This fully asynchronous course is a book study of José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson's 2025 Second Edition book Teaching with AI:  A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, a timely book that offers educators a useful guide for how to navigate the classroom in the age of AI. Bowen and Watson explain how AI works, offer practical advice on how to teach with AI and create educational policies for AI usage, and also examine how students can learn with AI. Participants will work at their own pace on Canvas to a submit a pre-reading introductory assignment, guided reading questions to be completed while reading the book, and a final assignment that offers an opportunity to choose between drafting an AI policy statement, creating a classroom infographic on AI rules in their setting, or creating a lesson plan with AI. Completion of the course offers an opportunity to purchase 15 clock hours in STEM or Educational Leadership. NWESD is a state approved clock hour provider and clock hours can be used for certificate renewal in Washington State. 

The book is available for purchase as a paperback, hardcopy, audiobook, or kindle through the book sellers below or libraries may have the book available to check out. 

*Please note: The first edition of the book was released in 2024. This class is based on the 2nd edition of took, please do not purchase the 1st edition as the books are quite different. Please see the book website for a coupon code for 30% off the book on the Johns Hopkins University Press website.

• • Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Village Books
  • Amazon

Deadline:  Participants must complete this session in Canvas by July 15, 2027. 

Course attendance is taken on an on-going basis after participants finish, often within 3-5 days, though during rush periods and holiday breaks please be aware it may take up to 2 weeks. Please note that course grading will not take place December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027 due to winter break. Thank you in advance for your patience.

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Directions for how to access the Canvas course are on the attendee page in pdEnroller, which can be accessed after registration.