Programmes · For educators
AI Literacy Certification for Educators
Five modules. 25 hands-on lessons. One real teaching activity you design yourself. Learn to use AI confidently for lesson planning, prompting and classroom practice without cutting corners on accuracy, fairness or your students' privacy.
25 lessons in 5 modules20 CPD hoursSelf-paced, about 20 hours
five modules,
one certificate
A certificate you can show
Accredited by The CPD Group (UK) for 20 CPD hours, with a unique code anyone can verify online.
A real classroom activity
Your final project is an AI-assisted activity for your own students, generated, evaluated and refined by you.
A toolkit you will reuse
Prompt templates for recurring teaching tasks, a quickstart guide and a responsible-use card deck.
How every lesson works
Each of the 25 lessons follows the same four steps, so you always know what comes next and can stop and pick up again in any week.
- WatchA short video introduces the idea with classroom examples.
- ReadA structured lesson page with a framework, a worked prompt and a five-minute task to try.
- CheckA five-question quiz. Pass at 70%, retake as often as you like.
- ReflectA short written reflection that applies the lesson to your own teaching.
Curriculum
Module 1Foundations of Artificial Intelligence in Education
What AI is, how generative models produce text, where AI already shows up in schools, and where it falls short.
- 1.1What artificial intelligence is Free
- 1.2How generative AI systems work
- 1.3AI technologies used in education
- 1.4Strengths and limitations of AI
- 1.5The future of AI in education
Module 2AI Tools for Teaching and Learning
Using AI for lesson planning, content creation, research, images and multimedia, and choosing the right tool for each task.
- 2.1AI tools for lesson planning
- 2.2AI Content Creation for Education
- 2.3AI Research and Knowledge Tools
- 2.4AI Image and Multimedia Tools
- 2.5Selecting Appropriate AI Tools for Teaching Tasks
Module 3Prompt Engineering for Educators
How prompts work, the habits that make them effective, reusable templates for teaching tasks, and refining responses.
- 3.1Understanding prompts
- 3.2Principles of effective prompting
- 3.3Prompt templates for teaching tasks
- 3.4Refining AI responses
- 3.5Common mistakes when using AI tools
Module 4AI-Enhanced Teaching Practices
Planning sequences, differentiating to the same objective, structured in-class AI activities, productivity and evaluation.
- 4.1AI-assisted lesson planning
- 4.2AI for differentiated learning
- 4.3AI-supported classroom activities
- 4.4AI for teacher productivity
- 4.5Evaluating AI in teaching
Module 5Responsible and Ethical AI Use in Education
Ethics, bias and reliability, academic integrity, student data privacy, and building your own responsible-use checklist.
- 5.1Ethical Considerations in AI
- 5.2Bias and Reliability in AI Systems
- 5.3Academic Integrity and AI
- 5.4Data Privacy and Responsible Technology Use
- 5.5The Future of AI in Education
FinishFinal project and certificate
Design, evaluate and refine an AI-assisted activity for your own class.
- Generate teaching materials for a real task in your subject, evaluate them for accuracy, alignment and appropriateness, refine them, and present the finished activity. Then claim your certificate.
Earn your certificate
Issued the moment you finish, ready to print, share and add to LinkedIn.
- Pass all 25 lesson quizzes at 70% or more
- Submit a short reflection for each lesson
- Complete the final project
What you get
- 25 lessons: video, reading, quiz and reflection
- Final project you can use in your own classroom
- Prompt template pack, quickstart guide and responsible-use card deck
- Certificate with 20 CPD hours and online verification
- Self-paced, with no deadline
Meet the founder
With more than 25 years in education, training, quality assurance, leadership and institutional development, Islam ElHadary has worked across schools, universities, government initiatives and international organisations, including as Honorary President of Al-Khwarizmi University in Uzbekistan.
He grew up in Egypt before the internet existed and now teaches artificial intelligence. Hadary Institute brings both sides together: practical skills for the AI era, and the habits of mind that no machine should replace.
Education changes lives. Empowered educators change the future.
Islam ElHadary, Founder and Instructor
Questions
Who is this course for?
Classroom teachers, lecturers, trainers and school leaders at any level who want to use AI well. No technical background is needed.
How long does it take?
About 20 hours, self-paced. Most lessons take 40–50 minutes including the video, reading, quiz and reflection. There is no deadline.
Which AI tools do I need?
Any free general-purpose chatbot is enough. The course teaches skills and habits that carry across tools rather than one product.
How do I earn the certificate?
Pass all 25 lesson quizzes (70% or more, with unlimited retakes), submit the 25 short reflections, and complete the final project. Your certificate is then issued instantly with a unique verification code.
Is the certificate accredited?
Yes. The programme is accredited by The CPD Group (UK), and every certificate can be verified online at hadary.org/verify.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. Create a free account to watch the welcome video, take Lesson 1.1 in full, and download the prompt template pack.
Can my school or institution enrol a group?
Yes. See the page for institutions, or write to us for group access codes.