Beginner · 4 lessons · about 30 min · free certificate

AI for K-12 teachers

A practical course for primary and secondary teachers on using AI for lesson planning, differentiation, rubrics, parent communication and feedback, while protecting student information and keeping grading and judgment with the teacher.

For: Classroom teachers, special-education teachers, student teachers and instructional coaches working with children and teenagers.

Start lesson 1

When you finish

  • You can sort teaching tasks into draft-with-AI, assist-with-AI and always-human.
  • You can write strong prompts for lesson ideas, differentiated materials, rubrics and parent messages without student information.
  • You can check AI output for accuracy, age-fit, bias and alignment with your curriculum.
  • You can explain why student names, grades and records stay out of unapproved AI tools.
  • You can follow a 30-day plan and talk about AI with students, parents and your school honestly.

Lessons

Final exam and certificate

8 questions. Score 7 or more for a free certificate of completion you can share and add to LinkedIn. Unlimited tries.

Take the final exam

Prompts you can use today

Copy one, replace the [brackets] with your details, and paste it into the AI tool you use. Leave out anything private.

Lesson plan skeleton

Create a 45-minute lesson plan skeleton for [grade level] on [topic]. Include a hook question, a short mini-lesson, a guided practice activity, an independent task and an exit ticket. List the materials needed. Leave a spot for my curriculum standard code. I will adjust it to my class.

Three reading levels

Rewrite this short passage that I wrote or that is in the public domain: [paste text] at three reading levels: easier, on-level and challenge for [grade]. Keep the key vocabulary. Add three comprehension questions for each level. I will check them for accuracy.

Rubric draft

Draft a 4-level rubric for a [grade] [type of assignment, for example persuasive paragraph]. Criteria: [list, for example claim, evidence, organization, conventions]. Use student-friendly language. I will edit it before sharing.

Parent message template

Write a warm, brief template message to families about [general topic, for example an upcoming field trip or a classroom routine change]. Placeholders for [date], [time], [teacher name]. Plain language, no jargon, grade 6 reading level. Do not mention any individual student.

Question bank

Write 10 discussion questions about [text or topic] for [grade], from basic recall to deeper thinking. Label each by level. Flag any question that depends on facts I should verify.

Feedback sentence starters

Give me 12 kind, specific feedback sentence starters for [grade] writing on the topic of [skill, for example using evidence]. Include some that praise, some that suggest a next step. I will personalize each comment myself for each student.

Sub plan template

Create a one-page substitute teacher plan template for [grade and subject]. Include sections for schedule, routines, seating notes, emergency information placeholders and a clear activity for each period. Do not include any student names or private information.

Ask the AI tutor

Ask anything about this course, in any language. The tutor is an AI: it can be wrong, and it never needs your personal details.

AI-drafted. Checked by an automated validator and a separate AI reviewer; a person has not read every lesson. Translations and tutor answers are AI-made. Found a mistake? Tell us. Tool facts last checked November 2026; features change, so check the product's own help pages. AI can be wrong. General information, not professional advice. Product names identify the tools taught; no affiliation or endorsement. Current University is not accredited; certificates of completion are not degrees, credit or licenses.