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AI for Teachers and Educators
Teachers and trainers now use AI to plan lessons, write feedback, build assessments and answer student questions, and because student privacy, academic integrity and accuracy still rest with the educator, training on how these tools work and where they fail matters before using them with learners.
Why it matters: 7 times faster growth. Jobs that need AI skills grew 69%. All jobs grew only 9%. (PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer, 2026)
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AI Fluency for Educators (Anthropic)Anthropic AcademyYou apply Anthropic's 4D AI Fluency framework to your own teaching, redesigning course outcomes, learning materials and assignments so students use AI with care, then take a final assessment for a certificate.CertificateFree3 hrsAI Fluency: Framework & FoundationsAnthropic AcademyYou learn the 4D framework of Delegation, Description, Discernment and Diligence for working with AI systems, plus how generative AI works, its capabilities and limits, and effective prompting techniques. A final assessment earns a certificate.CertificateFree4 hrsElements of AI: Introduction to AIElements of AI (University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn)You learn what AI is and is not, how to frame real problems as search and game trees, how to reason about risk with Bayes' rule, and how machine learning and neural networks work, with no coding required.CertificateFreeSelf pacedGenerative AI for Educators (Google with MIT RAISE)Google for EducationYou learn what generative AI is and where it falls short, then practice using Gemini and NotebookLM to draft parent emails, personalize instruction, create assessments and feedback, and make lessons more engaging.CertificateFree2 hrsGoogle AI Educator Series (K 12 and Higher Ed tracks, with ISTE+ASCD)Google for EducationYou work through short Gemini lessons on teaching and on daily school work, such as feedback, assessment and family communication for K 12, or inclusive design and agentic workflows for higher ed, and earn a badge for each quiz you pass.CertificateFree10 to 15 minKhan Academy AI Certification Course for Teachers (Khanmigo for educators)Khan AcademyYou learn the basics of AI and how it can support teaching, the ethics of AI in schools, simple prompt writing, and how Khanmigo protects student safety and privacy when you use its teacher tools.CertificateFreeSelf pacedOpenAI Academy: AI FoundationsOpenAI AcademyYou learn the core practices for using ChatGPT at work: writing stronger prompts, giving context, checking outputs and using AI responsibly, applied to drafting, summarizing, planning and meeting prep. Scoring 80% or higher on the assessment earns a badge.CertificateFree60 to 75 minThe AI Empowered Teacher (NC State Friday Institute)Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State UniversityYou build AI literacy, learn how generative AI works and where it fails, work through bias, transparency and ethical choices, and design learning and assessment that use AI for personalized learning.CertificateFree365 daysAI 101 for Educators (Code.org)Code.orgYou learn how AI systems work, how they can change your teaching, practical ways to bring AI into lessons, and how to set a responsible approach for your classroom, in five one hour modules.TrainingFree5 hrsAI Capabilities and LimitationsAnthropic AcademyYou build a working mental model of how generative AI behaves, covering next token prediction, knowledge, working memory and steerability. Afterward you can look at an unexpected AI output, recognize what kind of problem it is and apply a targeted fix.TrainingFree3.5 hrsChatGPT Foundations for K 12 Educators (Common Sense Education with OpenAI)Common Sense Education (Common Sense Media)You learn how ChatGPT works and where it is weak, how to protect student data, safe and ethical ways to use it in teaching, and a prompting guide for lesson plans and classroom materials.TrainingFree1 hrChatGPT Foundations for Teachers (OpenAI on Coursera)OpenAI AcademyYou learn how ChatGPT works and how to set it up for teaching, write prompts with a simple framework, apply it to lesson plans, rubrics and parent messages, and review its output for accuracy, privacy and school policy.TrainingFree5 hrsGenerative AI for University Leaders (Vanderbilt University on Coursera)Vanderbilt University (Vanderbilt AI Law Lab)You see how generative AI is already used in higher education, how it changes jobs and what curricula should respond, and you draft a starting campus blueprint for policy, curriculum and a private chat platform.TrainingFree5 hrsMicrosoft Learn: AI for educators (learning