Course Overview

This course will teach you about the capabilities of AI and how it can be applied to education. You will learn what AI is and the benefits and limitations of using AI to help lesson plan, assess, differentiate, and aid in student and parent comunication. We will provide an overview of six key AI tools and teach you specific ways these tools can help you save time and improve instruction. The course also comes with a printable AI tool reference chart and classroom organizers to help you in planning for its use in your classroom. You will analyze and learn about this topic through videos, articles, studies, and other resources. 

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At a Glance

Extended Education
Approximately 15 hours
Access Time: 365 days
1 PDU
Graduate Level Professional Development Credit
$210
No additional materials required

Program Highlights

Online education

100% Online

All coursework delivered fully online, so you can balance work, life, and study.

Standards

Graduate-Level PD Credits

Earn graduate-level professional development credits to support salary advancement and professional growth. Check with your school or district for approval before enrolling.

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Course Objectives

  • Identify what AI is
     
  • Evaluate the benefits and limitations of using AI as a teaching tool
     
  • Analyze teacher-focused AI tools for use in your classroom
     
  • Build a plan for implementing AI into some component of your planning or instruction
     
  • Critique, analyze, and summarize specific articles, resources, and studies on the benefits or pitfalls of AI and how it can be utilized in applications of education
     
  • Build and describe the use of a resource aligned with the classroom implementation plan that is critical for supporting your work in the classroom
     
  • Plan and build a Classroom Implementation Plan for immediate classroom use focused on improving your planning, lesson delivery, or another component of your teaching responsibility through the use of AI

Course Syllabus


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Program Partner

This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Model Teaching.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.

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