Name two tools you encounter and one thing you are unsure about.
A hands-on workshop for educators
Less overwhelm.
More aha!
A friendly, practical introduction to AI for primary and secondary teachers. Explore practical AI ideas, build useful skills, and bring fresh possibilities into your classroom.
✓No coding needed · No AI account needed for the demos
☀Curiosity first
YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY
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Small steps.
Big possibilities.
Practical ideas you can adapt to your own subject, students and teaching style.
5 modules to explore01 / 05
♡Teachers stay in charge
◷Practical, guided learning
✎Ready-to-use examples
◎Primary + secondary
♡People-first, always
Your learning journey
One curious step at a time.
Each module builds on the last. Choose a topic to explore what you’ll learn, practise and take away.
MODULE 012-hour session
Understand AI
Learn what AI is, how generative AI works, and where its limits are. Try prepared examples and build a realistic AI mental model.
Your session at a glance
- ✓AI, machine learning and generative AI in plain English
- ✓Spot the difference between search, automation and chatbots
- ✓Explore a prepared demo and discuss where AI can go wrong
- ✓Make an ‘AI can / AI can’t’ classroom map
✦YOU’LL TAKE AWAYA confident, realistic mental model of AI.
DAY 1 · HANDS-ON LAB
AI detective: what is doing the work?
Build a useful mental model by separating generated content, rule-based automation, and search. Real products can combine approaches, so explain your reasoning rather than relying on a label alone.
Distinguish AI, machine learning, and generative AI. Discuss why a fluent answer is not proof of truth.
Complete the quick challenge below. For each answer, explain what the system is actually doing.
Compare a broad request with a specific one. Look for useful detail, missing context, and claims that need checking.
Discuss where AI could help brainstorm, where a simple rule is enough, and where a teacher must decide.
Check a deliberately flawed answer, then write one safe experiment, one verification step, and one boundary.
QUICK KNOWLEDGE CHECK
4 scenariosWhich approach best fits?
Choose the best fit for each example. Your result updates as you answer, and each explanation tells you why.
1. A spreadsheet colours every score below 40 red because a teacher set a rule.
2. You ask a chatbot to draft three explanations of evaporation for ten-year-olds.
3. A school library catalogue returns existing books that match the words water cycle.
4. A speech-recognition model turns a recorded lesson into captions.
PREPARED DEMO
Can you spot the problem?
“Evaporation only happens when water boils at 100°C.”
Imagine this appears in an AI-generated explanation for a science lesson.
Reveal the teacher check
The claim is incorrect. Evaporation can happen below the boiling point; boiling is a different process.
Teaching takeaway: A response can sound confident and still contain an error. Check important claims against trusted science materials before sharing them with learners.
Exit ticketBefore you finish, complete these three lines: “I could try AI for…”, “I would verify it by…”, and “I would not enter…”
A practical tool to take away
Build a better teaching prompt.
Turn a classroom task into a reusable prompt with role, context, learner needs and clear output instructions. The builder works in your browser and does not call an AI service.
Your reusable promptBrowser-only
Review the result, adjust it for your class, then paste it into an AI tool approved by your school.
Nothing has been sent to an AI service.
Privacy first: this tool assembles text locally on this page. It does not send your inputs to an AI model. Once you paste the prompt into another service, that service’s terms and data policies apply.
A workshop that feels doable
Learn it. Try it.
Make it your own.
You don’t need a technical background. Bring your curiosity and a teaching challenge; we’ll take it from there.
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See clear examples
Prepared demonstrations make ideas concrete, with no live AI service or account required to follow along in version one.
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Practise real tasks
Explore lesson starters, differentiated explanations, quizzes, rubrics and feedback prompts you can adapt to your learners.
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Leave with a plan
Build a small, sensible toolkit and choose one low-risk way to test an idea in your own teaching practice.
Explore the AI app landscape
One task. Several tools.
Choose what fits.
There isn’t one best AI app for every teacher. Compare options by the job you need to do, your school’s approved tools, accessibility needs and privacy requirements.
General AI assistants
Plan + createBrainstorm, draft, simplify explanations, generate examples and refine teaching materials.
ChatGPT
Alternatives: Google Gemini · Claude · Microsoft Copilot
Alternatives: Google Gemini · Claude · Microsoft Copilot
Google Gemini
Alternatives: ChatGPT · Claude · Microsoft Copilot
Alternatives: ChatGPT · Claude · Microsoft Copilot
Claude
Alternatives: ChatGPT · Gemini · Microsoft Copilot
Alternatives: ChatGPT · Gemini · Microsoft Copilot
Teacher-focused assistants
Teaching ideasExplore teacher-oriented workflows for lesson planning, differentiated resources and classroom activities.