path)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou learn what AI can do in a school, try the free AI tools in Microsoft Education, use Copilot Chat to plan and teach, and see how to guide students in using Microsoft AI tools.TrainingFreeSelf pacedMicrosoft Learn: Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot (learning path)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot works and how Microsoft approaches responsible AI, then use Copilot across Microsoft 365 apps to streamline communication and content creation. The last module covers best practices and ways to extend Copilot.TrainingFreeAI Deep Dive for Educators (ISTE+ASCD)ISTE+ASCDYou build a foundation in how AI works, use AI tools to design learning experiences for your students, and plan how to bring AI into assessment while keeping academic integrity.Training$186 and up15 hrsGenerative AI in Your Practice: From Knowledge to Application (AI for Education)AI for EducationYou learn how generative AI works, practice prompting strategies, apply AI to your own planning and admin work, set safe and ethical use rules, and finish with a learning design and assessment project for your school.Training$199Critical AI in Education Pathways micro credential (Iowa State University)Iowa State University School of EducationYou learn AI foundations, the ethics of AI in schools, how to fold AI into your teaching, how to write and follow school AI guidelines, and human centered approaches, earning a verifiable badge.TrainingPrice not published20 to 25 hrsGenerative AI and ChatGPT for K 12 Educators Specialization (Vanderbilt University on Coursera)Vanderbilt University (Vanderbilt AI Law Lab)You use ChatGPT to build creative lessons and games, learn how to explain generative AI to kids and parents, and practice prompt patterns for ChatGPT and Claude across a three course series.TrainingPrice not published27 hrsUnlocking AI in Early Childhood Education: Empowering Early Childhood Educators Through UnderstandingedWeb.netFrog Street product and curriculum staff explain what AI is, how it shows up in early childhood classrooms, and how to fit it into your daily workflow, while treating it as a helper that does not replace vetted curriculum.TrainingVaries1 hrIntermediateBuild on the basics. 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Gemini Certified EducatorGoogle for EducationYou prove you can explain key generative AI terms, choose the right Gemini tool for a teaching task, write and refine prompts, build Gems and other resources, and set classroom guidelines on hallucinations and plagiarism.CertificationFree2 hrsGemini Certified FacultyGoogle for EducationYou show you can use Gemini, NotebookLM, Gems and Imagen to design courses, support research and build assessments, and that you can address bias, privacy, hallucinations and academic integrity with your students.CertificationFreeTeaching AI Fluency (Anthropic)Anthropic AcademyYou learn how to teach the 4D AI Fluency skills to students, assess them, design assignments that build them, and connect AI's effect on your subject to your own discipline expertise.CertificateFreeSelf pacedAdvanced ChatGPT for K 12: Unlocking Educator Agency (Common Sense Education)Common Sense Education (Common Sense Media)You define your role in using AI safely and ethically, go deeper into how ChatGPT works, apply strategies for using it in your school from principles to classroom routines, and study real examples from other teachers.TrainingFree3 to 5 hrsApplying AI in Learning and Development Certificate (ATD)ATD (Association for Talent Development)You learn how generative AI works, how it changes your role in training and development, and how to use AI tools for performance consulting, learning needs analysis and action mapping.Training$2,445 and upClick any line for full cost, rules, renewal and sources.
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Google Certified Educator Level 1Google for EducationYou show you can create, share and organize work in Google Workspace for Education, run communication with Meet and Gmail, and use digital feedback so students manage their own learning.CertificationFree2 hrsISTE Certified EducatorISTE+ASCDYou learn to apply the ISTE Standards for Educators in your own classroom and prove it with a portfolio of technology rich artifacts, an alignment map and a written reflection.Certification$82580 hrsMicrosoft Certified Educator (Exam 62 193)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou show you can use technology to help students collaborate, communicate, manage their own learning and solve real world problems, and use these tools to work well as an educator.CertificationPrice not published60 min
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