AI LITERACY FOR EDUCATORS: LEAD YOUR TEACHERS WITH CONFIDENCE

Use the TTM AI Audit Toolkit to Build AI literacy, evaluate AI school tools, and boost professional development in your schools
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Let's be honest...

Do you find yourself...

  • Frustrated by the lack of clear frameworks or professional standards for AI use in schools.
  • Concerned that teachers are using AI for convenience rather than deep instructional impact.
  • Struggling to find time to support staff in developing real AI literacy.
  • Worrying about how to evaluate the quality and ethics of AI school tools before they shape instruction.

You're Not Alone!

Feeling like AI tools are evolving faster than you can keep up—let alone lead your staff through it all?

School leaders everywhere are asking the same question:
“How do I guide my teachers to use AI well … without losing great pedagogy?”

What if you could...

  • Understand AI. Use It Thoughtfully. Lead With Confidence.
  • Support teachers in building authentic AI literacy
  • Align AI use with effective instructional design
  • Foster confident, empowered teacher practice

That’s where this guide comes in.
You’ll get practical templates and frameworks to help your staff ask the right questions about the AI tools they use—so they can make decisions grounded in professional practice and sound pedagogy.

BUILD YOUR AI LITERACY PLANS & POLICIES

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Lead with Confidence in the Age of AI

This Online Virtual Coached AI Literacy for Educators Course helps teachers and leaders build the understanding, confidence, and practical skills they need to use AI in ways that actually support teaching and learning.

  • Templates to help teachers ask the right questions about AI tools
  • Frameworks to align AI use with effective pedagogy
  • Guides for building AI literacy across your school team

These templates will empower your teachers with clarity, inspire confidence, and shape the future of  teaching with intention.

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This Course Helps Educators Move From…

Curiosity → Confidence

Overwhelm → Clarity

Generic AI Use → Purposeful Educational Practice

Instead of simply showing tools, this course helps participants understand:

  • how AI works,
  • how different AI interaction models impact results,
  • and how to use AI intentionally while keeping students and strong pedagogy at the center.

Because technology should support professional expertise—not replace it.

 SAMPLE TEMPLATES

TEMPLATE 1

SMARTER QUESTIONS, STRONGER CLASSROOMS

What leaders should ask about AI in Education: Instructional Planning

  • Instructional Planning rubric with criteria
  • Guiding and Food for thought questions
  • Explore how teacher input shapes impact and outcomes using variety of AI tools
 Your teachers will walk away with an understanding that backward design reminds us that outcomes  guide our instruction to enhance student engagement. AI should serve as a thinking partner, not a replacement for teacher expertise.
 
TEMPLATE 2

SMARTER QUESTIONS, STRONGER CLASSROOMS

What leaders should ask about AI in Education: Assessment

  • Assessment tools rubric with criteria
  • Guiding and "food for thought" questions
  • Explore a variety of AI Tools to see how best practice processes for outcome-based assessment affect the results
 Your teachers will walk away with an understanding that curriculum alignment and depth of knowledge blueprinting add clarity that assists communication of learning targets and progress.
TEMPLATE 3

SMARTER QUESTIONS, STRONGER CLASSROOMS

What leaders should ask about AI in Education: Inclusion

  • Inclusion tools rubric with criteria
  • Guiding and "food for thought" questions
  • Explore a variety of AI Tools to see how to best differentiate for the learners in front of them. 
 Your teachers will walk away with an understanding that AI can churn out a “one-size-fits-all” lesson plan in seconds—but inclusion is never one-size-fits-all. 
 

BUILD YOUR AI LITERACY PLAN & POLICY

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What Makes This Course Different?

Most AI training focuses on prompts and productivity shortcuts.

This course focuses on educational thinking.

At Teacher Time Machine, we believe:

  • teachers know their students best,
  • strong pedagogy matters,
  • and AI should strengthen—not weaken—professional practice.

That’s why this course uses a coached learning model that guides educators through real educational processes instead of simply generating done-for-you outputs.

Participants learn how to:

  • interact effectively with AI tools,
  • evaluate AI-generated content critically,
  • maintain alignment with curriculum and outcomes,
  • design meaningful learning experiences,
  • and use AI responsibly in educational settings.
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What Educators Will Walk Away With

Participants will leave with:

  • a practical understanding of AI literacy,
  • strategies for interacting effectively with AI tools,
  • greater confidence evaluating AI-generated content,
  • frameworks for responsible AI use,
  • and practical ways to support teaching, learning, and leadership with AI.

Most importantly, educators will leave understanding how to use AI in ways that remain:

  • student-centered,
  • pedagogically sound,
  • and aligned with professional judgment.

You Don’t Need to Become an AI Expert Overnight

You just need the right guidance, the right framework, and opportunities to practice thoughtfully.

We’re here to help you work smarter, strengthen your practice, and confidently navigate the future of education with AI.

Elevate your teaching. Simplify your life.

Get the AI Literacy for Educators Course Today.

License Includes delivery for your entire team!

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Designed For

✅ Classroom Teachers
✅ Instructional Coaches
✅ School Leaders
✅ Curriculum Leaders
✅ Learning Support Teams
✅ Educational Consultants
✅ District Leadership Teams

Whether you’re just beginning to explore AI or looking to deepen your understanding, this course provides practical, educator-focused learning grounded in strong educational practice.

AI Literacy for Educators

  1. Introduction

    3 lessons
    1. Understanding AI and Its Role in Education
    2. A Clear Vision for Clear Results
    3. Who Drives?
  2. Exploring Edtech Models

    8 lessons
    1. Interacting with AI
    2. AI Can | AI Can't
    3. Pros and Cons of AI Model Types
    4. Your AI Audit Toolkit
    5. Conversational AI Tips & Tricks
    6. Conversational Model Examples
    7. Overview of The Coached Model
    8. Coached Model Examples
  3. Exploring AI Edtech Tools

    6 lessons
    1. Image Generation: Practice Makes Perfect
    2. Vocabulary Visuals
    3. Image and Video Supports
    4. Get Students Writing with Ownership: Writing Prompt Generation
    5. TTM + Google = Perfect Partnership
    6. Visual Supports
  4. Creating a Strong Vision Together

    12 lessons
    1. Your Strong Vision Template
    2. What Are Our Core Values?
    3. Aligning and Recording Our Core Values
    4. Pillar I : Pedagogy
    5. Pillar II : Innovation & Ethics
    6. Pillar III - Practical and Purposeful : Questions For Exploring AI Tools
    7. Drafting Our Vision Statement
    8. Implementation: Vision To Practice (Part 1)
    9. Next Steps: From Vision To Practice (Part 2)
    10. The Human Check
    11. Keep in Touch!
    12. Your Voice Matters!
NICE TO MEET YOU

Meet the Team Behind Teacher Time Machine

We’re lifelong educators who’ve walked in your shoes.

Sharon Skretting has served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and principal.
Dr. Richelle Marynowski, PhD in Curriculum and Assessment, is a former Associate Dean at the University of Lethbridge and led teacher development
Dan Vanden Dungen is a current K–12 administrator leading staff through change with expertise in Neuroscience and inclusion.

Our story is your story. We’ve all stayed up at night worrying about teacher burnout. We've felt the burnout ourselves — and we believe AI, when guided well, can be part of the solution.

That’s why we created the AI Literacy for Educators — to help leaders like you bring clarity, confidence, and professional integrity to AI use in schools.

Because we’ve been there. We built this for you.

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