activities, storytelling and imaginative play, with adult guidance and meaningful offline follow-up.
Open courseAI for Elementary / Primary School
Extend learning across literacy, mathematics, science, social studies and the arts. Adapt activities for ages 6–8, 8–10 and 10–12, including advanced voice, inquiry and projects that keep pupils thinking.
Open courseMore courses are coming next week.
The remaining courses below will expand your pathway across all six strands. Explore each strand to plan what you would like to study next; course links will be added here as they become available.
01 · Classroom Applications
Choose a subject or age group and develop classroom practice.
Available now: Early Childhood and Elementary / Primary School.
Coming next week- AI Applications for Math & Science
- AI Applications for Social Sciences
- AI for Reading & Writing
- Image Design & Multimedia
02 · Pedagogical Innovation
Explore new ways to organize learning and participation.
Available now: Introduction to AI. Start here, then explore AI Applications for Educators.
Coming next week- Pedagogical Innovation with AI
- Project Based Learning with AI
- Simulations & Real Life Learning
- Designing the Classroom of the Future
03 · Cognitive Extension
Keep reasoning, reflection and intellectual agency central.
Coming next week- Cognitive Extension Using AI
- Developing Agentic Tutors
04 · Tools, Agents & Automation
Build practical capability with tools and repeatable workflows.
Coming next week- Design of AI Tools for Educators
- Custom GPTs & Process Automation
- AI Agents & Advanced Applications
- Data Analysis & Text Processing
05 · School Leadership
Connect professional learning with school-wide practice.
Coming next week- AI for Education Leaders
- AI for Administrative Processes
- Data-to-Insight Workflows
06 · Ethics & Policy
Examine the responsibilities that accompany classroom innovation.
Coming next week- Social & Ethical Implications
- Legal Frameworks Worldwide
- Assessment Redesign in the AI Era
Three levels to guide your learning
Use the Center’s diploma pathway framework to plan breadth across the six strands and depth in your chosen areas. Start with the courses available now and build toward your selected level as the catalog opens.
Foundation Certificate
6 credits
- At least one course from each of the six strands.
Develop a broad foundation for thoughtful use of AI in education.
Professional Certificate
10 credits
- At least one course from each strand.
- Four additional elective courses.
Broaden your practice and explore the areas most relevant to your role.
Master Diploma
15 credits
- At least one course from each strand.
- Nine elective courses in total.
- Include advanced work in agents, assessment, leadership and innovation.
Develop a connected approach to classroom practice and school change.
How the digital program works
How do I take a course?
Open an available course, read its welcome instructions and work through the modules. Explore examples, complete reflections and use the practice questions and assessments to check your understanding. Each course explains its own progression requirements.
Do I need to attend at a particular time?
No scheduled attendance is required. These courses are interactive experiences on the website. Set your own study routine and spend additional time on the activities most useful to you.
Who can access the courses?
The courses are included with paid membership of the Center for AI in Education. Sign in with your membership account before opening a course. If your access is not recognized, contact the Center for assistance.
How should I keep track of my learning?
Keep a simple learning record: course title, date completed, one idea to apply and one question to revisit. The current interactive courses save progress in the browser and site where you study; this hub does not combine those records into an account-wide progress tracker. Save any downloadable notebook or reflection separately.
What should I do after completing a course?
Choose one idea to adapt, identify what learners should think or do, and decide how you will check the outcome. Review your experience before choosing your next course. Keep your notes and any completion evidence for discussions about your longer-term pathway.
Strands & Courses
Strand 1: Classroom Applications
AI Applications for Early Childhood
Practical ways to use AI to design play-based, language-rich learning moments and safe routines.
AI for Primary–Elementary School
High-impact classroom uses: planning, differentiation, feedback, and creativity with simple routines.
AI Applications for Math & Science
Using AI for explanations, misconceptions, practice generation, and lab planning.
AI Applications for Social Sciences
Inquiry and analysis: sources, perspectives, arguments, and historical thinking supported by AI.
AI for Reading & Writing
Writing as a process: planning, drafting, revision, voice, and clarity with structured feedback loops.
Image Design & Multimedia
Classroom-ready image and media workflows for explanations, projects, and assessment.
Strand 2: Pedagogical Innovation
Introduction to AI for Educators
A clear, practical orientation to what generative AI can and cannot do in schools.
Pedagogical Innovation with AI
How AI changes learning design: from content delivery to inquiry, creation, and critique.
Project Based Learning with AI
Using AI to strengthen driving questions, authenticity, and criteria for success in PBL.
Simulations & Real Life Learning
Designing role-plays and simulations that feel real, complex, and curriculum-aligned.
Designing the Classroom of the Future
A human-centered framework for rethinking space, time, grouping, and learning routines.
Strand 3: Cognitive Extension
Cognitive Extension Using AI
A practical shift from AI as “answer machine” to AI as a thinking partner and metacognitive tool.
Developing Agentic Tutors
How to structure AI tutors that guide practice, feedback, and revision over time.
Strand 4: Tools, Agents & Automation
Design of AI Tools for Educators
How to design small, reliable AI “tools” for real classroom and planning workflows.
Custom GPTs & Process Automation
Building Custom GPT-style assistants for repeated tasks and consistent outputs.
AI Agents & Advanced Applications
What “agentic” systems are and where they genuinely help in multi-step education settings.
Data Analysis & Text Processing
Using AI to make sense of surveys, reports, transcripts, and qualitative feedback.
Strand 5: School Leadership
AI for Education Leaders
Leadership use cases: strategy, change management, communications, and decision briefs.
AI for Administrative Processes
Where AI adds value in school operations: workflows, documentation, and coordination.
Data-to-Insight Workflows
Transforming survey data and stakeholder feedback into actionable leadership insights.
Strand 6: Ethics & Policy
Social & Ethical Implications
A clear map of the ethical and social risks: bias, equity, privacy, transparency, and trust.
Legal Frameworks Worldwide
A comparative overview of how AI-related rules and guidance are emerging across countries.
Assessment Redesign in the AI Era
Redesigning assessment so it measures thinking, process, and applied understanding.
Diploma Pathway
A clear, flexible certification pathway designed for educators who want practical AI capability—grounded in pedagogy, responsible use, and real school workflows.
Level 1: Foundation Certificate
Purpose: Build a reliable foundation for using AI in teaching and learning—without hype, and with clear guardrails.
- Complete 6 credits total.
- Must complete at least 1 course from each of the 6 strands.
- Strand 1 AI for Primary–Elementary School
- Strand 2 Introduction to AI for Educators
- Strand 3 Cognitive extension using AI
- Strand 4 Custom GPTs and process automation
- Strand 5 AI for Administrative Processes
- Strand 6 Social and ethical implications
Level 2: Professional Certificate
Purpose: Move from understanding to implementation—stronger classroom integration, better workflows, and clearer assessment.
- Complete 10 credits total.
- Must complete at least 1 course from each strand.
- Plus 4 elective courses from any strand.
- Assessment Assessment Redesign in the AI Era
- Data Data analysis and text processing
- Design Project Based Learning with AI
- Tools Design of AI tools for educators
Level 3: Master Diploma
Purpose: Develop advanced capability to design, lead, and sustain AI-enabled learning and school practice.
- Complete 15 credits total.
- Must complete at least 1 course from each strand.
- Plus 9 elective courses total.
- Agents AI Agents or Agentic Tutors
- Assessment Assessment Redesign in the AI Era
- Leadership AI for Education Leaders
- Innovation Pedagogical Innovation or Classroom of Future