Artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, learning, and school operations. Massachusetts schools and districts are encouraged to take a thoughtful, proactive approach by building staff and student understanding, establishing clear expectations, protecting privacy, addressing bias and misinformation, and using Artificial Intelligence AI to strengthen — not replace — high-quality instruction. This page provides guidance and resources to support responsible, equitable, and effective implementation.
This guide is designed to support district leaders in creating and refining Artificial Intelligence AI-related implementation guidance as well as creating or refining Artificial Intelligence AI-related policies. It offers a foundation for developing local guidance and policies while training educators, responsibly integrating Artificial Intelligence AI tools, strengthening Artificial Intelligence AI literacy and building adaptive systems that evolve with emerging technologies.
Designed specifically for school and district leaders to provide a strategic roadmap to help outline a process forward and transition toward proactive and thoughtful Artificial Intelligence AI integration. The five-domain iterative loop empowers school leaders to routinely assess their district's progress and adapt their approach, ensuring that Artificial Intelligence AI integration remains firmly rooted in pedagogy, data safety, and the community's core educational vision.
An interactive resource highlighting five scenarios that shift the focus from the technical "how" of generative Artificial Intelligence AI to a "why"-based examination grounded in pedagogy and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE's Artificial Intelligence AI Literacy principles. Each scenario presents users with the opportunity to critically reflect on a potential use of generative Artificial Intelligence AI in an educational setting. The scenarios provide a structured way to explore when Artificial Intelligence AI integration is appropriate.
This online resource was created as an introduction to Artificial Intelligence AI literacy for Massachusetts educators. This resource helps build Artificial Intelligence AI literacy through practical support, real-world examples, and guided reflection.
This video series was created as an introduction to Artificial Intelligence AI literacy for Massachusetts educators and as a companion to the Artificial Intelligence AI Literacy for Educators online resource. View all 6 recorded webinar sessions, access slides, the webinar transcripts, and shared links for each session.
The link to the online resource below provides access to the Artificial Intelligence AI Literacy for Educators course in a format that allows educators to request a Certificate of Completion once they have successfully completed the course. This online resource was created as an introduction to Artificial Intelligence AI literacy for Massachusetts educators. This resource helps build Artificial Intelligence AI literacy through practical support, real-world examples, and guided reflection.
Companion resources designed to complement the online resource Artificial Intelligence AI Literacy for Massachusetts Educators and include a facilitation and discussion guide, printable handouts, companion slides, and certificates of completion for the facilitators to distribute.
Designed for facilitators, the companion resources are offered in two options: 1) 7, 45-minute sessions that cover the topics addressed in the online resource and 2) one, 2.5-hour session.
Please note: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE is providing this information as a service to educators, schools, and districts and may revise or supplement it from time to time. The publication of this information does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE of any resource, product, curriculum, or system. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE welcomes comments, additional information, and suggestions; please contact k12edtech@mass.gov .
Last Updated: August 26, 2026