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For school and district leaders

AI literacy for schools and districts, with a clear next step.

AI Literacy Network helps leadership teams build shared language, choose the right starting point, and move from uncertainty to practical action without needing student data or a long engagement.

For school and district leadersNo student data required to beginPractical next steps, not abstract AI talk

Start Here for Educators

A quick path for first-time visitors

New to AI literacy? Start with this path, or jump directly to the section you need.

New here? Start with one practical step educators can try this week.

Featured this week: one practical step you can run quickly.

For Teachers - Start in 10 Minutes

AI Prompt-to-Exit-Ticket Starter

Start with one practical resource you can try in 10 minutes.

Take one reading or mini-lesson objective and generate a two-question exit ticket you can run in one class period.

Start here first, then use supporting links only if you need more context.

  • Runnable tomorrow
  • For Teachers (single-role quick start)
  • Best for warm-up or exit ticket
  • Needs: projector optional, student devices optional, AI tool optional
  • Last reviewed: April 4, 2026 (message contract + adaptation clarity)

Weekly learning log

Capture only these three fields every Friday to keep iterations clear and honest.

  • What teachers expected
  • Where they hesitated
  • What we changed

Friday disposition

End each week with one explicit decision for this artifact.

  • Promote
  • Revise
  • Retire

Operator log (keep it short)

  • Friction addressed this week
  • Exact promise line used
  • First observed signal
  • Friday decision: keep, clarify, narrow, or replace

Try One Practical AI Move (5 Minutes)

Use one bounded classroom move, capture what changed, and decide whether to run one variation next.

Best used when: you need a quick warm-up, exit ticket, or discussion starter.

Not for: final grading decisions or policy-level guidance.

If this flops: switch to a fallback prompt or critique a weak model answer with students.

2-minute prep

  • Open one lesson objective or short reading.
  • Pick whether students respond in pairs or individually.
  • Decide whether AI access is optional or required.

Need this adapted for your class, school, or role? You will get a written recommendation or adapted version first, not a sales sequence.

Start Class

Generate a 3-question warm-up tied to today's lesson objective.

Prepare Materials

Turn this reading into an exit ticket with 1 recall and 1 reflection question.

Check Understanding

Draft 2 quick checks for misconceptions after this mini-lesson.

AI Literacy Field Notes

New to AI literacy? Start with the clearest first steps for educators, classroom use, and school guidance.

See what changed in Field Notes

Start in This Order

A simple path for a first-time visitor

The site works best when you pick a role first, then move into the resource that fits the decision in front of you.

Use this 3-step process to get a starting point, then revisit it as your plans evolve.

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Step 1

See where you are

Start with the Education AI Planning Checklist to identify your current starting point and align your team on what is already in place.

Step 2

Ask the right questions

Use Leadership Planning Questions to surface the three highest-priority decisions your school or district should answer first.

Step 3

Draft guardrails

Move into the School AI Governance Starter to draft a first-pass guardrail set, then revisit Step 1 as your plans evolve.

1-Class Safe AI Trial

Plan one small, classroom-safe AI trial

Keep scope tight: one class, one artifact, one reflection. If the draft is not ready, use a recovery path instead of pushing ahead.

Core flow

  1. Start with one ready-to-run prompt
  2. Generate one small classroom artifact
  3. Check safety and fit before use
  4. Try it in one class period
  5. Capture what changed
  6. Run one variation next

If not ready yet

  • Tighten scope to a smaller task
  • Swap artifact type (for example, exit ticket)
  • Use a validated exemplar before retrying

Trust labels

  • Generated: Draft output that has not been classroom-used yet.
  • Teacher-used: Used once in class with no safety flags reported.
  • Reused successfully: Worked across multiple classroom contexts with clear limits documented.

Why This Site Works

Clarity first, then proof, then action

Learn more about the mission

Learn first, decide next

Start with free, practical content before choosing any workflow change or tool selection.

Built for real schools

Content is tailored for education leaders, staff, boards, and families who need to move carefully with confidence.

Practical output first

Every piece is meant to help teams act on practical choices without waiting on a broad project or contract.

Audience Paths

Start with the audience that matches the decision

Leaders get the first pass because they usually hold the decision. Other audiences can use their dedicated paths once the conversation needs to branch.

For Leaders

Start here if you are setting direction for a school or district.

This path is built for superintendents, principals, cabinet leaders, curriculum teams, and operations leaders who need a practical view of AI readiness, governance, and next-step decisions.

  • See where AI use is already showing up across instruction, operations, and communications.
  • Clarify which AI decisions are urgent in the next 30-90 days and which can wait.
  • Define who owns approvals, oversight, and escalation when use cases expand.
  • Prepare board-ready language around readiness, safety, and adoption.
  • Set a practical first pilot scope with clear stop and review criteria.
  • Align staff, family, and board communication before implementation accelerates.
  • Prioritize one measurable readiness outcome your team can report in the next board cycle.

For Boards

Boards

This path is for school board members, chiefs of staff, superintendents, and policy leads who need governance questions, briefing language, and practical oversight framing before approving AI use.

For Teachers

Teachers

This path is for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and facilitators who want practical guardrails, plain-language explainers, and discussion tools they can use right away.

For Families

Families

This path is for families, caregivers, and community members who want calm explanations, better questions to ask schools, and clearer language around pilots, risk, and communication.

Free Tools

Start with practical tools before deeper changes

Explore resources

Guide

Education AI Planning Checklist

A quick framework for school and district teams assessing where AI use already lives.

Foundational

Assessment

Leadership Planning Questions

Use the same questions we ask to map current AI practices, risks, and opportunities.

Intermediate

Template

School AI Governance Starter

A practical outline for oversight, approvals, and escalation in education settings.

Advanced

Need a clearer starting point?

Choose the next move without overcommitting.

Open the leader path if you are making decisions for a school or district. Use the free resources if you want to get moving before you contact anyone.