Professional Development Workshop
Prompt Engineering 101 for Educators
Sharpen your prompting technique to generate targeted, high‑quality outputs that enhance planning, administration, and student activities. Learn hands‑on strategies you can use immediately in your classroom and workflows.
Format: 3-hour in-person session or one 90-minute virtual session
Ideal For Educators
These virtual workshops are ideal for K–12 educators, support staff, instructional coaches, and administrators ready to deepen their GenAI prompting skills.
Format & Requirements
Choose either a 90‑minute virtual session or a 3-hour in-person session
Active, hands‑on learning throughout
Participants should bring a laptop
For the best learning experience, participates need a foundational understanding of GenAI
Refine Your Prompting Skills
Prompting with Precision — level up using the 5S Framework and other strategies to unlock customized responses that improve productivity, creativity, and instructional delivery.
Hands‑On Analysis and Revision — fine‑tune skills through demonstrations and guided practice of analysis and revision techniques to ensure consistent, elevated outputs.
Practical Outcomes — leave with a repeatable revision process and ready‑to‑use classroom and admin workflows.
What Educators Are Saying
AI for Education has trained over 350k educators globally and worked with more than 300 academic institutions across K12 and Higher Education, including some of the largest school districts in the U.S
"Thank you for a fabulous session today. You expertly navigated a complex topic and created raving fans along the way – each noting ways in which they can imagine leveraging their newly acquired skills and insights to improve their practice. It was truly a highlight for our school with regard to Professional Development in my 13 years here.
– Patrick Sillup, Head of School
Malvern Preparatory School
Workshop Benefits
Key Takeaways and Resources
Prompting strategies that improve quality and consistency
A repeatable revision process for refining outputs
Workflows you can adapt immediately for instruction and admin tasks
Confidence to integrate prompt engineering into your daily practice
Support Professional Growth
This workshop supports several ISTE Standards for Educators, including:
Learner (1b, 1c) – Educators actively explore and experiment with prompt-based AI tools to expand their instructional strategies.
Designer (5a, 5b) – Educators develop creative and effective prompts to design personalized learning experiences for students.
Facilitator (6a, 6c) – Educators model and guide students in using AI tools productively to support deeper inquiry and engagement.
Extend Your Learning
Need some prompting inspiration? Our free Prompt Library for Educators has examples of AI prompts you can reference and use. Explore examples for administrative tasks, communications, lesson planning and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Mixed groups work well. We’ll provide examples and practice activities relevant to classroom teachers, specialists, coaches, and administrators.
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Yes, we also offer an in-person workshop that covers the same content in a 3-hour session.
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We can run hands-on activities with the free version of commonly available tools. If you have district‑approved tools, we’ll tailor activities to use those.
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Participants in this workshop need a foundational understanding of GenAI. Our Generative AI for Educators workshops are a great starting point.