Not an educator? Learn about Google AI Essentials - applicable across roles and industries.

Generative AI for Educators

As a teacher, we know your time is valuable and student needs are broad. With Generative AI for Educators, you’ll learn how to use generative AI tools to help you save time on everyday tasks, personalize instruction, enhance lessons and activities in creative ways, and more.

Generative AI for Educators

Flexible AI training designed for teachers

This self-paced course fits into a teacher’s busy schedule with flexibility in mind. It offers hands-on, practical experience for teachers across disciplines.

83%

of educators who completed the course expect to save 2hr+ per week using gen AI tools1

74%

of educators who completed the course felt confident in their ability to use gen AI in the classroom2

Learn more about the course

Generative AI for Educators

Developed by AI experts at Google in collaboration with MIT RAISE, this course will help you bring AI into your practice. You’ll also gain a foundational understanding of AI — you'll learn what it is, the opportunities and limitations of this technology, and how to use it responsibly.

You’ll learn how to use generative AI tools to:

  • Save time on everyday tasks like drafting emails and other correspondence
  • Personalize instruction for different learning styles and abilities
  • Enhance lessons and activities in creative ways
Get started

Save time and enhance student learning with AI skills

When you complete the online course, you’ll gain essential AI skills you can apply to your workflow immediately. By using AI as a helpful collaboration tool, you can work smarter, not harder.

Earn a certificate which you can present to your district for professional development (PD) credit, depending on district and state requirements.

Earn a certificate which you can present to your district for professional development (PD) credit, depending on district and state requirements.

Get hands-on experience using generative AI tools and apply your new skills right away.

Get hands-on experience using generative AI tools and apply your new skills right away.

Frequently asked questions

Why enroll in Generative AI for Educators?

Generative AI for Educators is a two-hour, self-paced course designed to help teachers save time on everyday tasks, personalize instruction to meet student needs, and enhance lessons and activities in creative ways with generative AI tools — no previous experience required. Developed by experts at Google in collaboration with MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education), this no cost course is built for teachers across disciplines and provides practical, hands-on experience. After completing the course, teachers earn a certificate from the course, which they can present to their district for professional development (PD) credit, depending on district and state requirements.

Who is the Generative AI for Educators course for?

Generative AI for Educators is designed for high school and middle school educators of any subject, with no technical experience required. Any teacher who is interested in using AI to save time and enhance student education could benefit from this course.

How are the skills I learn applicable to my work?

This generative AI course for teachers will provide practical applications that help save time by increasing efficiency, productivity, and creativity. The course includes hands-on experience using generative AI tools to do things like write class correspondence (messages, emails, newsletters), create assessments and provide feedback, differentiate instruction to meet various student needs, and create instructional strategies to make lessons more engaging for students.

What will I get when I finish?

After completing the course, teachers earn a certificate that they can present to their district for professional development (PD) credit, depending on district and state requirements.

How much does Generative AI for Educators cost?

The Generative AI for Educators course is provided at no cost.

Who designed Generative AI for Educators?

Generative AI for Educators was designed by AI experts at Google in collaboration with MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education).

In what languages is Generative AI for Educators available?

Generative AI for Educators is currently available in English, and we are working to offer this course in additional languages. Please check back here for updates.

Looking to help your middle school students learn AI skills?

Check out Experience AI. Created by Google DeepMind and The Raspberry Pi Foundation, this no cost program provides ready-to-use resources to introduce AI technology in middle school classrooms, including lesson plans, slide decks, worksheets, and videos on AI and machine learning.

What is generative AI?

Generative AI is artificial intelligence that can generate new content, such as text, images, or other media.