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Price
$75
Credential
Digital Badge
Length
Self-paced
Commitment
3-5 hours
Format
Asynchronous
Develop and Grow Your Skills in AI-Integrated Teaching
Course Description
Artificial Intelligence has been rapidly adopted in a wide variety of industries. While many educators recognize its potential, questions remain about how to use it responsibly without replacing meaningful critical thinking by students. This training explores practical strategies for integrating AI into instruction, including implementation strategies, lesson design approaches, and an overview of effective AI tool.
Learning Objectives
- Identify major AI tools commonly used in education, including general-purpose tools and platforms designed specifically for teachers and students.
- Explain the benefits, limitations, and ethical concerns associated with AI use in educational settings, including issues related to academic integrity, student dependency, and responsible implementation.
- Apply practical strategies for integrating AI into teaching tasks such as lesson planning, content creation, feedback, and classroom organization.
- Evaluate AI-supported instructional uses by comparing situations in which AI can enhance learning with situations in which it may undermine student understanding or academic honesty.
- Develop informed classroom and professional expectations for student AI use that promote responsible engagement, protect learning goals, and support educator decision-making.
Course Topics
- Module 1: The Reality of AI in Education
- AI and the future workforce
- General-purpose vs. education-specific AI tools
- Potentials and Pitfalls of AI in the classroom
- Module 2: Safe & Effective AI Tools for the Classroom
- Shifting perspectives and setting classroom expectations
- AI for tutoring and problem solving
- AI for creativity and productivity
- Guardrails and monitored student use
- Module 3: Lesson Planning With AI
- AI integration strategies for elementary school
- AI integration strategies for middle school
- AI integration strategies for high school
- Additional resources for continued learning
Target Learner
Educators, instructional coaches, and school leaders in K-12 education settings who wish to integrate AI tools thoughtfully into their teaching.
Digital Badge
- This course awards a digital badge. Not applicable toward UNK degree credit.
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