Strategic AI for Educators: Tools, Tasks, and Transformation (Level 1)
Instructor: Megan Hsu
Make AI work for you: A practical roadmap for using the right tools at the right time to save hours and elevate instruction. In a world overflowing with AI tools, it’s not about using more, it’s about using smarter. This course is designed to help educators strategically integrate AI into their professional practice. You’ll learn how to match the right AI tools to common teaching and administrative tasks, optimize your workflow, and develop an AI scope and sequence for continuous improvement. Whether you’re a teacher, coach, or school leader, you’ll walk away with a personalized AI strategy that supports real outcomes, not just tech for tech’s sake.
Course information
For school leaders and teachers
Duration: 12 hours
5 sessions
Live peer-to-peer learning
The methodology
Teachers will learn in small groups of 2-5 colleagues, meeting once a week for 5 weeks. Sessions are 1.5 hours and can be in-person or online.
Course syllabus
Session 1: Rethinking Productivity with AI
- • The new landscape of educator workloads
- • What AI can and can’t do (yet)
- • Introduction to task mapping: What takes your time? What drains your energy?
Session 2: Tool Matchmaking (Pairing Tasks with Tech)
- • Framework: Input Type × Output Type
- • Categories of tools (text generation, media creation, data analysis, automation, etc.)
- • Hands-on:五 tasks you do weekly with ideal AI tools
Session 3: Designing Your Personal AI Toolkit
- • Curating vs hoarding tools
- • “Minimum Viable Stack” for teachers vs administrators
- • Setting up your toolkit (including browser extensions, cloud tools, etc.)
Session 4: AI Scope and Sequence for Professional Growth
The methodology
Teachers will learn in small groups of 2-5 colleagues, meeting once a week for 5 weeks. Sessions are 1.5 hours and can be in-person or online.
For school leaders and teachers
Duration: 12 hours
5 sessions
Live peer-to-peer learning