Professional Development
COURSES AND DIPLOMAS
All of our live 90-minute Zoom courses are freely available to members, covering a wide range of topics related to AI in schools.
Members can obtain 3 levels of accreditation by attending live courses in various strands.
Upcoming AI Courses for Educators
Practical online professional development sessions designed to help educators understand, apply, and use artificial intelligence responsibly in school contexts.
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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Educators
This introductory course provides educators with a clear and practical foundation for understanding artificial intelligence and its growing role in education.
- What artificial intelligence is and how it works at a basic level
- Key AI concepts educators should understand
- How AI is influencing teaching, learning, assessment, and school operations
- Opportunities, risks, and responsible first steps for using AI in schools
AI Applications for Educators
This professional development course offers a practical introduction to the main applications of artificial intelligence in educational settings.
- Concrete uses of AI to support lesson and project planning
- AI applications for creating and adapting educational materials
- Strategies for assessment, feedback, and learning follow-up
- Responsible criteria for selecting and using AI tools in schools
Both courses are free for members of the Center for AI in Education.
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