What a fun project this was to work on! I got to share my affinity for BoodleBox AI while developing the TCEA AI in Education Journey for Individuals. I just have to share it with you, so please forgive me for sharing something I spent a LOT of time and effort on.

TCEA AI-Amplified Educator

Required Modules: 8

Member/Non-Member Cost: $149

CPE Credit Hours: 22

Leading AI transformation in education has never been more accessible with TCEA’s AI-Amplified Educator accelerator program. This accelerator guides you through the Five Stages of AI Adoption framework in eight self-paced modules. You’ll gain six months of BoodleBox Unlimited access to master prompt engineering with RTCF, build custom AI assistants, implement SHINE evaluation methods, and create secure student workflows while ensuring FERPA compliance.

Designed by TCEA’s education and AI experts, this program positions you as an AI innovation leader ready to support colleagues and scale initiatives across your campus. Complete hands-on labs, use evaluation frameworks, and build your own Campus AI Resource bot as your capstone project.

Join the AI-Amplified Educator journey today and become the leader your school needs. 

Educators who experience the quality of our content and the practical application of the labs often become champions within their districts, leading to opportunities for:

• Full district AI-Amplified Educator implementations
• In-person facilitation and workshops
• Ongoing professional development partnerships

It features 8 comprehensive modules, each featuring hands-on labs with Gen AI activities.

Hands-On Gen AI Labs with BoodleBox AI Integration

To provide an immersive, hands-on experience, the accelerator includes a six-month free code for BoodleBox Unlimited. This gives participants a secure, FERPA-compliant platform with access to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and image generation tools. This practical component is not just an add-on; it is the environment where the hands-on labs take place, ensuring participants can immediately build skills and apply their learning.

The TCEA AI-Amplified Educator provides the strategic roadmap your district needs. Our proven 5-stage framework, now available in an individual course for you and your leaders, ensures your AI initiatives become embedded in your district’s culture.

The Journey from Individual Leader to District-Wide Transformation:

• Stage 1: Discover AI’s Potential: Build foundational awareness and excitement.
• Stage 2: Plan for AI Integration: Use our templates to create actionable, FERPA-compliant policies.
• Stage 3: Master AI Basics: Gain hands-on skills with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
• Stage 4: Activate AI in Education: Learn to deploy and evaluate tools using frameworks like SHINE and MPAR.
• Stage 5: Sustain and Scale AI: Develop the leadership skills to turn individual success into a district-wide rollout.

The TCEA AI-Amplified Educator is the perfect first step to embark on your AI in Education journey. For just $149, you or your key team members can complete this 8-module, 6-month program. Your enrollment includes 6 months of free Boodle Box Unlimited access to complete the course. This benefit gives you hands-on experience with a suite of premium AI models like GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini in a single, secure platform, so you can practice and apply what you learn.

Program Requirements

• View video content, reflecting on how you can use it in your situation
• Complete the labs using BoodleBox AI (skills transfer to other Gen AI paid services)
• Create custom GPTs, or BoodleBox bots, that you can use after the course is over

Program Completion: Must be completed within 6 months from the enrollment date for BoodleBox AI secure access. You can use any consumer Gen AI tool, however, without the data privacy protections.

TCEA Community: Members receive legislative updates, TEA news, grants, and event access via the special group in the Community for technology directors and leaders. 

Modules

Stage 1: Discover AI’s Potential

• Module 1: AI Awareness

• Core Concepts (The “Why”): Understanding AI’s transformative role, the 5 Stages of Adoption, and comparing different AI models.
• Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Exploring the BoodleBox UI, comparing outputs from multiple bots, and organizing chats into folders.

• Module 2: Practical Applications

• Core Concepts (The “Why”): Identifying practical AI applications for specific educational roles (teacher, admin, etc.) to save time and enhance work.
• Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Uploading documents to a Knowledge Bank and using Bot Stacking for multi-step tasks like summarization and question generation.

Stage 2: Plan for AI Integration

• Module 3: Strategy and Policy
  • Core Concepts (The “Why”): Developing responsible AI strategy, understanding privacy (FERPA/COPPA), and creating policies to ensure safe, equitable access.
  • Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Building a custom “AI Policy Helper” bot based on a Knowledge Bank containing compliance and policy documents.

Stage 3: Learn AI Basics

• Module 4: Essential Skills

• Core Concepts (The “Why”): Mastering prompt engineering (Role, Task, Context, Format) to move from generic outputs to high-quality, tailored results.
• Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Creating a personal “Prompt Assistant” bot by building a Knowledge Bank of your own effective prompts.

• Module 5: Classroom Application

• Core Concepts (The “Why”): Applying prompt engineering skills to create standards-aligned, differentiated lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Using Bot Stacking to efficiently create multiple versions of a lesson plan for different grade levels and learning needs.

Stage 4: Activate AI in Education

• Module 6: Implementation & Assessment

• Core Concepts (The “Why”): Learning to systematically evaluate AI tools using frameworks (SHINE, MPAR) and generating objective rubrics for assessment.
• Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Building an “Evaluation Coach” bot based on the SHINE and MPAR frameworks to analyze AI-generated content.

• Module 7: Student Engagement & Workflow

• Core Concepts (The “Why”): Designing engaging student assignments where AI is a collaborator and managing the full student workflow securely.
• Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Using the BoodleBox Assignments feature to create, distribute, and review student work, including their AI chat history.

Stage 5: Sustain and Scale AI

• Module 8: Leadership & Growth
  • Core Concepts (The “Why”): Developing AI leadership capacity, creating plans to support colleagues, and building strategies for scaling successful initiatives.

Hands-On Skills (The “How” with BoodleBox): Creating a comprehensive “Campus AI Resource” bot as a capstone project to share knowledge and support your colleagues.