In Partnership with Ed3
NAIS, in partnership with AI-focused education nonprofit Ed3, is excited to offer a new suite of online, asynchronous courses designed specifically for independent school educators. These courses help teachers build practical, human-centered strategies for integrating AI into classroom management, social-emotional learning, and learner support.
Each course blends research-backed pedagogy with accessible AI tools, ensuring technology enhances—not replaces—the relationships at the heart of great teaching.
About the Courses
All courses are:
- Self-paced (fully asynchronous)
- Approximately 7 hours
- Mapped to UNESCO’s AI Literacy Competencies
- Designed for practicality with hands-on, classroom-ready activities
- Designed for independent school educators
- Aligned to research-based practices and restorative, learner-centered pedagogy
- Delivered via Ed3, with NAIS-issued digital badges upon completion
Course access remains active for 12 months from enrollment.
Registration Information
| Registration Type | Standard Pricing* | 10 or More Pricing* |
| Member Price | $150 per person | $123 per person |
| Nonmember Price | $230 per person | $190 per person |
*Special Offer: Schools with at least one registered attendee for Thrive 2026 or the 2025 NAIS Symposium on AI receive 10% off all Ed3 x NAIS online courses. This discount applies to:
- Individual registrations
- Group registrations
- Any combination of course parts
Available Courses
1. Social Emotional Learning Routines with AI as a Support Partner
This course lays the foundation for weaving social-emotional learning (SEL) and AI into everyday teaching. Educators will explore how AI can support core SEL practices such as self-awareness, self-management, empathy, and building positive relationships, while keeping human connection at the center. Through activities like AI-assisted scenario planning and role-play simulations, participants will gain strategies to help learners better understand themselves and connect with others. By the end of the course, educators will be equipped with engaging, AI-supported routines to foster a classroom culture grounded in emotional intelligence and belonging.
Modules include:
- Unlocking SEL with AI
- Emotional Intelligence in Action with AI Routines
- Making SEL Visible with AI
2. Cultivating Learner SEL Skills with AI as a Partner in Practice
This course invites educators to deepen their own social-emotional awareness and consider how that inner work shapes learner resilience, self-awareness, and self-regulation in the classroom. Educators will examine how emotional awareness, modeling, and reflective practice influence classroom culture, while designing learning experiences grounded in belonging, trust, and growth. Across the modules, educators will partner with AI for scenario practice, communication coaching, reflective journaling, and personalized goal setting, while keeping human judgment and relationships at the center. By the end of the course, participants will leave with practical strategies and a resilience toolkit to support everyday classroom life.
Modules include:
- Enhancing Adult SEL with AI
- Empowering Resilient Learners with AI
- Envisioning Classroom Culture with AI
3. Teaming with AI to Strengthen Restorative Classroom Practices
This course establishes a restorative, relationship-centered foundation for classroom management and shows how AI can thoughtfully support it. Educators learn how to design supportive learning environments, strengthen learner-teacher trust, and use AI to model logical consequences, and reflective practices that build safety, belonging, and empathy. Across the three modules, educators will explore proactive routines, positive discipline, and restorative tools like listening circles, while leveraging AI for insight and follow-through. By the end, participants will be equipped with practical strategies to create classroom cultures where learners share ownership of the space and community.
Modules include:
- Paths to Belonging and Intro to AI
- Strengthening Learner–Teacher Relationships with AI Supports
- Modeling Routines and Logical Consequences with AI
4. Multi-Tiered Learner Supports with AI as a Partner in Inquiry
This course builds a working understanding of a restorative, relationship-centered system of learner support. Educators explore how tiered supports, when rooted in relationship and equity, create the conditions for every learner to be seen, supported, and included. Across the modules, educators examine their environment, develop and test hypotheses about learner needs, and design support plans that reflect both evidence and care. AI serves as an inquiry partner throughout, helping educators surface assumptions, examine their own thinking, and stress-test plans before they reach the people who need them most. By the end, participants have a situated snapshot of what their learner support system looks like where they work and a deeper sense of how restorative, relationship-centered practices make tiered support possible.
Modules include:
- Understanding Behavior with AI as a Mirror
- Seeing the Whole Learner with AI as a Synthesis Partner
- Exploring Supports with AI as a Thought Partner
- Designing Tiered Supports with AI as an Inquiry Partner
5. Partnering with AI for Neurodivergent Learners
In this course, educators will learn how to partner with AI to ground their teaching practice in a strengths-based lens in service of students who require extra classroom supports. Educators will examine practical ways to recognize strengths, establish meaningful goals, personalize access, and engage in purposeful communication with students. Each module pairs a learner competency, such as executive functioning, social-emotional learning, or communication, with a specific AI strategy, ensuring that pedagogy remains central while technology serves a supporting role. By the end of this course, educators will leave with specific strategies and tools to support their teaching and learning practices in service of neuro- or physio- divergent learners.
Modules include:
- From a Deficit Mindset to a Strengths Mindset
- Goal Setting with AI as a Thought Partner
- Strategic Planning with AI as a Design Partner
- Academic Access with AI as a Learning Partner
- Making Ideas Visible with AI as a Communication Partner
- Social Emotional Skills with AI as a Coaching Partner
- Bringing it All Together and Next Steps
What to Expect
- Fully asynchronous access anytime, anywhere
- 7 hours of content per course
- Recommended pacing: 1–2 hours per week over 3–4 weeks
- Practical activities designed specifically for independent school classrooms
- Support from Ed3 throughout your learning journey
Certificates & Digital Badges
Upon completion, participants receive:
- A certificate from Ed3 documenting UNESCO AI Literacy competencies
- A digital badge from NAIS for sharing with your school community or professional network
About the NAIS × Ed3 Partnership
NAIS and Ed3 have partnered to deliver high-quality, pedagogy-aligned AI learning experiences for independent school educators. Ed3 contributes deep expertise in AI education, while NAIS brings trusted guidance, research, and a long-standing commitment to strengthening independent school leadership. Together, we are supporting schools in integrating AI thoughtfully, ethically, and in ways that keep human relationships at the center of learning.
NAIS also serves on the Advisory Council for Ed3’s Portrait of a Teacher in the Age of AI, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to understand and support the evolving needs of educators in a rapidly changing technological landscape.