AI for teachers: Further training for school and teaching
Here you find continuing education on artificial intelligence for teachers and schools. It's about lesson preparation, exam formats, and dealing with ChatGPT in the classroom. Compare price, duration, and certification.
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AI for Teachers: Continuing Education for School and Classroom
I've looked at what AI training for teachers is available in German. The offerings are a patchwork. They range from free university courses to annual flat rates with over 450 courses. Here I'm sorting them by the questions you really have before booking. A quick note upfront: You don't need to be an IT expert. Almost all courses here require no prior AI knowledge. Only the live seminar from the Cornelsen Academy requires basic Office and internet skills. A laptop and three free hours are enough to get started. The prices are from September 2026.Where to start if AI is new to you
Please don't start with a list of tools. That's the classic false start. You'll collect twenty tools and never use any of them in the classroom. I would start with a foundational course that explains how language models work. The course "AI Competencies for Teachers" at the KI-Campus does this well. It follows the AI Literacy Framework from the EU Commission and OECD. Eight hours, free, with a certificate of completion. After that, you'll understand why ChatGPT sometimes talks very convincing nonsense.How much time you really need to plan
The range is wide. The Cornelsen Academy seminar lasts one and a half hours. The Hopp Foundation workshops are three to five hours. The online courses at the KI-Campus take seven to twelve hours. The openHPI course is self-paced with no fixed weekly hours. Add a bit more time for self-study courses. Eight course hours usually turn into twelve for me because I try everything out right away. I think that's time well spent. Two afternoons during the holidays are enough for a solid foundation.What an AI training course for teachers costs
The upper end is modest, and that's good news. Seven of the ten offerings here cost zero euros. The live online seminar from the Cornelsen Academy is 27.99 euros. The fobizz training flat rate costs 179 euros per year. With tools and AI access, it's 239 euros. For the Lehrer-Online self-study course, no price is listed on the course page. Access runs through a premium membership there. My rule of thumb: you pay nothing for knowledge, you pay for commitment. The free courses from KI-Campus and openHPI are really good content-wise. They only cost you time and self-discipline. Many people drop out after two weeks. If a fixed date helps you, the 27.99 euros are well invested. A date in the calendar beats ten open browser tabs. The flat rate only pays off with regular use. For a single course per year, it's too expensive. Ask beforehand if your school will cover the cost.ChatGPT in schools: legal first, then tools
This is the point where many in the staff room get nervous. Rightly so. ChatGPT in schools touches on data protection, copyright, and school transparency all at once. That's exactly what the Cornelsen Academy seminar is for. It shows you the guidelines for lesson preparation, material creation, and correction assistance. One block clarifies why private individual access to AI providers can be problematic. It's led by a school principal and lecturer in school law. The openHPI course also covers ethical, legal, and social questions. My recommendation: clarify this before you type any student data anywhere. This order will save you very unpleasant conversations.Do you need a certificate at the end?
Depends on who wants to see the proof. For yourself, you don't need one. When it comes to recognition as training, it's different. The Lehrer-Online course gives you a digital certificate as an online badge. It's listed in the training portals of six federal states, including Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. With fobizz, you get a certificate for each completed training course. The courses at KI-Campus conclude with a free certificate of achievement. The Hopp Foundation workshops do not mention a certification. I personally wouldn't care, but your school administration might. If in doubt, ask them what they recognize.AI in the classroom: this is where you save time
AI in the classroom sounds like robots in the classroom. In practice, it's less spectacular and much more useful. You have a text generate twelve comprehension questions and you choose four. This exact phrasing practice is what the workshop "AI in the Teacher's Daily Routine" by the Hopp Foundation focuses on. Five hours on prompts and suitable tools. If you're further along, "Smart Teaching" offers quiz generation and custom GPTs. I think this time saved justifies the whole effort.Exams: understanding your students' perspective
Your students are already using AI. That's not a prediction, that's the current state. The course "AIce Your Exams" at KI-Campus was built by students. It explains prompt engineering from the learning perspective. For you, it's a look behind the scenes. You see how a homework assignment is created that you then correct. Seven hours, free. In my opinion, this is the best preparation for new exam formats. Banning doesn't work, understanding does.Self-study course, live online, or in-person
Three formats to choose from, and they suit very different types. The in-person workshops from the Hopp Foundation take place in Weinheim and cost nothing. They are reserved for teachers at public and non-profit schools in the EU and EEA. You bring your own device, loan devices are available according to the provider. If you live nearby, go for it. The only thing that bothers me about this offer is the travel; content-wise it's strong. For everyone else, online remains, and that's perfectly sufficient. The Lehrer-Online course is self-paced and starts anytime. The live seminar has fixed dates in the late afternoon.How I recognize a good course
A good course states its duration, price, and certification upfront. Sounds trivial, but it's not. Many online offerings fail precisely on this point. Second criterion: the course doesn't stop at tool tips. Tools change every six months, fundamentals don't. Third, I look at the examples. The openHPI course is aimed at language and social studies subjects. That makes its examples more useful than those in a general AI course.Who these courses are for
Most offerings are aimed at teachers of all school types and subjects. Trainee teachers and career changers are explicitly included at the Cornelsen Academy. The foundational course at KI-Campus, on the other hand, names secondary schools as the target group. I'll be upfront with you about two limitations. If you teach computer science, you'll be bored in the foundational courses. And the Prompt Lab at KI-Campus comes from higher education. For schools, the part on images and visualizations is mainly worthwhile. Twelve hours for the second part of a series is quite a commitment.My roadmap for the first four weeks
This is how I would proceed if I were starting from zero today.- Week 1: Foundational course at KI-Campus, eight hours, free
- Week 2: Clarify legal issues, fastest in a live seminar
- Week 3: Test a single tool in the classroom, not five
- Week 4: Decide if a flat rate is worth it for you
