Professional Learning for Educators
K-12 Northwest Florida Gulf Coast Teachers, do you want to:
• Experience a fresh, modern approach designed to enrich your knowledge and teaching journey?
• Discover the foundations of AI and explore how integrating these advancements can transform your educational practices?
• Be at the forefront of driving long-term, meaningful change for your students and families, as an InSPIREd teacher?
AI101: Engaging K-12 Students Using AI-Powered Instruction
This modern, hands-on professional learning experience focuses on artificial intelligence foundations, prompt engineering, durable skills, and classroom-ready STEM resource design. Through collaboration with FSU faculty and industry experts, participants learn to co-design standards-aligned curriculum with AI, strengthen critical thinking, and connect instruction to future workforce needs.
Educators can also earn Microsoft PowerPoint and AI Foundations certifications, along with a $700 stipend upon successful completion.
AI102: Leveraging AI Prompt Engineering for Engineering Design Pedagogy
Educators build upon skills to co-design open-ended engineering lessons with artificial intelligence while strengthening instructional design with Microsoft Word. This research-based experience helps teachers apply prompt engineering, model eliciting activities, and responsible AI practices to create high-quality, workforce-connected STEM instruction.
Participants can earn an industry credential in Microsoft Office Word, a 35-hour FSU and Microsoft certificate in AI Prompt Engineering, and a $700 stipend upon successful completion.
ROBO101: Introduction to Robotics in the Classroom
Educators explore how to incorporate robotics across subjects while building foundational knowledge of simple machines, pneumatics, hydraulics, gears, block coding, and classroom-ready engineering challenges. Teachers learn to design and adapt standards-aligned robotics activities that strengthen students’ creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills while connecting classroom learning to future careers in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and technology.
Participants can earn a robotics foundations certification, receive a robot for classroom use, and receive a $700 stipend upon successful completion.
InSPIRE is in part funded by a grant from Triumph Gulf Coast and is crafted to provide ongoing support to the eight counties along Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast through educational initiatives, professional learning, and workforce enhancement.