Generative AI for Educators
Harnessing the Power of AI Tools
Harness generative AI tools to craft differentiated lesson plans, rich assessments, and dynamic classroom learning resources.
Workshop at a Glance
School teachers, coordinators and academic leaders
One day, 4.5 hours
Demonstrations, guided exploration, hands-on challenges, resource creation and reflection
No prior knowledge of Generative AI is required
Text, research, presentation, visual-content and productivity tools, subject to platform availability
A classroom-ready AI resource pack and a practical classroom implementation plan created by each participant
About the Generative AI for Educators Workshop
This workshop is part of Creya Learning's Maker in Teacher Workshop Series, a professional-development initiative that enables educators to experience learning as makers, designers and problem-solvers. By combining practical technology skills with design thinking, experimentation and reflection, the series helps teachers build the confidence to facilitate hands-on, inquiry-led learning in their classrooms.
The Generative AI for Educators workshop brings this maker approach into teachers' everyday professional practice. Participants move beyond simply experimenting with AI tools and learn to create purposeful classroom resources, differentiated learning experiences, assessments and productivity supports. Through guided demonstrations and practical challenges, they learn to write effective prompts, critically evaluate AI-generated responses and adapt outputs for their students, subjects and learning objectives.
Throughout the workshop, AI is positioned as a teaching assistant, not a replacement for teachers' professional expertise. Participants examine the importance of accuracy, bias, and human judgement while using AI-generated content. By the end, each participant will have created a small collection of classroom-ready resources and a practical plan for using Generative AI responsibly in their own teaching.
Experiential Learning Guarantee
Every participant builds, tests, improves and leaves with a classroom-ready artefact or working prototype, backed by a structured reflection model.
Core Learning Pillars
The fundamental pedagogical and technical skills educators develop during this session:
Understanding Generative AI
Understand what Generative AI is, how it produces content and what it can and cannot reliably do.
Prompting with Purpose
Write clear prompts using context, role, task, audience, constraints and output format to obtain useful responses.
AI for Teaching and Learning
Use AI to develop lesson ideas, explanations, examples, activities, worksheets and differentiated learning resources.
AI for Differentiation and Inclusive Learning
Adapt content, scaffolds and learning activities to support different readiness levels and learning needs.
AI for Assessment and Feedback
Generate questions, answer keys, rubrics, success criteria and feedback while maintaining teacher oversight and academic integrity.
AI for Teacher Productivity
Use AI to organise information, summarise content, draft communications and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks.
Critical Evaluation of AI Outputs
Check generated content for accuracy, relevance, alignment, age appropriateness, bias and unsupported claims before using it.
Responsible AI Use
Protect student information, acknowledge AI assistance where appropriate and apply professional judgment to every AI-supported output.
Teacher as Creator and Facilitator
Use AI as a creative partner to design richer learning resources while strengthening the ability to guide students in using AI thoughtfully and responsibly.
4.5-Hour Workshop Schedule
A carefully balanced cadence of inquiry, guided builds, team prototyping, and reflection:
Welcome and Generative AI Foundations
Explore what Generative AI is and how it differs from search engines and conventional digital tools. Examine common educational applications, limitations and examples of effective and ineffective use.
Prompting with Purpose
Learn a practical prompt structure using role, context, task, audience, constraints and output format. Improve vague prompts through guided prompt-refinement challenges and compare how different prompts influence the output.
AI for Lesson Planning and Content Creation
Use AI tools to create lesson outlines, explanations, examples, classroom activities, worksheets and visual-content ideas. Review and adapt the outputs for specific grades, subjects, learning objectives and classroom contexts.
AI for Differentiation and Inclusive Learning
Adapt the same concept for different readiness levels, simplify complex content, create scaffolds and extension activities, and develop alternative ways for students to access or demonstrate learning.
AI for Assessment and Feedback
Develop objective and open-ended questions, answer keys, rubrics, success criteria and constructive feedback. Review the outputs for curricular alignment, cognitive demand, accuracy, fairness and academic integrity.
Classroom Resource Pack and Teacher Action Plan
Select an upcoming class and create a practical set of AI-supported resources, including a lesson outline, differentiated activities or scaffolds, an assessment component and a rubric or success criteria. Identify how the resource will be reviewed, adapted and used responsibly.
Showcase and Reflection
Participants present their classroom resource packs and action plans, exchange feedback with peers and reflect on how they will use Generative AI responsibly in their own teaching.
Why Attend This Workshop?
Actionable outcomes and mindset shifts teachers take directly into their classrooms:
Move from experimentation to purposeful use
Learn how to apply Generative AI to genuine teaching, assessment and productivity needs.
Create classroom-ready resources
Develop practical materials that can be reviewed, adapted and used in an upcoming class.
Write more effective prompts
Understand how context, audience, constraints and format improve the quality of AI-generated outputs.
Support diverse learners
Adapt explanations, activities and scaffolds for different readiness levels and learning needs.
Evaluate AI critically
Identify inaccurate, biased, unsuitable or unsupported content before it reaches students.
Use AI responsibly
Protect privacy, support academic integrity and communicate the limitations of AI-generated content.
Support responsible student use
Gain the confidence to guide students in using Generative AI as a tool for learning and creation rather than as a substitute for thinking.
Grow through the Maker in Teacher Series
Build practical AI capabilities and an innovation mindset that complement other workshops in the series and strengthen your ability to design meaningful, experiential learning.
Expected Impact
After the workshop, teachers will be able to select appropriate AI tools, communicate their requirements through effective prompts, critically review generated outputs and convert them into reliable classroom resources. They will leave with a practical resource pack and a clear plan for using Generative AI in an upcoming lesson.
Participants experience how Generative AI can support the purposeful creation of learning resources, differentiated experiences, assessments and professional materials while keeping pedagogy, human judgment and student well-being at the centre. As part of the Maker in Teacher Workshop Series, the workshop strengthens their capacity to use emerging technologies thoughtfully and to help students become responsible, critical and creative users of AI.
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