AI Essentials for Educators

AI Essentials for Educators

• Additional Resources: Informational Flyer, Course Syllabus

Highlights:

Equip teachers and school district personnel with a foundational AI literacy that enables them to understand how AI works and how to engage productively and responsibly with AI technologies.

About:

• Duration: 2.5 hours
• Format: Self-paced
• Prerequisites: None

Features:

• Video-Based Lessons
• Real-World Examples
• Interactive Activities
• Self-Grading Quizzes
• Certification Exam Included

Prepare your team for a world being changed by AI

Schools Have a Problem:

Staff members have varying degrees of knowledge and competency around using AI.

The Solution:

Create a shared base of knowledge and get your entire site certified in the essentials of AI for education. 

Get Certified

Upon completing this course, learners will be prepared to earn the Artificial Intelligence Certified Educator I certification, powered by KnowledgePillars.

About KnowledgePillars

Knowledge Pillars offers accredited industry-relevant certifications offering live-in-the-app exams that are 100% web-based using task-based questions that challenge exam takers to use higher-order thinking skills to create a product or complete a process.

Topics Covered:

Why AI Matters to Education

Dive into the basics of artificial intelligence, understanding its definitions, history, and the pivotal role it plays in modern society. This chapter lays the groundwork for comprehending how AI operates and its potential impacts on the educational landscape.

Ethical Considerations and Appropriate School Usage

Address the ethical considerations surrounding AI in education, focusing on privacy, bias, transparency, and accountability. This chapter emphasizes the importance of ethical decision-making in the use of AI tools and technologies in the classroom.

Prompt Engineering for Teachers and Students

Learn the art and science of crafting effective prompts to communicate with AI systems, a skill crucial for leveraging AI's educational potential. This chapter provides practical strategies for enhancing interactions with AI, ensuring that educators can guide their students in using AI tools responsibly and creatively.

How Students Can Use AI Suitably and Safely

Ensure that students have the practical skills to use AI with integrity in order to prevent plagiarism, assess for bias, and implement AI applications safely and ethically.

The AI Teacher's Toolbelt: Smart Classroom Applications

Discover a range of AI tools and resources that can enhance teaching and learning experiences. From personalized learning platforms to AI-powered assessment tools, this chapter offers hands-on guidance for integrating AI into curriculum planning and delivery.

AI Cheating: Dealing with It and Preventing It

Tackle the challenges of academic integrity in the age of AI. This chapter discusses the methods students might use AI to cheat, the implications for educators, and strategies for preventing and addressing AI-assisted cheating. It prepares educators to maintain high standards of academic integrity in their classrooms, even as AI becomes more prevalent.

By the end of this course, learners will:

• Own a foundational AI literacy that enables them to understand how AI works and how to engage productively and responsibly with AI technologies
• Be equipped with practical tools and ethical guidelines to guide and enhance their teaching in the Age of AI
• Own a common academic vocabulary around the Usage and Literacy of AI in the Classroom
• Have a toolkit of strategies to detect and deter AI-assisted cheating
• Know how to uphold and teach the standards of academic integrity as it relates to AI
• Be better prepared to lead their students into a future where AI is an integral part of learning and innovation

Technical Requirements:

Hardware:

• RAM: 4GB or more
• CPU: Pentium 5 or later

Software Needed:

• Google Chrome

Special Notes or Considerations:

PLEASE NOTE: This PD course is currently only available for preorder, and will be available in August 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: AI Essentials for Educators comes in three different options depending on you and your school's needs:

1 Staff Member

• This option is good for a single user at your school.

Unlimited Site License

• This option is good for your entire staff at your school, there is no limit on the number of teachers that can join the PD, they just all have to be at the same school or site.

In Person PD

• Mastery Coding will come to your school for in-person PD. There is no limit on the number of teachers that can join, and your staff will all be certified by the end of the PD.

Please select your desired PD option towards the top of this page.