Please Note: This course is free to take! To access it, simply add it to your cart and check out - just like a purchase, but with no cost. You’ll be asked to create a free NEA Professional Excellence Portal account if you don’t already have one.   Course Overview: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing everything around us, and education is no exception. From personalized learning tools to automated grading systems, AI is already reshaping how educators teach and how students learn. As educators, we stand at a crossroads - we can passively adopt AI or actively guide its integration in ways that are ethical, equitable, and human-centered. This course equips you with the critical knowledge and practical strategies to navigate this evolving landscape with confidence. You will examine key ethical implications of AI - including data privacy, algorithmic bias, transparency, and environmental impact - and explore how these issues directly affect your students and communities. Most importantly, this course positions you not just as a user of AI, but as an informed advocate who can shape how AI is developed, evaluated, and governed in your school and beyond. Target Audience: Any educator interested in understanding and leveraging AI tools in their practices. Read more

Please Note: This course is free to take! To access it, simply add it to your cart and check out - just like a purchase, but with no cost. You’ll be asked to create a free NEA Professional Excellence Portal account if you don’t already have one.   Course Overview: This course equips educators with the knowledge and strategies to teach artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and its impact on the modern world. Participants will explore ways to integrate AI across subjects, promote ethical digital citizenship, and prepare students for an AI-driven future. By the end of the course, educators will be able to design student-centered learning experiences that foster critical thinking, responsible technology use, and meaningful engagement with AI tools. Target Audience:  K–12 and higher education educators interested in understanding and leveraging AI tools in their teaching practices. Read more

Professional Learning AIED: Student‑Centered AI Literacy This course equips educators with the foundational knowledge and practical strategies needed to teach artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. Participants will investigate how AI shapes modern life and learning environments while also developing the skills to integrate AI across content areas to promote ethical, inclusive, and student-centered learning. By the end of the course, educators will be prepared to design learning experiences that foster critical thinking, responsible use of technology, and meaningful engagement with AI tools. Read more