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Professional learning courses on AI

Our dynamic professional learning programs explore innovative approaches to reshaping classroom dynamics using state-of-the-art AI technologies. Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just beginning your AI exploration, our courses are designed to empower you, ensuring you can seamlessly integrate the formidable capabilities of AI into your teaching toolkit. Step into the future of education with us!

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AI & the Classroom: Strategies for Keeping the Focus on Learning – MV DeliverED

  • Price: $25
  • Best Practices, Blended & Online Learning, Classroom Management
  • Credit Hours: 5 SCECHs

Equip yourself with knowledge and skills to think critically about AI and its use in your classroom. Here’s a sneak peek of what you can expect: Book: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI Online Course: AI & the Classroom: Strategies to Keep the Focus on Learning – Explore how to help students prioritize skill-building and…

  • 5 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

AI & the Classroom: Strategies to Keep the Focus on Learning

  • Price: $15
  • Best Practices, Blended & Online Learning, Classroom Management
  • Credit Hours: 5 SCECHs

Generative AI is here, and if you’re like other educators, you might be concerned about skill loss, cheating, and violations of academic integrity. How can you help students stay focused on learning in your classroom? This course offers several simple, straightforward strategies for dealing with the generative AI-shaped elephant in the room. The best part?…

  • 5 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

AI 101: A Beginner’s Guide for Educators

  • Price: $15
  • Best Practices, Other, Teacher Advocacy
  • Credit Hours: 3 SCECHs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way we teach, plan, and support students. Understanding this new technology can empower you to work smarter and more confidently. In this course, you’ll explore foundational AI concepts and uncover how this technology is already influencing classrooms and education. You’ll examine current and emerging tools, weigh the benefits and…

  • 3 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

AI Integration: Investigating Business & Technology

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

Many districts are beginning to explore the use of AI to automate and streamline routine administrative tasks. This micro-credential will help you assess your current administrative workflows and technology infrastructure to identify opportunities for AI integration in your district’s operations.

  • 4 hrs
  • Facilitated
Free
AI Integration Framework for School Districts: Instructional Framework

AI Integration: Investigating Instructional Framework

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

Many educators are already exploring AI tools to enhance their productivity, but transitioning to meaningful instructional integration requires careful planning and support. This micro-credential will help you assess how AI is currently being used in your district and develop strategies to expand its use into instructional practices.

  • 4 hrs
  • Facilitated
  • Michigan Virtual
Free

AI Integration: Investigating Leadership & Vision

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

Many district leaders are beginning to understand the potential uses of AI to assist with teaching, learning, and operations. This micro-credential will help you assess your district’s current leadership awareness of AI’s potential and develop initial strategies for building a shared vision and actionable plan for AI integration.

  • 4 hrs
  • Facilitated
Free

AI Integration: Investigating Learning Assessments

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

AI tools are beginning to transform how educators assess student learning. But how can educators in your district thoughtfully explore and integrate these tools to enhance formative assessment practices? Completing this micro-credential will demonstrate your ability to analyze current assessment practices and identify meaningful opportunities for AI integration. You’ll also develop a pilot implementation plan…

  • 4 hrs
  • Facilitated
Free

AI Integration: Investigating Outreach

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

Effective outreach and communications are vital when school districts plan to integrate AI to support teaching, learning, and operations. This micro-credential will help you assess your current communication strategies with stakeholders and develop plans to foster transparent, two-way communication about AI initiatives in your district.

  • 4 hrs
  • Facilitated
Free
AI Integration Framework for School Districts: Policy, Ethical, & Legal Considerations

AI Integration: Investigating Policy, Ethical & Legal

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in education, it’s crucial for districts to carefully examine the policy, ethical, and legal implications of AI integration. This micro-credential will equip you with the skills to assess your district’s current policy landscape and develop foundational guidelines for responsible AI implementation.

  • 4 hrs
  • Facilitated
Free

AI Integration: Investigating Professional Learning

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

AI is already being used by educators and students in classrooms nationwide. But how much do educators in your district know about using AI? Completing this micro-credential will prove your mastery in assessing the needs of your stakeholders. You’ll also lay the foundations for planning future professional development opportunities for them and fostering them to…

  • 4 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

AI Integration: Investigating Student Use

  • Price: $25
  • Administration, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in education, it’s crucial to understand how students currently interact with and comprehend AI technologies. This micro-credential will equip you with the skills to assess student AI literacy levels and develop foundational guidelines for introducing AI concepts and tools in your district.

  • 4 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

Critical AI Literacies for Elementary Students

  • Price: $15
  • Best Practices, Other, Subject Specific
  • Credit Hours: 2 SCECHs

How can we, as educators, navigate AI in the classroom and beyond? And how can we teach young students to do the same? Critical AI literacies position educators and students as empowered and active decision-makers around generative AI technologies. This course offers engaging and age-appropriate strategies for introducing elementary students to critical AI literacies. In…

  • 2 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

DLN: An Essential Guide to AI for Educators

  • Free
  • Assessment, Best Practices, Blended & Online Learning
  • Credit Hours: 3 SCECHs

Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators. Welcome to the online course “An Essential Guide to AI for Educators.” In this course, we will explore the basics of AI, how to effectively and ethically implement AI in your practice, and how to start training students to start using AI to support…

  • 3 hrs
  • Self-Paced
  • MASSP
Free

Empowering Education with Web3: A Primer for Educators

  • Price: $20
  • Blended & Online Learning, Other
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

The way that we access and use the internet is currently undergoing a revolutionary shift. As an educator, it’s important to keep up to date with these changes to determine how they’ll impact your classroom. In this course, you’ll learn about the emerging internet era referred to as Web3, exploring the technologies and principles that…

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
  • Michigan Virtual
Free

Rethinking Classroom Practices with ChatGPT

  • Price: $15
  • Best Practices, Other
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

ChatGPT is quickly transforming the way we think about education and learning. This course will teach you how to harness the power of ChatGPT to revolutionize student learning. You will embark on an exciting journey as you explore the potential of ChatGPT in your classroom. The course includes a wealth of resources and examples to…

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
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