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Free, Open Online Professional Learning Experiences for Educators

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Online Professional Learning for Educators at the Friday Institute

Built on research-based models of effective professional development, professional learning communities and online communities of practice, our courses focus on job-embedded, peer-supported and self-directed learning in which educators are exposed to a variety of perspectives on course material.

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AI with the Friday Institute

The AI-Empowered Teacher

This course centers on AI literacy to help educators understand, evaluate, and use AI in their professional practice. AI-literate educators are equipped to protect student data, uphold ethical standards, and ensure that any use of technology supports equity, learning, and professional integrity.

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Integrating Computer Science for All (iCS4ALL) Art

This course is designed to equip teachers with the background knowledge, digital technology and support to integrate activities into their classrooms inspired by the concept of computational thinking.

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Integrating Computer Science for All (iCS4ALL) Music

This course is designed to equip teachers with the background knowledge, digital technology and support to integrate activities into their classrooms inspired by the concept of computational thinking

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InSTEP: Invigorating Statistics Teacher Education Through Professional Online Learning

InSTEP is an innovative personalized online learning platform that allows teachers to develop their expertise in teaching statistics and data science.

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Learning Differences

This course unravels brain science making it approachable for educators and directly applicable to students and classroom learning.

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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Educators

This series is organized in alignment with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework for social emotional learning, which is anchored in five core competencies that are integral to student learning and lifelong success.

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AI with the FI: From Awareness to Advocacy

Suitable for educators of all grade levels, subject areas and skill abilities, this module takes educators through the stages of adoption, from developing awareness and interest to becoming advocates for generative AI in the classroom, and provides guidance around instructional practices with AI tools, relevant examples, practical resources and direction for next steps.

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Foundational Coaching Practice for the Digital Age

This course allows you to learn along with your colleagues to enhance your knowledge and further develop coaching strategies.

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