Welcome to KEA's Professional Learning Portal

This course explores the foundational concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential educational applications. Educators will learn to integrate AI tools effectively and ethically into teaching, learning, and administrative processes while fostering AI literacy among students. Read more

This course is about the vital role educators play in the age of AI. While technology is changing fast, the heart of teaching is still human. Teaching is built on connection, collaboration, and empathy. Educators help decide how AI is used, from shaping school policies to making day-to-day classroom choices, so it stays ethical, fair, and focused on students. AI should be a helpful partner that supports learning, not a replacement for the relationships that matter most. Equity means ensuring that AI is shaped by diverse perspectives, including those of students, educators, families, and communities, so it serves every learner well ."By continuing to learn, adapt, and speak up, educators can make sure AI advances in ways that reflect our shared values. *Note: If you are new to AI, we suggest you first complete Learning About and Learning with AI. Read more

Course participants will examine the representation and exclusion of people with disabilities in civil rights movements, critically evaluate the reasons for this neglect, and explore the role of mass media in shaping societal views of people with disabilities. An understanding of how educational contexts and practices support or diminish the presence of students with disabilities in mainstream school spaces and anti-ableist curricular representation will be supported. Read more

To effectively cater to the diverse needs of students from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds, it's imperative to have a clear understanding of the concept of "culture" and how it impacts the process of teaching and learning. This course is designed to approach culturally relevant pedagogy as a teaching method that leverages students' cultural knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences. By doing so, the learning process becomes more meaningful and suitable, thereby enhancing student achievement. Read more

An advocacy perspective requires educators to believe that with adequate support, multilingual learners (MLs) can achieve at the same level as their non-ML peers. Advocates also believe that educators have a shared sense of responsibility for the academic achievement of MLs. For educators to approach MLs’ instruction from an advocacy perspective, they must understand the needs and key areas for ML advocacy, as well as understand the tools and strategies that can support advocacy efforts.  Read more

This course focuses on the need for educators to teach academic language as well as content.  Teachers must ensure that Multilingual Learners(MLs) have access to grade-level and challenging content within a standards-based framework.  They must also implement strategies that help MLs access the content Read more