Complete courses. No paywall.
Work through the full content at your own pace. Everything is free, everything is public. No email gate, no sales pitch - just practical AI training.
AI Basics Workshop
What AI is, what it isn't, and how to start using it today. No technical background required.
- Explain what generative AI is and how it actually works (in plain language)
- Use the 4D Framework to make smarter decisions about when and how to use AI
- Write clear, effective prompts that get useful results the first time
- Evaluate AI output critically - knowing when to trust it and when to push back
- Identify the right AI tool for the right job
- Use AI responsibly, with awareness of privacy, accuracy, and ethics
What Is AI, Really?
Cut through the hype. How generative AI works, what it's good at, and where it falls short.
The 4D Framework Overview
Your mental model for using AI intentionally - Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence.
Delegation
Knowing what to hand off to AI and what to keep for yourself. The delegation tier list.
Description (Prompting)
Six prompting techniques that work. Writing prompts that get useful results the first time.
Discernment
Evaluating AI output critically. Spotting confident mistakes. The description-discernment loop.
Diligence
Using AI responsibly - privacy, attribution, transparency, and preserving your own skills.
Your 30-Day Plan
Putting it all together. Run the 4D Framework on real work tasks every day for 30 days.
AI for Educators
Understand what your students are using, save prep time, and build a real AI policy for your classroom.
- Explain AI clearly to students, parents, and administrators
- Use AI to save significant preparation and planning time
- Apply the 4D Framework to your own teaching practice
- Design assignments that work alongside AI (and detect when they don't)
- Build a practical, workable AI policy for your classroom
Intro
The honest picture of AI in classrooms right now. Mode one vs mode two - why the difference is everything.
AI as a Teaching Assistant
Lesson plans, differentiation, assessment design, and parent emails - the workflows that give your time back.
Student-Facing AI Use
Delegate, Describe, Discern, Diligence - your mental model for intentional AI use in and out of the classroom.
Academic Integrity
Assignment principles that work in an AI world. Process portfolios, formative feedback, and the 'can you explain it?' test.
Classroom Management with AI
From confusion to clarity. A practical framework for setting expectations, teaching disclosure, and your 30-day plan.
Closing
Wrap up, reflect on your learning, and plan your next steps.
What to expect if you do this live instead
The courses above are self-paced. If you would rather have someone walk your group through it in a room, here is what actually happens - no slides, no jargon, no technical prerequisites.
No assumptions
I do not assume you have used ChatGPT or any other AI tool before. Every session starts with where you actually are, not where a curriculum says you should be.
Hands-on with your real work
Most of the workshop is you doing things, not watching me do them. We pick tasks from your actual work - writing, summarizing, drafting, analyzing - and you practice live.
No dumb questions
There are no dumb questions in these sessions. Most of the obvious things are not obvious if no one has explained them.
Sessions are available for small groups and teams across the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle. Business owners, educators, healthcare professionals - anyone who uses a computer for work and wants to do more in less time. If you do not walk away with practical skills you can use immediately, I will make it right.
Want hands-on help?
Work through these courses at your own pace. If you want personalized training, consulting, or a workshop for your team, let's talk.