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AI workshops for teachers

Six practical workshops: understand AI, protect student data, prepare lessons and teach with honesty. You stay the author.

Certificate of completion (not CTLE). Goal100 is not a NYSED-approved CTLE sponsor, so these workshops do not award CTLE hours. They are not legal advice either: your district's policies and its data protection officer decide. Certification and CTLE · Where to earn CTLE hours

Who it is for

  • Classroom teachers, Pre-K to 12, every subject
  • ENL, special education and co-teachers
  • School counselors
  • Principals, assistant principals and district leaders

What you get

  • 23 sessions, about 45-60 minutes each
  • A hands-on task in every session, always with a paper option
  • A takeaway checklist and a short self-check (Goal: 100%)
  • Offline prompt builder and 12-point review checklist
  • A printable certificate of completion (not CTLE), made on your own device

Privacy

  • No account, no sign-in
  • Our site never sends anything to an AI service
  • Your progress, prompts and certificate stay in this browser only
  • Every task tells you: use only district-approved tools, and never paste student information

Open the workshops Start with Workshop 1

The six workshops

Take them in order, or start where you need it most. Workshops 1 and 2 are the foundation for everyone.

Workshop 1 · How AI works for educators

For: Everyone4 sessions · about 45-60 min each

  1. What generative AI is, and what it is not
  2. Tokens, prediction and why answers change
  3. Made-up answers (hallucinations) and how to check
  4. Bias and fairness in AI output
Start Workshop 1

Workshop 2 · Privacy and the law

For: Everyone4 sessions · about 45-60 min each

  1. Student information: what never goes into an AI tool
  2. NY Education Law §2-d and Part 121, explained
  3. FERPA and COPPA in plain words
  4. District AI and acceptable-use policies
Start Workshop 2

Workshop 3 · Lesson prep with AI

For: Teachers4 sessions · about 45-60 min each

  1. The prompt pattern: Role, Goal, Grade, Standard, Format
  2. Differentiation and ENL supports with AI
  3. Generating practice and checking answer keys
  4. The teacher stays the author
Start Workshop 3

Workshop 4 · Teaching students about AI and honesty

For: Teachers4 sessions · about 45-60 min each

  1. Teaching AI literacy to students
  2. Academic honesty in the AI era
  3. Designing AI-resistant assignments
  4. Designing AI-inclusive assignments
Start Workshop 4

Workshop 5 · Counselors and administrators

For: Counselors · Administrators4 sessions · about 45-60 min each

  1. College and career conversations in the AI era
  2. Talking with families about AI
  3. Writing a school AI policy: a checklist
  4. Leading staff learning about AI
Start Workshop 5

Workshop 6 · Hands-on: build and review a mini-lesson

For: Everyone (capstone)3 sessions · about 45-60 min each

  1. Plan your mini-lesson and write the prompt
  2. Draft, review and fix with the checklist
  3. Reflect, share and get your certificate
Start Workshop 6

How each session works

  1. Watch: 3-4 short frames with the big idea.
  2. Read and discuss: 2-4 screens of plain-language content with official sources.
  3. Try it: one decision question with a short reason.
  4. Hands-on task: 20-40 minutes, alone or with a colleague; paper option always included.
  5. Takeaway checklist: copy it or print it.
  6. Self-check: 4 questions. 95% or more on every session of a workshop = workshop finished.

Using it with your team

Student AI books (free)

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Sources

  1. NYSED Privacy Office: laws and regulations (Education Law 2-d, Part 121) (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  2. NYSED: Part 121 regulations (adopted January 13, 2020) (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  3. NYSED: Parents' Bill of Rights guidance for schools (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  4. NYSED: 2026 Data Privacy and Security Quick Reference (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  5. NYSED: FAQ for data protection officers (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  6. U.S. Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office: FERPA and school officials (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  7. FTC: Complying with COPPA, Frequently Asked Questions (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  8. NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile (July 2024) (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  9. U.S. Department of Education: AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning, core messages (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  10. U.S. Department of Education: AI guidance press release (July 22, 2025) (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  11. NYS Board of Regents: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and P-12 Education (March 11, 2024) (checked Nov 8, 2026)
  12. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: School and Career Counselors and Advisors (checked Nov 8, 2026)

Teacher Center · written for New York State educators · last checked Nov 8, 2026. As of that check we did not find a published NYSED AI guidance document for schools; if NYSED publishes one, these workshops will be updated.