Course | Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for Educators: The Self-Paced Learning

Facilitators

1. Douglas Fisher
Douglas Fisher is a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is the co-author of the Distance Learning Playbook and many other books focused on teaching and learning. He is an AI certified educator and has earned micro-credentials in AI for Education. In addition, Doug is a certified trainer and AI Pioneer for MagicSchool.

2. Nancy Frey
Nancy Frey is a Professor in Educational Leadership at San Diego State and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is credentialed as a special education teacher, reading specialist, and administrator in California. Nancy has used assistive, adaptive, and educational technology to support students’ learning for many years and is an AI certified educator. She is the author of numerous books on literacy and language development, the use of tools for education, and assessment.

3. Meghan Hargrave
Meghan Hargrave is an experienced educator, with over 15 years in the field. After being a teacher leader in the classroom, she moved into education coaching and consulting where she supports hundreds of K-12 schools and districts worldwide. Her work has always focused on important instructional shifts in education and practical ways the educators she supports can embrace these shifts effectively, which has included the integration of Artificial Intelligence tools in the classroom. She is ChatGPT, GoogleAI, and AI for Education certified in addition to working closely with thousands of educators on how to implement these tools in the classroom. She is an international presenter, has taught preservice teachers at Columbia University’s Teachers College, regularly contributes to popular educational publications, and is known for sharing innovative and effective classroom strategies via social media @letmeknowhowitgoes.

Key Takeaways

Educators developing expertise in AI, its capabilities, underlying technology, essential platforms, and key terms will be empowered to unlock new learning opportunities for all learners. By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

- Apply the AI learning to current teaching with opportunities to put learning into action immediately
- Evaluate the benefits and challenges of integrating AI into teaching and learning
- Use AI for daily functions: managing content, engaging students, assessing learners, meeting students’ instructional needs, assessing learning and providing feedback
- Incorporate personalized, real-time feedback on the use of AI, gaining insights and strategies from educators deeply immersed in AI technologies to adjust and improve teaching practices
- Explain the ethical considerations of using AI in education
- Create future-ready learning environments using AI technology

Curriculum

• Introduction
• Module 1: AI Basics
• Module 2: Prompt Engineering
• Module 3: AI Assisted Teaching: Managing Content
• Module 4: AI-Assisted Teaching: Engaging Learners
• Module 5: AI-Assisted Teaching: Meeting Instructional Needs
• Module 6: AI-Assisted Teaching: Assessing Student Learning
• Module 7: AI-Assisted Teaching: Providing Effective Feedback
• Module 8: AI: Beyond the Basics
• Conclusion

Duration

8+ hours of learning.