MagicSchool AI
Alternatives: Brisk Teaching · general AI assistants
Alternatives: Brisk Teaching · general AI assistants
Brisk Teaching
Alternatives: MagicSchool AI · general AI assistants
Alternatives: MagicSchool AI · general AI assistants
Eduaide.AI
Alternatives: MagicSchool AI · Brisk Teaching
Alternatives: MagicSchool AI · Brisk Teaching
Reading + differentiation
Inclusive learningAdapt reading material, create leveled text and support varied learning needs.
Diffit
Alternatives: teacher-reviewed prompts in ChatGPT · Gemini · Claude
Alternatives: teacher-reviewed prompts in ChatGPT · Gemini · Claude
Microsoft Reading Coach
Alternatives: school-approved literacy and reading tools
Alternatives: school-approved literacy and reading tools
Slides + visual resources
Make it visualCreate visual lesson materials, presentations, posters and classroom-friendly designs.
Canva Magic Studio
Alternatives: Adobe Express · PowerPoint with Copilot
Alternatives: Adobe Express · PowerPoint with Copilot
Adobe Express
Alternatives: Canva · Google Slides · PowerPoint
Alternatives: Canva · Google Slides · PowerPoint
Research + source exploration
InvestigateExplore topics, ask questions about provided documents and check claims against sources.
NotebookLM
Alternatives: document chat in approved AI assistants
Alternatives: document chat in approved AI assistants
Perplexity
Alternatives: Gemini · Copilot · conventional search engines
Alternatives: Gemini · Copilot · conventional search engines
Quizzes + practice
Check learningDraft retrieval practice, question banks, exit tickets and feedback ideas for teacher review.
Quizizz AI
Alternatives: Kahoot! · Quizlet · forms and quiz tools
Alternatives: Kahoot! · Quizlet · forms and quiz tools
Kahoot!
Alternatives: Quizizz · Quizlet · Google Forms or Microsoft Forms
Alternatives: Quizizz · Quizlet · Google Forms or Microsoft Forms
Important: App names are examples, not endorsements. Features, free access, age limits and data handling can change and may differ by region or school plan. Check current terms and your school’s approved-tool policy before using a service with student work or personal information. The workshop website itself uses prepared examples and does not connect to these apps.
Start without paying
Free AI tools to try first.
A starter shortlist for teachers who want to explore AI without committing to a paid subscription. Free access usually comes with limits, and features can vary by account, region and school plan.
ChatGPT
Draft lesson ideas, explanations, examples and prompts. Usage and feature limits apply.
Explore ChatGPT ↗Google Gemini
Brainstorm, rephrase content and explore teaching ideas with a Google account where available.
Explore Gemini ↗Claude
Work with text, develop explanations and refine drafts. Usage limits apply.
Explore Claude ↗Microsoft Copilot
Try an AI assistant for brainstorming, writing support and general questions; availability varies.
Explore Copilot ↗NotebookLM
Explore your own uploaded or linked source material and generate source-grounded summaries, subject to limits.
Explore NotebookLM ↗Canva
Create classroom visuals and presentations. Some AI features and assets may require payment.
Explore Canva ↗Brisk Teaching
Teacher-focused browser tools may be available on a free plan; check current feature and account requirements.
Explore Brisk ↗Perplexity
Explore web research with source links. Search and advanced features may be limited.
Explore Perplexity ↗Quizizz / Wayground
Explore quiz and classroom activity creation; available AI features depend on plan and account.
Explore Wayground ↗Before using any tool: “Free” does not mean unlimited or automatically approved for school use. Check the current pricing page, age requirements, terms, and your school’s privacy policy. Do not enter identifiable student information into an unapproved service. These are examples to explore, not endorsements, and this workshop website does not connect to them.
Our north star
AI can assist.
Teachers decide.
AI is a tool, not a substitute for professional judgement or human connection. We keep accuracy, privacy, inclusion and student wellbeing in the conversation throughout the workshop.
✓Check before you trust.
AI can sound certain and still be wrong.
AI can sound certain and still be wrong.
✓Protect student information.
Use approved tools and never share sensitive data casually.
Use approved tools and never share sensitive data casually.
✓Keep learning human.
Use AI to support your expertise, relationships and care.
Use AI to support your expertise, relationships and care.
✓Make room for every learner.
Question bias, accessibility and whose voice is missing.
Question bias, accessibility and whose voice is missing.
Your next chapter starts here
You already know how to teach.
Let’s explore what’s possible.
Start with the basics, try one practical idea, and build confidence at your own pace. No hype required.
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