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 Duration 14 hours

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AI in Education: Core Concepts and Practical Applications

  • Simplified explanation of AI and generative AI – understanding capabilities and limitations in classroom scenarios.
  • Typical educator applications: planning, resource development, differentiation, assessment assistance, and communication.
  • Defining expectations: viewing AI as a co-pilot rather than a substitute for professional judgment or school policies.

Initiating AI Tool Usage in Educational Settings

  • Choosing suitable tools: web-based assistants and integrated AI features in common platforms.
  • Fundamentals of safe setup: account management, school guidelines, and data privacy restrictions.
  • Immediate benefits for teachers: summarization, rephrasing, example generation, and enhancing clarity and tone.

Prompting Skills for Educators

  • Crafting precise requests: defining role, task, context, constraints, format, and providing examples.
  • Essential prompt structures: brainstorming, drafting, critical analysis, refinement, option comparison, and creating variations.
  • Practical exercise: developing a reusable prompt repository tailored to your subject, grade level, and common tasks.

Designing Lessons and Resources with AI

  • Drafting lesson frameworks aligned with learning intentions, success criteria, and curriculum outcomes.
  • Developing ready-to-use classroom materials: explanations, worked examples, worksheets, slide structures, and discussion starters.
  • Differentiation strategies: modifying reading levels, adding scaffolds, offering extensions, and suggesting multi-modal approaches.

Support for Assessment and Feedback

  • Creating question banks, formative assessments, and rubric criteria aligned with standards and task specifications.
  • Drafting feedback statements and conferencing prompts while maintaining the teacher’s voice and professional accountability.
  • Practical exercise: compiling an assessment support kit for a current unit, including questions, rubric wording, and feedback templates.

Quality Assurance: Precision, Bias, and Student Suitability

  • Identifying common pitfalls: hallucinations, missing context, inconsistent depth, and unsuitable reading levels.
  • Basic verification methods: fact-checking, requesting citations, and cross-referencing with reliable sources.
  • Refining for inclusivity and accessibility: bias reviews, culturally sensitive language, and adaptations for diverse learners.

Responsible Classroom Application and Implementation Planning

  • Privacy and security: managing student data, sensitive subjects, and appropriate prompts and outputs.
  • Academic integrity: guidance on acceptable use, citation expectations, and student-centered AI literacy activities.
  • Action plan: designing one AI-integrated lesson or workflow, establishing boundaries and routines, and planning stakeholder communication.

Requirements

  • Proficiency with computers, web browsers, and standard educational tools such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
  • Prior experience in lesson planning and developing learning resources for primary or high school students.
  • No programming background is necessary.

Target Audience

  • Primary School educators across all subject disciplines.
  • High School educators across all subject disciplines.
  • Curriculum leaders, learning support personnel, and instructional coaches who facilitate classroom instruction.

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