AI for Teachers Course: From Basics to Classroom

Artificial intelligence is changing how teachers plan, teach and assess, and getting started is easier than it looks. This beginner-friendly course introduces AI in education from the very first step: key terms, real examples and how teachers and students already use AI today. Participants learn to work confidently with AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot. They write clear prompts using role, task, context and format, and check AI answers for accuracy and bias. In hands-on workshops, they use AI to:

save time on everyday tasks such as emails, letters and rubrics
create lesson plans and more engaging lessons
design better assignments, quizzes and rubrics
write personalised feedback for their students

Group discussions on the benefits, risks and responsible use of AI run through the week. Participants leave with a plan for their first AI-supported lesson back at school. No previous AI experience or premium accounts are needed.

The course aims to help teachers move from curiosity or uncertainty about AI to confident, everyday classroom use. It builds teachers’ digital competence with simple, practical AI workflows that save time and improve teaching, learning and assessment. It also develops a critical and responsible attitude towards AI, so teachers can guide their students safely in a world where AI is part of learning. In this way the course contributes to the Erasmus+ priority on digital transformation and the European framework for teachers’ digital competence (DigCompEdu).

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand key AI terms and examples and how AI is used in education today
Get started with AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot
Write clear, effective prompts using role, task, context and format
Check AI answers for accuracy, bias and reliability
Use AI to save time on everyday tasks such as emails, letters and rubrics
Create lesson plans and more engaging lessons with AI tools
Design better assignments, quizzes and rubrics with AI support
Write personalised feedback for students with the help of AI
Recognise the opportunities and risks of AI in education and apply mitigation strategies
Plan their first AI-supported lesson to use back at school
Plan follow-up and dissemination activities and integrate the course into future Erasmus+ projects

Course Language

English Note: Participants must have at least a CEFR level B1 knowledge of English in order to be able to participate actively.

Target Groups

Teachers of all subjects and levels, school leaders and teacher trainers who are new to AI. This AI for teachers course needs no previous AI experience. A minimum of B1 (Intermediate) English proficiency is required.

Methods & Tools

Lectures, hands-on workshops with AI assistants, group discussions and practical lesson planning.

In course fee includes

- Coffee Breaks that include traditional products.
- Guided tour of the Historical Center of the town.
- Dinner in a traditional restaurant in the town.
- Europass Mobility.
- A small gift with traditional Cretan products (Heraklion).
- Certificate of Attendance, for participants who attend at least 80% of the course.