Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are set to revolutionize teaching and learning. Explore transformative ideas, design innovative learning activities, and collaborate with peers to integrate AI 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
- Early Application Deadline: November 30, 2024
- Final Deadline: January 10, 2024
Program StartJanuary 27, 2025
Certificate OfferedPenn GSE Certificate of Participation
Credits4 Continuing Education (CE) Credits
40 Pennsylvania ACT 48 Credits
Cost
- Standard rate: $1,500
- Leadership track rate: $2,250
- 30% discount for School District of Philadelphia employees
- 15% discount available for:
- Applications received by November 30, 2024
- 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
This program aims to engage professionals in exploring the benefits and challenges of using AI in education. Through the course, gain exposure to AI tools to support teaching and learning, as well as develop a greater capacity to perceive the nuances and dilemmas of this technology, pedagogy, and its effect on education.
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.
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.
Winter 2025 Schedule
| Dates | Time Commitments | Session |
| January 27, 2025 | Asynchronous work; ~10 hours | Learners will begin to explore resources, materials, and videos to help deepen their understanding of the recent advancements in artificial intelligence. |
| February 25, 2025 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #1: Integrating AI to augment student thinking and collaboration - Dr. Bodong Chen |
| February 27, 2025 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #2: Considering the dangers of using AI in the classroom and supporting students to be thoughtful users of AI tools - Dr. Sarah Schneider Kavanagh |
| March 4, 2025 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #3: Designing writing assignments with AI - Dr. Amy Stornaiuolo |
| March 11, 2025 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #4: An Introduction to AI: Understanding the scope of what foundation models can do in education - Dr. Ryan Baker |
| March 13, 2025 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ET) | Workshop #5: Project launch design - Dr. Betty Chandy |
Part III | ||
March-April | 4 sessions, 1 hour per session; dates and times to be scheduled | General Track - 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’ roles to connect, collaborate, reflect, and learn from each other’s experiences in live virtual sessions. |
March 25, 2025 | 4:00-8:00 p.m. (ET) | Leadership Track Workshop |
*New Offering - Leadership Track
As AI continues to impact education, school and district leaders must carefully consider, develop, and implement guidance for teachers, students, parents, and tech staff. If you are in a leadership position, join our specialized AI Leadership Track to enhance your leadership skills and capabilities around AI. Develop a school resource such as incisive policies and professional development aligned with your community's mission alongside other educational leaders.
Delve deeper into thought-provoking questions such as:
- How does and how should AI impact student learning, teacher planning, and overall school culture?
- In what ways does the system and which parts of the system - teachers, students, curriculum, AI, pedagogies/teaching/assessment practices, resources, beliefs - need to be redesigned and adjusted as a result of AI?
- How do you design policy and professional development that cultivates informed and ethical AI use?
The Leadership Track follows the same course of study through Parts I and II. During Part III, join other educational leaders for a specialized home team led by Dr. Tyler Thigpen, an expert in leading education innovation and transformation.
- Meet with experts in the field in an exclusive small group session
- Engage in a 3 hour workshop designed for leaders to create a resource for your school such as policies, professional development, and assessment practices which address AI and align with your community’s mission.
Continuing Education Credits - FAQs & Policy
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of obtaining Continuing Education (CE) credits?
CE credits are issued on an official University of Pennsylvania transcript. 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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