Explore What’s Next
AI Ready.Educator Led.
One credential. Three ways to get there.
Build your AI literacy and earn a shareable credential through an online course, a live virtual event, or professional learning for your school or district.
Choose your learning pathway
Build evidence of your AI readiness.
Earn recognition for
your professional learning.
Your next achievement starts here.
Three pathways. A meaningful next step.Choose your pathway
Three ways to earn your credential.
Choose the learning experience that works for you. Each pathway leads to the AI Literacy Credential.
Learn at your own pace
Build your AI literacy with an online course you can start when it works for you.
Under an hour · Online course
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Learn with other educators through a scheduled live virtual professional learning event.
See upcoming dates and registration
View upcoming eventsBring learning to your team
Contact us to schedule a professional learning event for your school or district.
Plan a learning experience for your team
Request a learning eventLive webinars · November 2026
Upcoming professional learning events
Each date offers two separate 60-minute webinars. Choose a session and register.
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Your journey
A little learning.
A meaningful next step.
Learn
Start with the pathway that fits you.
Learn
Choose the online course, a scheduled live virtual event, or professional learning for your school or district. Build your AI literacy through your chosen pathway.
Demonstrate
Put responsible AI principles into practice.
Demonstrate
Complete the learning and any required activities for your chosen pathway, applying what you learn about responsible AI use.
Earn
Complete your pathway’s credential requirements.
Earn
Finish the credential requirements for your chosen pathway. Questions about completion or claiming your credential? Connect with our team for help.
Share
Share your commitment to responsible AI.
What you’ll learn
Confidence for what comes next.
Practical foundations.
People at the center.
Build confidence
Understand AI fundamentals and recognize where AI can support your work in education.
Protect privacy
Make informed choices about the information you share with AI tools.
Lead with human judgment
Use AI thoughtfully while keeping your expertise, values, and professional judgment at the center of decisions.
Lead responsibly
Model safe, ethical, and informed AI practices within your school community.
AI Literacy Credential
Make your learning
something you can share.
Educators who earn this credential have demonstrated foundational knowledge in seven areas of AI literacy.
- AI Fundamentals
- Responsible AI
- Privacy Awareness
- Information Verification
- Bias Recognition
- Ethical Use of AI
- Human-Centered Decision Making
From practice to recognition
Make your learning count.
Benefits
Recognize it. Share it.
As you work toward your AI Literacy Credential, here’s what your learning can lead to.
- Shareable digital credential
- Professional learning recognition
- Evidence of AI readiness
- Demonstrates commitment to responsible innovation
A few helpful answers
Questions before you start?
Do I need to complete all three pathways?
No. Choose the online course, a scheduled live virtual event, or an NCCE learning event for your school or district. Each is a pathway to the credential.
How much time should I set aside?
The online course takes under an hour. Each scheduled webinar is 60 minutes; see the schedule for Eastern and Pacific session times. For a school or district event, connect with NCCE to discuss scheduling.
Can our school or district learn together?
Yes. Request a professional learning event and connect with NCCE to plan an experience for your team.
Let’s plan your next step.
Not sure which pathway fits, or need help with your credential? Connect with our team.
Grounded in leading AI literacy research and practice
This AI Literacy experience is informed by ISTE+ASCD’s work in AI and education and the Profile of an AI-Ready Graduate, together with Microsoft Learn’s AI Literacy learning experience. The content and questions are further strengthened by perspectives from Digital Promise, the U.S. Department of Labor, IBM, and other respected AI literacy research and frameworks.