Welcome to the Teacher's Lounge

A space built for collaboration, curiosity, and meaningful connections.

The Teacher’s Lounge is your ongoing home base inside this course. This is where educators across the state come together to learn from one another, swap ideas, and experiment with classroom-ready AI strategies—all in a supportive, low-pressure environment.

Whether you're brand new to AI or already building confident workflows, this space is designed to help you grow, share, and stay inspired.

How to Use This Space

Think of this lounge as your professional learning network inside the course. Here, you can:

• Ask questions about what you’re trying in your classroom
• Share what’s working—and what isn’t
• Learn from other educators’ examples, templates, and reflections
• Offer support or solutions to colleagues trying the same tools
• Participate in short, meaningful discussions connected to each module

You’ll get the most out of this community by posting often, responding to others, and using this as a place to test new ideas without judgment.

Skill of the Month

Each month, we spotlight one practical AI skill that you can use immediately in your work. These are short, actionable, and designed to build your confidence step-by-step.

You’ll find:

• A short description of the skill
• A demo or mini-tutorial
• A challenge prompt to help you try it in context
• A discussion thread where everyone shares their example, idea, or artifact

This is a great way to grow your skillset gradually without feeling overwhelmed.

Why Participate?

Because educators learn best together.

The more voices we have inside the Teacher’s Lounge, the stronger this network becomes. Your ideas may be exactly what another teacher needs to hear. And their ideas may spark something meaningful for you.

Participation also helps:

• Reinforce what you’re learning in the course
• Build statewide professional connections
• Create a library of real classroom examples
• Give you confidence as you adopt new tools and practices

Your contribution—big or small—really does move this community forward.

How to Join In

1. Click into the Teacher’s Lounge anytime you complete a module or Skill of the Month.
2. Post your thoughts, questions, or examples.
3. Read and comment on what others share. This is how we build momentum and connection.
4. Return often to stay connected and inspired.
5. Celebrate your progress and encourage others along the way.

There’s no wrong way to participate. Just jump in.

Ready to Dive In?

Explore the current Skill of the Month, introduce yourself, or share something you’re curious about.

This is your space; use it to grow, experiment, connect, and become an AI Innovator alongside your colleagues.

Welcome to the Teacher’s Lounge. We are so excited you are here!