Google for Education launches the new Generative AI for Educators course

Generative AI for Educators is a free, two-hour, self-paced course designed to help teachers save time and enhance student learning with generative AI tools, such as Gemini or ChatGPT. Developed by experts at Google in collaboration with MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education), teachers learn how using generative AI tools can help to save time on everyday tasks, differentiate instruction to meet student needs, enhance lessons and activities in creative ways, and more. 

Teachers earn a PDF certificate from the course, which accounts for professional development achievement.

Learn how to: 

• Save time on everyday tasks. Use generative AI tools to help write class correspondence, create assessments, provide and format feedback, and tackle other administrative work.
• Enhance lessons in creative ways. Use generative AI tools to help update an existing activity to be more relevant to student interests, or apply an instructional strategy to make a lesson more engaging for students.
• Personalize instruction. Use generative AI tools to help adapt your content to better meet students’ individual learning needs, like modifying one lesson to accommodate varying reading levels.

Download the information PDF here. 

Generative AI and Quebec’s Digital Competency Framework

Quebec’s Digital Competency Framework outlines key competencies required for effective digital citizenship and professional practice in education, which include managing digital information, solving problems using digital tools, and producing creative digital content.

Here’s how the “Generative AI for Educators” course aligns with Quebec’s Digital Competency Framework:

• Developing Digital Skills: The course helps educators develop the skills needed to use generative AI tools efficiently, which is essential for managing digital information and resources effectively.
• Problem Solving with Digital Tools: Educators learn how to use AI to streamline administrative tasks and differentiate instruction, directly supporting the framework’s emphasis on using digital tools to solve complex problems and enhance productivity.
• Creativity and Innovation in Digital Content: By teaching how to use AI for customizing learning activities and creating engaging content, the course supports the competency of producing innovative and educational digital content.

For educators in Quebec, integrating the principles of this online course with the Digital Competency Framework can lead to more effective and dynamic teaching strategies that are aligned with provincial educational goals.

To get started with the course, visit: grow.google/GenAIforEducators

The Quebec’s Digital Competency Framework offers comprehensive guidance on integrating digital competencies across various educational contexts.