Course Overview The digital divide greatly affects student success, especially for underserved groups. Artificial intelligence can both worsen and reduce these inequalities, making careful development, use, and assessment crucial. Educators will learn how to ensure fair access to AI, protect student data, and identify bias in AI systems. This module also equips educators to create and support policies that foster human-centered, inclusive, and culturally relevant AI in education. The aim is for all students to benefit from AI without increasing existing disadvantages and to evaluate how well AI policies align with Universal Design for Learning.   Read more

Course Overview Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everything around us, and education is no different. From personalized learning tools to automated grading systems, AI is already changing how educators teach and how students learn. As educators, we face a choice - we can passively accept AI or actively guide its integration in ways that are ethical, fair, and human-centered. This course provides you with essential knowledge and practical strategies to confidently navigate this changing landscape. You will explore key ethical issues of AI—including data privacy, algorithmic bias, transparency, and environmental impact—and see how these concerns directly affect your students and communities. Most importantly, this course helps you become not just a user of AI, but an informed advocate who can influence how AI is developed, evaluated, and governed in your school and beyond.   Target Audience: Any educator interested in understanding and using AI tools in their teaching practice.   Read more

Course Overview: This course provides educators with the knowledge and strategies to teach artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and understand its impact on the modern world. Participants will learn how to integrate AI across various subjects, promote ethical digital citizenship, and prepare students for an AI-driven future. By the end of the course, educators will be able to create student-centered learning experiences that encourage critical thinking, responsible use of technology, and meaningful engagement with AI tools. Read more

Este desarrollo profesional crea un conocimiento compartido de aspectos desconocidos de la construcción de la raza y el racismo. Exploramos un marco analítico para determinar las prácticas que sostienen actualmente la Cultura de la supremacía blanca en nuestra institución y algunas maneras de contrarrestarlas. Somos capaces de transmitir enfoques para enmarcar narrativas que motiven a otros a acabar con la cultura de la supremacía blanca y promover la justicia racial. Read more

This course examines the deficit/medical and social models of disability and explores their implications on society and educational practices. Learners will gain an understanding of ableism and learn about ways to challenge stereotypes and biases that impact individuals with disabilities. Additionally, this course will address intersectionality, including what it is, its implications for people with disabilities, and the ways that bias and ableism have distinct implications for multiply marginalized people with disabilities. Read more

Three main laws are largely responsible for impacting the education of students and staff with disabilities in today’s climate: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In this course, you will learn more about each of these laws and how they serve different purposes within the educational setting. Read more