Ethics Before Tools
Use four repeatable questions to place educational purpose and human judgment before convenience.
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Professional learning course
Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
A research-informed certificate course for K-12 professionals on child-centered AI, learning, fairness, privacy, integrity, human development, and accountable decision-making.
FormatSelf-paced
Time270 minutes
Enrollment$12.99
CredentialVerified certificate
Who it is for
Made for decisions educators face now.
This practical learning experience is designed for educators and school teams who need clear, responsible ways to make decisions about AI.
You do not need technical expertise. The focus is sound judgment, learner protection, transparency, and actions you can explain.
Course map
11 modules. A practical learning path.
Seeing the Whole System - Benefits and Risks
Evaluate AI's real benefits and risks while distinguishing successful performance from durable learning.
Children First - UNICEF and Child-Centered AI
Apply UNICEF's child-centered principles to safety, privacy, fairness, transparency, inclusion, and well-being.
Fairness by Design
Examine representation, uneven impact, accessibility, and human responsibility in AI-supported education.
Human Development, Relationships, and SEL
Protect student agency, social-emotional development, and the relationships at the center of education.
Rigor After AI
Preserve productive struggle and the cognitive work learners need to develop independent capability.
Integrity After AI
Build academic integrity through clear expectations, visible process, disclosure, and authentic assessment.
Privacy in Practice
Practice data minimization and make careful decisions before sharing student information with AI systems.
Where Must a Person Decide?
Distinguish assistance from delegation and preserve meaningful human oversight in consequential decisions.
From Principles to Classroom Practice
Turn ethical principles into classroom norms, student AI literacy, and explainable expectations.
Applied Ethics Lab
Apply the Ethical AI Classroom Four to realistic scenarios and complete a private decision memo.
What learners receive
Practical guidance and verified evidence.
- Self-paced written and video learning
- Scenario-based application and reflection
- A final knowledge assessment
- A publicly verifiable certificate after passing
Research behind this course
Check the foundation directly.
These selected sources fit this course’s audience and purpose. The complete library explains evidence types and limitations.
Official guidance · 2024AI Competency Framework for TeachersUNESCO ↗Official guidance · 2023Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and LearningU.S. Department of Education ↗Peer-reviewed research · 2025Generative AI Without Guardrails Can Harm LearningProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ↗
Explore the complete verified source library →Written and reviewed byBrannon Fissette, Ed.D., MBA
Independent-school educator and technology leader with experience in teaching, faculty development, school operations, responsible AI, and applied educational research.
Review approachLiving curriculum
Research standards and source library →Guidance is checked against primary sources and revised as technology, research, and institutional expectations change.
Ready when you are