Introducing Google's AI Educator Series

20-Minute Workshops That Actually Fit Your Schedule

If you've ever browsed a professional development catalog, you've probably come across countless sessions promising to help educators navigate the future of AI. The challenge isn't finding opportunities to learn. The challenge is finding time to participate.

That's exactly why Google's AI Educator Series is resonating with teachers. Developed in partnership with ISTE+ASCD, the free program is designed to help educators build practical AI skills through short, focused learning experiences that fit into the realities of a busy school day. 

Rather than overwhelming educators with lengthy courses, the series focuses on actionable skills and classroom-ready applications that can be explored one session at a time.

A New Kind of PD: “Snackable” and Actually Doable

The Google AI for Educators Series takes everything educators love about hands-on workshops and compresses it into short, focused sessions (around 20 minutes each).

Instead of sitting through a long training, educators get:

• One clear topic
• One practical use case
• One immediate takeaway

Google designed the series specifically for busy educators, breaking learning into short, non-sequential micro-sessions you can complete during a prep period or even lunch. 

Learn more about the Google AI Educator Series and join our introductory information session. 

What You'll Actually Learn

One of the biggest strengths of the Google AI Educator Series is its focus on practical application rather than technical jargon. The training is organized around real challenges educators face every day and explores how tools like Gemini and NotebookLM can support teaching and learning. 

Participants can explore topics such as:

• Building foundational AI literacy and confidence
• Using AI to support lesson planning and instructional design
• Creating differentiated learning experiences for students
• Strengthening student inquiry and research skills
• Streamlining communications and administrative tasks
• Improving productivity through AI-powered workflows

The goal is simple: help educators save time, enhance teaching practices, and create more meaningful learning experiences for students

What Happens in a 20-Minute AI Workshop?

In a typical session, you might:

• Learn how to use AI to draft parent emails
• Generate differentiated lesson ideas
• Support student research or inquiry
• Save time on planning or admin tasks

Each session focuses on a single, specific classroom use case, rather than overwhelming you with theory. That means in just 15–20 minutes, you can go from: “I’ve heard of this” to “I can use this tomorrow”.

Built for Safety, Recognized with Badges

As AI becomes more prevalent in education, responsible implementation matters. That's why the series is aligned with ISTE+ASCD standards and designed around educator needs, digital citizenship, and AI literacy best practices. 

Participants are not only learning how to use AI tools effectively, but also how to model responsible and thoughtful AI use within their classrooms. The focus remains on educational outcomes, student learning, and ethical implementation. 

As educators complete sessions, they can also earn badges and micro-credentials that recognize their growing AI knowledge and skills

 

It Feels Like the Events You Already Value, Just Faster

Educators don’t learn in long, uninterrupted blocks of time. Instead, learning often happens in short, focused sessions spread throughout the day or across multiple days.
That is why the Google AI for Educators Series is designed as daily, manageable sessions rather than a single long workshop.

Each day’s session is:

• Short and focused
• Centered on one practical skill or use case
• Easy to fit into a busy schedule

This approach is often described as “snackable and stackable.” Snackable means each session is quick and easy to complete on its own. Stackable means sessions can build on each other across multiple days to create a deeper learning experience.

So whether you are engaging in one session at a time or following a series over several days, you can build learning that fits your schedule and supports real classroom impact.

The Bottom Line

If traditional professional development feels too long, too overwhelming, or too disconnected from everyday teaching, the Google AI Educator Series offers a refreshing alternative.

Through short, focused sessions, educators can gain practical AI skills, explore new instructional strategies, and discover ways to save valuable time while supporting student success. Best of all, the learning happens in manageable increments that fit naturally into the school year.

Ready to see what AI can do for your classroom? Register for an upcoming Google AI Educator Series session and discover how just a few focused minutes of learning can make a meaningful impact on your teaching practice.