AI for ESL teachers

Do you spend too long planning your lessons?

If lesson planning is taking you longer than it should, this course is for you.

AI for ESL Teachers is specifically designed for ESL teachers who want to plan more efficiently without cutting corners. This practical course shows you how to confidently use AI to support lesson planning and materials development, while still prioritising lesson aims, learner needs and professional judgement.

How this course could help you 

This course is aimed at helping ESL teachers who need practical solutions now. You’ll finish the course with strategies you can apply immediately so that AI genuinely saves you time, rather than creating more work. No technical knowledge or prior AI experience is required for this course; just a curiosity to learn the foundations of ethical and efficient AI usage so that you can streamline your planning time.

What the course covers

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• Use AI to reduce lesson planning time without lowering quality
• Write and refine prompts for a range of AI tools
• Use AI to plan receptive skills lessons (reading and listening)
• Use AI to plan productive skills lessons (speaking and writing)
• Use AI to support language lesson planning, including language analysis, clarification tasks and practice
• Evaluate AI output for accuracy, appropriateness, ethical use, and potential bias