AI Tools for High School Teachers Series
Join NAAIC's AI Tools for High School Teachers Series, a five-part virtual professional learning experience designed to educators understand, evaluate, and apply artificial intelligence in high school education.
By participating in the complete five-part series, participants build a comprehensive, end-to-end understanding of AI in education, moving from foundational ethics and policy considerations to hands-on mastery of leading platforms (Google Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI ChatGPT), culminating in practical strategies for integrating these tools directly into teacher workflows.
Attending the full series ensures a balanced comparison of each tool's unique strengths, consistent skill development, and a holistic approach to enhancing teaching efficiency while safeguarding academic integrity.
Attend the complete series or select the individual sessions that best support your work.
Series Sessions:
November 4 | 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET | Foundations of AI: Ethics and Responsible Use for High School Teachers
November 5 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. ET | Working Smarter with Google Gemini for High School Teachers
November 11 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. ET | Getting Started with Claude for High School Teachers
November 12 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. ET | Getting More from OpenAI ChatGPT for High School Teachers
November 18 | 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET | From AI Tools to Faculty Practice for High School Teachers
Foundations of AI: Ethics and Responsible Use for High School Teachers
November 4 | 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Build a strong foundation for using AI responsibly in high school education. This interactive session will introduce teachers to the ethical questions that arise when AI is used in teaching, student support, and everyday academic work. We’ll focus on practical decisions involving privacy, bias, accuracy, transparency, accessibility, and academic integrity.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Recognize common ethical concerns related to AI in high school education.
• Protect student, institutional, and research information.
• Evaluate AI-generated content for accuracy and bias.
• Establish clear expectations for responsible student AI use.
• Make informed decisions about when, and when not to use AI.
Working Smarter with Google Gemini for High School Teachers
November 5 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Discover how Google’s AI tools can help high school teachers plan courses, organize information, explore ideas, and create instructional materials. Through guided practice, participants will work with Gemini, NotebookLM, and Google AI Studio while learning which tool is best suited for different academic tasks.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Use Gemini to brainstorm, draft, revise, and organize content.
• Create source-grounded summaries and learning materials with NotebookLM.
• Explore prompts and AI models in Google AI Studio.
• Compare the strengths and limitations of Google’s AI tools.
• Apply these tools to practical teacher workflows.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete this two-hour session will be eligible to receive a certification of completion from NAAIC.
Getting Started with Claude for High School Teachers
November 11 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Learn how Claude can support writing, analysis, planning, and other complex academic work. This hands-on session will introduce Claude’s core features and show high school teachers how to use the platform as a thought partner for course development, document analysis, research support, and multi-step projects.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Write effective prompts and refine Claude’s responses.
• Analyze documents and synthesize complex information.
• Develop course materials, assignments, and instructional resources.
• Organize longer projects while maintaining useful context.
• Explore Claude Cowork for multi-step faculty workflows.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete this two-hour session will be prepared to complete the free certification courses online.
Getting More from OpenAI ChatGPT for High School Teachers
November 12 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
Move beyond basic chat and explore how ChatGPT can support teaching, administrative responsibilities, and project-based work. High school teachers will practice effective prompting, work with documents and data, explore ChatGPT Work features, and learn how Codex can assist with technical and data-focused projects.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Use ChatGPT for course planning, brainstorming, drafting, and analysis.
• Improve results through stronger prompts and thoughtful follow-up.
• Work with documents, data, projects, and workspace features.
• Create reusable instructions for recurring teacher tasks.
• Understand how Codex can support coding, data, and technical work.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete this two-hour session will be prepared to complete the free certification courses online.
From AI Tools to Teacher Practice for High School Teachers
November 18 | 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET | Virtual
Session Description
See how AI can fit into the realities of high school teacher work. Led from an educator's perspective, this application-focused session will demonstrate how tools such as Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT can support course preparation, teaching, student communication, and administrative responsibilities.
Rather than focusing on a single platform, this session will help teachers decide which tools and approaches make sense for different needs.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify realistic ways to incorporate AI into teacher workflows.
• Compare how different AI platforms approach the same task.
• Adapt demonstrated strategies to their own courses and disciplines.
• Recognize when AI can save time and when human judgment is essential.
• Leave with practical ideas they can try immediately.