Overview
- ChatGPT Foundations for Teachers is available today on Coursera with free enrollment for K–12 educators.
- The curriculum explains how ChatGPT works, how to personalize it, practical classroom and administrative applications, and guidelines for safe, age-appropriate use.
- OpenAI is launching AI Foundations inside ChatGPT through pilot programs with employers and public-sector partners to enable hands-on practice and a job-skills badge.
- Coursera will provide the OpenAI Certified app inside ChatGPT and support high standards for learning design, psychometric rigor, and real-world relevance.
- Learners can progress toward an OpenAI certification via partners including Arizona State University, the California State University system, ETS, and Credly by Pearson, addressing widespread teacher use of AI without consistent training.