This course was designed for the teacher who keeps hearing about AI, isn’t sure where to start, and doesn’t have time to wade through a 300-page textbook. Every lesson is short, immediately applicable, and grounded in two foundational books: Matt Miller’s AI Literacy in Any Class and Artificial Intelligence in Education by Holmes, Bialik, and Fadel. By the end of the week, you’ll have tried AI tools, understood the legal landscape around student privacy, built a classroom activity, and created a personal 30-day action plan: no computer science degree required.
This is about understanding AI well enough to use it thoughtfully, not about replacing your teaching with technology; talk about it honestly with your students, and protect them when it matters. You’ll learn what AI actually is and where it gets things wrong, how FERPA, COPPA, and New York State Education Law 2-d apply to tools already in your classroom, and how to embed AI literacy into lessons you’re already teaching without rebuilding your curriculum from scratch. Academic integrity is handled not with detection tools and zero-tolerance policies, but with co-created norms and assignment design that makes cheating beside the point.
