AI in the Classroom
Equip teachers with critical perspectives, foundational knowledge, and simple classroom practices to ensure human agency, student voice, and human dignity remain central in any AI use in education.
7 snacks
3 materials · 3 mini-experiments
1. What Is Human Agency?
Preserving Control in an AI-Enhanced ClassroomIn an AI-enhanced classroom, you're still the decision-maker. Human agency means you choose when and how to use AI—and what stays uniquely human in teaching and learning.
2. Classroom-Ready AI
Just Because It Uses AI Doesn't Mean It's Useful."AI-powered" doesn't mean "teacher-approved." This snack gives you a quick, practical way to decide if an AI tool actually works for your students.
3. AI and Student Autonomy
If AI gives all the answers, what are students really learning?This snack helps you spot when AI supports critical thinking — and when it replaces it — so you can keep students in charge of their learning.
4. Types of AI Tools in Education
Not all AI tools teach the same way. Some teach. Some track. Some just talk.This snack helps you recognize different categories of AI, spot the benefits and watch-outs, and decide how to use them wisely in your classroom.
5. Digital Citizenship 2.0
Empowering Students to Navigate the AI WorldIn Digital Citizenship 2.0 we show how your existing digital citizenship lessons can easily extend to the AI era—helping students question, verify, and use AI responsibly.
6. What AI Can't Teach
Your Irreplaceable Human Superpowers in the ClassroomAI can draft lessons, crunch data, and speed up tasks—but it will never replace the most important part of teaching: you. This snack re-centers your value in an AI world by spotlighting the human strengths that make you a transformational educator.
7. Lesson Planning with AI
Co-Planning for Deep, Student-Centered LearningAI can give you a starting point for lessons—but only you can make them great for your students. This snack shows how to turn generic AI output into rich, student-centered learning experiences that reflect your expertise.
What you'll walk away with
Preserve teacher and student agency when integrating AI into instruction and assessment
Select and categorise AI tools based on pedagogical purpose, student need, and classroom context
Design AI-supported lessons that protect authentic learning, student voice, and genuine understanding
Redesign assessments to maintain integrity and surface true learning in the AI era
Work through the snacks — short, evidence-based lessons that build your understanding. Each one gives you research, a classroom connection, and one thing to try or discuss.
Test your understanding in a low-stakes mini-experiment before you bring it to your classroom. Leverage our downloadable materials to support you in your teaching and classroom practice and let us know how it goes!
For credit towards an Accingo Course certificate, try something from this series in your own classroom, then complete a short, structured reflection on what you learned and what you would bring to your PLC and/or regular practice. You will see "Application Artifact" if required.
