Empowering Teacher Leaders to Model, Communicate, and Scale Responsible AI Use

A four-part professional learning experience that helps educators explore, apply, and lead with AI, grounded in ethics, creativity, and confidence.

Why Education Leaders Matter

Teacher leaders are bridges between classrooms, systems, and ideas. The Teacher Leadership Accelerator helps them build AI fluency and the communication skills to guide others. Participants learn not only how to use AI well, but how to talk about it with clarity, care, and influence, so responsible innovation takes root across their schools.

Program Structure: Create → Evaluate → Plan → Deliver

Workshop 1: Learn and Create

Focus: Build foundational understanding of AI and explore classroom and leadership use cases.
Outcome: Participants experiment with generative AI to improve teaching, planning, and collaboration.
Workshop 2: Evaluate and Discern

Focus: Strengthen discernment and responsible decision-making.
Outcome: Leaders assess AI tools for bias, privacy, and alignment with school values.
Workshop 3: Plan and Build

Focus: Apply learning through developing a small-scale pilot or modeling plan.
Outcome: Each participant develops a practical plan to model AI use within their team, school, or district.
Workshop 4: Communicate and Deliver

Focus: Develop strategies for leading communications about AI and practice delivering those communications.
Outcome: Leaders practice framing AI concepts for peers and administrators, addressing skepticism, and facilitating safe, informed dialogue.

Key Takeaways

By the end of the Accelerator, participants will:

Use AI confidently and ethically in their instructional and leadership work.
Model effective workflows that reclaim time and deepen engagement.
Facilitate peer learning through communication tools, meeting guides, and conversation frameworks.
Build shared language and trust around AI in their school or district.

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Teacher Leaders and Coaches

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Department Chairs and Deans

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Librarians and Tech Coordinators

Who It’s For

Delivery Options

District Cohort

Format: 4 sessions (120 min) + asynchronous reflection and engagement
Best For: Multi-school professional learning community
School-Based Teams

Format: Custom pacing + embedded coaching
Best For: Small teams ready to pilot and share practices
Partnership Model

Format: Co-designed with state or nonprofit partner
Best For: Regional networks or grant-funded programs