Do you feel scattered when you switch between different artificial intelligence tabs and lose your best prompts? This course will give you the opportunity to explore a variety of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) tools in one place. The series will streamline your workflow using structured prompting, personalized instructions, and team-based projects. You also get 50 education-related prompts and 100 prompts for K-12 education. There are bonus sections with even more resources included. What’s more, you can complete this course in any sequence you want, jumping to your favorite parts first.
Earn 12 CPE hours for videos and hands-on learning that move you from an AI beginner to an architect of professional tools. Included are BoodleBox Unlimited with free code, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and NotebookLM, Perplexity, and Local AI. The focus in the first few is to provide you an overview of various chat models. The final module is intended for you to set up Gen AI on a local machine or device, provided it is powerful enough.
Learn with TCEA?
- Our courses are streamlined for efficient and lasting learning.
- We share ideas and resources that you won’t be able to find anywhere else.
- We also offer ideas and techniques based on years of experience in professional development, integrating educator feedback to always meet the needs of course participants.
Self-Paced Online Course
AI Essentials for Educators is a self-paced, online program. Participants can begin anytime and go at their own speed throughout the program.
Upon enrollment, you will receive a program invitation email from TCEA’s learning management system that will give you access to the self-paced course. Within the course, you will find modules that must be moved through in sequential order.
In this course, you will have the opportunity to earn CPE hours with individual certificates for these Generative AI tools:
- BoodleBox Unlimited
- ChatGPT
- Claude AI
- Gemini and NotebookLM
- Perplexity
- Running Local AI
When you complete all six modules, you receive the AI Essentials for Educators certificate and digital badge.




