Course series
NSBA AI Smart Certification
In response to the recent White House executive order aimed at advancing artificial intelligence education, we are proud to launch a new AI Certification for K-12 education leaders.
This timely program is designed to equip school board members, administrators, and district staff with the essential knowledge to navigate the integration of AI in public schools.
This package creates a comprehensive certification that moves from:
Understanding the tech: Courses 1-2
Protecting the district: Courses 3-5
Leading the organization: Course 6
Maximize your investment: This complete certification bundle offers savings compared to purchasing individual courses.
This timely program is designed to equip school board members, administrators, and district staff with the essential knowledge to navigate the integration of AI in public schools.
This package creates a comprehensive certification that moves from:
Understanding the tech: Courses 1-2
Protecting the district: Courses 3-5
Leading the organization: Course 6
Maximize your investment: This complete certification bundle offers savings compared to purchasing individual courses.
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What's covered?
The certification consists of six critical courses:
AI Foundations: Gain the essential knowledge and strategies to confidently guide conversations and decisions about artificial intelligence in K-12 settings. You'll learn what AI and generative AI are, how they work, and the real opportunities they offer for students, teachers, and administrators.
Generative AI and Prompting: This course explains AI in clear, everyday terms and shows how it fits into regular business work. You’ll learn practical ways to use AI to save time on reports, improve communication, and work with data—while keeping company information secure.
AI Policy Development for K-12 Schools: Participants will learn to craft and implement effective, ethical, and practical AI usage policies for their districts and schools.
Protecting Student Privacy in the Age of AI: This course addresses the critical data privacy challenges and legal responsibilities associated with using AI tools with minors.
Age-Appropriate use of AI in the Classroom: This module provides research-based strategies for leveraging AI to enhance learning outcomes across different grade levels, ensuring its use is both safe and pedagogically sound.
Building an AI-ready Workforce: As the final and essential capstone of this certification, Course 6 shifts focus from technological tools to the people who support your district. While earlier courses outlined the "what" and "how" of AI technology, this course emphasizes the most crucial variable in the equation: the who.
Our goal is to empower educational leaders to harness the potential of artificial intelligence responsibly, ensuring a safe and innovative learning environment for all students.
AI Foundations: Gain the essential knowledge and strategies to confidently guide conversations and decisions about artificial intelligence in K-12 settings. You'll learn what AI and generative AI are, how they work, and the real opportunities they offer for students, teachers, and administrators.
Generative AI and Prompting: This course explains AI in clear, everyday terms and shows how it fits into regular business work. You’ll learn practical ways to use AI to save time on reports, improve communication, and work with data—while keeping company information secure.
AI Policy Development for K-12 Schools: Participants will learn to craft and implement effective, ethical, and practical AI usage policies for their districts and schools.
Protecting Student Privacy in the Age of AI: This course addresses the critical data privacy challenges and legal responsibilities associated with using AI tools with minors.
Age-Appropriate use of AI in the Classroom: This module provides research-based strategies for leveraging AI to enhance learning outcomes across different grade levels, ensuring its use is both safe and pedagogically sound.
Building an AI-ready Workforce: As the final and essential capstone of this certification, Course 6 shifts focus from technological tools to the people who support your district. While earlier courses outlined the "what" and "how" of AI technology, this course emphasizes the most crucial variable in the equation: the who.
Our goal is to empower educational leaders to harness the potential of artificial intelligence responsibly, ensuring a safe and innovative learning environment for all students.
Learning program contents
I don’t feel as intimidated by the mandate to create an AI policy anymore because the courses broke everything down into clear, concise steps. It made the process feel manageable and gave me the confidence to move forward.
— Grace W.
The course was really easy to follow and flowed logically. I also liked the audio parts—they cut down on reading and made the whole thing feel quicker and more engaging.
— Josh C.
The courses were thorough and covered the material in a clear, structured way. I appreciated the interactive elements, which kept me engaged and helped reinforce key concepts.
— Amanda M.
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