Evaluating AI in Education
“How do I critically assess AI tools and guide students in their use?”
Your learning path
AI tools are already in your school, whether or not anyone asked you. This course helps you understand how they work, decide which ones deserve a place in your classroom, and guide students to use them without skipping the thinking. You'll leave able to look at any AI tool and say, with reasons, whether it helps or hurts learning.
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Foundations
Start here — timeless knowledge that grounds everything that follows.
How Learning Works
How memory and thinking actually work, and what that means for your lessons.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
A plain-language guide to what AI is, how it works, and where it fails.
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Applied & advanced
Put foundations into practice in your own classroom.
AI in Practice: Tools, Ethics, & Tradeoffs
How can I use AI tools responsibly in my classroom, if at all?
Assessments and AI
How do I know what my students are thinking when AI can write the essay?
Navigating Teacher Workflows
How can AI fit into my daily routine without costing more than it saves?
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Electives
Choose 1 elective that match your context and interests.
Teaching Students to think WITH AI
How can I help students use AI to stretch their thinking instead of shortcut it?
AI for Content Creation and Research
How can I use AI tools to curate and create high-quality content for my students?
When AI Gets Personal
How does AI already touch your and your students' lives, and what should you do about it?
Capstone & certificate
Capstone reflection
Review your artifacts, notice patterns in your growth, and describe where you started, what you practiced, and where you are headed.
Where I started
What I learned through practice
Where I'm going
Your certificate includes
Certificate title: AI Evaluation & Integration Certificate
Documented learning and application time
Series completed with competency statements
Alignment with professional teaching standards
A shareable record of your work
Portfolio — cover page, competency map, artifacts, and capstone reflection together describe what you did and what changed in your practice.
AI Evaluation & Integration Certificate
A portfolio-friendly record of your work across our Evaluating AI in Education course.
