Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) promise to transform teaching and learning. In this program, you’ll have a chance to explore big ideas, design learning activities, and collaborate with peers as you try new approaches to implementing artificial intelligence into your classroom.
What Sets Us Apart
About the Program
The Introduction to Teaching with Artificial Intelligence (AI) program convenes K-12 and higher-education educators who are eager to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance their learning environments.
Application Deadline
- Priority Application Deadline: June 1, 2024
- Final Deadline: July 31, 2024
Program StartSeptember 10, 2024
Certificate OfferedPenn GSE Certificate of Participation
Credits4 Continuing Education (CE) Credits
40 Pennsylvania ACT 48 Credits
Cost
- Standard rate: $1,500
- 15% discount available for:
- Applications received by June 1st
- Penn GSE and Center for Professional Learning alumni
- Penn employees
- Groups of 5+ from the same organization, contact us prior to applying.
Ideal Candidates
- K-12 teachers and administrators
- Instructional leaders (e.g., coaches, mentors, professional development leaders)
- Higher education teachers and administrators
- Teachers in informal and non-traditional settings
- Online
The Introduction to Teaching with AI program includes three parts.
Part I: Explore
You will deepen your own understanding of the recent advances in AI, as well as the questions, tensions, and possibilities it brings to the classroom, by exploring resources, materials, and videos on our online learning platform.
Part II: Envision
You will engage in a series of live virtual workshops where you will design learning activities and experiences that you intend to implement in your own classroom. Workshops in previous program cohorts have included:
- An Introduction to AI: Understanding the scope of what foundation models can do - Dr. Ryan Baker
- Considering the dangers of using AI in the classroom and supporting students to be thoughtful users of AI tools - Dr. Sarah Schneider Kavanagh
- Integrating AI to augment student thinking and collaboration - Dr. Bodong Chen
- Designing writing assignments with AI - Dr. Amy Stornaiuolo
Part III: Enact
You will implement learning activities and experiences with your students in your local context. You will also participate in live virtual sessions with small teams of colleagues to connect, collaborate, reflect, and learn from each other's experiences.
Fall 2024 Schedule
| Dates | Time Commitments | Session |
| September 10, 2024 | Asynchronous session; ~10 hours | Learners will begin to explore resources, materials, and videos to help deepen their understanding of the recent advancements in artificial intelligence. |
| October 10, 2024 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #1: Designing writing assignments with AI - Dr. Amy Stornaiuolo |
| October 15, 2024 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #2: An Introduction to AI: Understanding the scope of what foundation models can do - Dr. Ryan Baker |
| October 17, 2024 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #3: Integrating AI to augment student thinking and collaboration - Dr. Bodong Chen |
| October 22, 2024 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #4: Considering the dangers of using AI in the classroom and supporting students to be thoughtful users of AI tools - Dr. Sarah Schneider Kavanagh |
| TBD | Workshop #5: Project launch design | |
| Four synchronous sessions - dates and times scheduled between October - December | 2-4 hours per session | Learners will implement their AI activities and experiences in their classrooms and share their findings in small discussion groups. The cohort will be divided into sub-groups based on learners’ time zones to connect, collaborate, reflect, and learn from each other’s experiences in live virtual sessions. |
Takeaways
By the end of the program, you will gain the ability to:
- Utilize tools such as OpenAI, ChatGPT4, and Generative AI.
- Apply scaffolding techniques taught by Penn GSE faculty experts in instructional design and learning technologies to enhance your curriculum.
- Assess how AI affects students' abilities to learn.
- Make informed decisions regarding AI implementation, usage, and policies.
Continuing Education Credits - FAQs & Policy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the benefits of obtaining Continuing Education (CE) credits? - Having an official record of your participation in this program can add credibility to the work that you invest in completing it. In some school districts, CE credits can be used to help educators advance along their pay scale.
- What style of grading does this program follow? - Programs that offer CE credits award "Pass/Fail" grading.
- Can I add CE credits after I get started in the program? - You must decide before you start the program if you will be participating as a learner who is completing the program for CE credentialing. You will not be able to opt in after the program starts.
- Can I receive partial credit or opt out of receiving CE credits after I start the program? - No, this program can not offer partial credit if a learner can not complete the program. However, a learner can unenroll from the program by the drop deadline and will be responsible for 100% of the program fee.
- Why might you not want CE credits? - If you choose to receive CE credits but do not successfully complete this program, you risk receiving an F on your permanent Penn transcript.
- Can participating educators receive Pennsylvania Act 48 credits if they don't register for CE credits? - Yes! All Pennsylvania educators are eligible to receive the total amount of ACT 48 credits regardless of their preference for CE credits.
Continuing Education Credits Policy
Please read the policy below carefully to understand the important consequences that choosing to receive CE credits may have for your University of Pennsylvania transcript.
As a participant in this Penn GSE Certificate program, you are eligible to receive Continuing Education (CE) credits for successful completion of the program requirements. Whether or not you choose to receive CE credits for your participation in this program, all program expectations and requirements are the same.
If you choose to receive CE credits, this course will appear on your permanent Penn transcript.
If you decide to unenroll from this program, you will have until the Add/Drop Deadline to do so without consequence for your transcript. This course will no longer appear on your Penn transcript.
If you decide to unenroll from this program after the Add/Drop Deadline, then this course will appear on your Penn transcript. Courses dropped after the Add/Drop Deadline requires instructor approval, and a 'W' will appear on your transcript in place of a grade.
If you decide to unenroll from this program after the Withdrawal Deadline, then this course will appear on your Penn transcript, and you may earn an F.
If you choose to receive CE credits for your participation in this program but do not successfully complete it, then you may earn an F on your Penn transcript.
Please indicate whether or not you would like to receive CE credits for your participation in this program on your application.
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