AI Literacy for Educators: Implementing the Massachusetts Framework

IGC 706

Casey Rekowski

A graduate course for Massachusetts educators building a working understanding of artificial intelligence in the K-12 classroom. The course is grounded in DESE's 2025 Generative AI Policy Guidance and organised around five principles: equity, transparency, academic integrity, human oversight, and student data privacy.

Rather than treating AI as either a threat or a shortcut, the course gives teachers a framework for evaluating tools on their merits, deciding what belongs in their own practice, and explaining those decisions clearly to students, families and administrators.

Taught by a Massachusetts educator. Three graduate credits awarded through Gordon College, a DESE-approved provider.

Assess AI tools using a framework aligned to DESE's five core principles
Formulate a personal teaching philosophy regarding AI use grounded in professional values
Create a classroom policy on AI use in language accessible to families
Perform a systematic evaluation of AI in school and district settings
Examine real-world AI use cases through an ethical and equity-focused perspective