Courses & Professional Learning

Practical learning experiences designed for K-12 educators, higher education faculty, workforce trainers, adult education professionals, instructional designers, and organizations navigating the future of teaching and learning.

Featured Course in Development

The Schmidt Institute is developing courses that help educators respond to real instructional challenges with practical, research-informed strategies.

AI-Resilient Course Design

Design learning experiences that encourage authentic student engagement, meaningful assessment, responsible AI use, and stronger evidence of learning.

  • Assignment redesign
  • Authentic assessment
  • AI-aware grading strategies
  • Project-based learning
  • Portfolio assessment
  • Discussion redesign
  • Academic integrity in the AI era
  • Meaningful evidence of learning

Signature Learning Areas

Courses will support educators and organizations working across K-12, higher education, workforce development, adult education, and corporate training.

Using CohortView™

Learn how to interpret student readiness profiles, cohort-level analytics, KPI dashboards, and instructional recommendations.

Instructional Intelligence

Use student readiness data to make informed teaching decisions before instruction begins.

Data-Informed Teaching

Transform student data, assessment results, and learning analytics into meaningful instructional action.

AI for Educators

Explore practical, ethical, and effective uses of AI in teaching, learning, feedback, accessibility, and course design.

Workforce-Aligned Learning Design

Connect learning outcomes to career readiness, skills-based assessment, industry needs, and workplace applications.

Competency-Based Education

Design mastery-based learning experiences centered on outcomes, evidence of learning, flexible progress, and student support.

Student Success Analytics

Understand readiness indicators, risk factors, engagement patterns, and intervention strategies.

Educational Technology Innovation

Evaluate and implement emerging technologies that support learning outcomes and instructional improvement.

Faculty Development Strategy

Design professional learning experiences that help educators apply new tools, data, and instructional models.

Designed for Working Educators

Courses will target busy professionals who need practical strategies they can apply immediately in real learning environments.

Flexible Format

Planned as self-paced learning experiences with videos, downloadable materials, examples, and applied exercises.

Applied Activities

Each course will include reflection prompts, templates, planning tools, examples, and practice activities connected to real teaching contexts.

Professional Development

Future courses may include certificates of completion, cohort-based workshops, and institutional training options.

Delivery Formats

Professional learning may be offered in multiple formats depending on audience, institution, and implementation needs.

Self-Paced Courses

On-demand professional learning for individual educators who want flexible access to training, examples, and implementation tools.

Cohort-Based Learning

Facilitated learning communities where educators move through course content together with guided discussion and applied activities.

Institutional Training

Customized workshops and professional development for schools, colleges, districts, workforce programs, and training organizations.

Conference & Workshop Sessions

Short-format sessions designed for professional learning days, conferences, faculty institutes, and leadership retreats.

Future Course Features

As the course platform develops, the Schmidt Institute plans to offer learning experiences that combine training, tools, examples, and implementation support.

Course Materials

  • Video lessons
  • Downloadable guides
  • Instructor templates
  • Reflection activities
  • Implementation checklists

Learning Activities

  • Knowledge checks
  • Scenario-based exercises
  • Course design tasks
  • Dashboard interpretation practice
  • Action planning activities

Future Certificate Pathways

Courses may eventually be organized into certificate pathways aligned with instructional innovation, AI-enhanced teaching, and data-informed instruction.

Instructional Intelligence Certificate

  • Using CohortView™
  • Data-Informed Teaching
  • Student Readiness Strategies
  • Instructional Analytics

AI-Enhanced Teaching Certificate

  • AI Foundations for Educators
  • AI-Resilient Course Design
  • Ethical AI Implementation
  • AI-Supported Assessment

Educational Innovation Certificate

  • Change Management
  • Faculty Development
  • Technology Integration
  • Student Success Design

Who Courses Are Designed For

Schmidt Institute courses are being designed for educators and learning professionals across multiple settings.

K-12 Educators

Teachers, instructional coaches, curriculum specialists, and district leaders.

Higher Education Faculty

Community college and university instructors, department chairs, and faculty developers.

Workforce Trainers

Career education, CTE, adult education, and workforce development professionals.

Instructional Designers

Learning designers, online course developers, and educational technology specialists.

Corporate Training Teams

Learning and development professionals focused on workforce readiness and employee training.

Institutional Leaders

Administrators, program managers, student success leaders, and innovation teams.

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