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Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have rapidly become accessible to students, educators, and school communities. These tools-ranging from large language models to image and audio generators-offer exciting opportunities as well as significant risks and challenges. Educators across the Commonwealth are navigating how to harness these tools to support teaching and learning, while also addressing emerging concerns related to academic integrity, bias, data privacy, misinformation, and instructional quality.
MA Guidance for Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education
This guide is designed to support district leaders in creating and refining AI-related implementation guidance as well as creating or refining AI-related policies. It offers a foundation for developing local guidance and policies while training educators, responsibly integrating AI tools, strengthening AI literacy and building adaptive systems that evolve with emerging technologies.
AI Literacy for Educators
This online resource was created as an introduction to AI literacy for Massachusetts educators. This resource helps build AI literacy through practical support, real-world examples, and guided reflection. A note to facilitators: Be sure to view the "Facilitation and Discussion Guides with Slides" below.
AI Webinar Series
This video series was created as an introduction to AI literacy for Massachusetts educators and as a companion to the AI Literacy for Educators online resource. View all 6 recorded webinar sessions, access slides, the webinar transcripts, and shared links for each session.
AI Literacy for Educators: Certificate of Completion Version
The link to the online resource below provides access to the 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 AI literacy for Massachusetts educators. This resource helps build AI literacy through practical support, real-world examples, and guided reflection. A note to facilitators: Be sure to view the "Facilitation and Discussion Guides with Slides" below.
AI Literacy for Educators: Facilitation and Discussion Guides with Slides
These companion resources are designed to complement the online resource AI Literacy for Massachusetts Educators. 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 that will help reinforce The Principles of AI Literacy from the online resource. Both options include a facilitation and discussion guide, printable handouts, companion slides, and certificates of completion for the facilitators to distribute.
Please note: 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 DESE of any resource, product, curriculum, or system. DESE welcomes comments, additional information, and suggestions; please contact k12edtech@mass.gov .
Last Updated: March 16, 2026