Course: Developing your Teaching with Generative AI

Unlock your teaching potential with collaborative AI prompting, reflective tools, and practical strategies for professional growth.

What’s this course about?

Are you ready to move beyond generic AI lesson plans and start truly growing as a teacher?

Teach Smarter is a 20 - 30 hour (depending on how much effort you put in) hands-on, transformative professional development course built on the innovative concept of AI-mediated collaborative prompting.

Inspired by The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development by award-winning educator and writer Nik Peachey, this course shows you how to use AI as a mentor—not just a tool.

Through more than 30 videos, interactive activities, guided prompts, and reflective tasks, you’ll learn how to partner with AI to deepen your pedagogical thinking, develop your metacognitive awareness, and create highly personalised, effective teaching strategies.

Each lesson comes with a short, insightful video reflection from the course author, sharing how the concepts and prompts have directly impacted his own teaching and growth.

Course highlights:

✅ Learn how to make AI your teaching mentor, not just your assistant

✅ Strengthen your reflective practice and decision-making

✅ Get inspired by real-world applications and personal insights

✅ Build confidence to lead sessions, write research, and grow your PLN

✅ Flexible, self-paced format — learn when and how you want.

Who is this course for?

This course is perfect for:

English language teachers (new or experienced) who want to engage more deeply with their professional development.
Educators curious about using AI as a reflective and planning partner.
Teacher trainers or mentors looking for practical tools and strategies to share with others.
Anyone who feels stuck in their teaching practice and wants to reignite their passion for teaching.

Course curriculum

1

Welcome to the course
- Welcome Message
- Introduction
- Aims of the course
- Getting started
2

Lesson Planning and Classroom Practice
- Grammar Analysis
- Analyse grammar effectively for teaching purposes
- Lesson Planning
- Plan engaging and effective lessons
- Trying New Methods and Approaches
- Experiment with new teaching methods and approaches
- Analysing Students' Needs
- Conduct a thorough needs analysis
- Anticipating Student Problems
- Anticipate common student difficulties and plan accordingly
3

Reflective Practice and Professional Development
- Socrative Mentoring
- Apply Socratic mentoring techniques in teacher development
- The 5 Whys
- Use the 5 Whys technique to explore the root of problems
- Empathy Mapping
- Create empathy maps to better understand student perspectives
- Growth Mindset
- Foster and model a growth mindset
- Action Research
- Carry out action research to improve teaching practices
- Structured Reflection
- Engage in structured reflection to deepen professional learning
- SWOT Analysis
- Conduct a SWOT analysis for personal or institutional development
4

Academic and Professional Writing
- Research Assignments
- Write and structure a research paper
- Writing a Blog
- Write professional and reflective blog posts
5

Teacher Leadership and Training
- Planning Teacher Development
- Plan and deliver impactful teacher development sessions
- Conference Presentations
- Design and present engaging conference presentations
- Advocating for Change
- Advocate for meaningful change within educational settings
6

Career Development and Employability
- Career Development Plans
- Create a clear and purposeful career development plan
- Developing your CV
- Develop a strong CV/resume tailored to educational roles
- Applying for a Job
- Prepare and apply for new job opportunities
- Job Interviews
- Practise and refine interview skills
7

Goal Setting and Networking
- SMART Goals
- Set and evaluate SMART professional goals
- Developing your PLN
- Build and grow a professional learning network (PLN)
8

Well-being and Self-Management
- Self-Care
- Incorporate self-care strategies into daily routines
- Mindfulness
- Practise mindfulness to enhance focus and well-being
- Productivity
- Get organized using practical productivity tools
- Eisenhower Matrix
- Use the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize tasks
9

Creativity and Problem Solving
- Mind Mapping
- Use mind mapping to organize and generate ideas
- Brainstorming
- Facilitate creative thinking through brainstorming
- SCAMPER
- Apply the SCAMPER technique to generate innovative ideas
- Ishikawa Diagrams
- Use the Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram for problem-solving
- Problem Tree Method
- Analyse issues using the Problem Tree method
10

End of course
- Introduction to the Final Assignment
- End of course assignment
- End of course survey
11

The Book
- The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development

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Course author - Nik Peachey

Nik Peachey is an accomplished educator, author, and learning technology consultant renowned for his expertise in integrating technology into education. With over 30 years of experience in the field, Nik has become a prominent figure in the realm of digital learning and teacher professional development.

Having taught in various educational settings across the globe, Nik possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by teachers and learners in the digital age. His passion for exploring innovative approaches to enhance teaching and learning has driven him to share his knowledge through numerous publications, workshops, and presentations.

Nik's work has been recognised internationally, and he has received several prestigious awards for his contributions to the field of education in including two British Council Innovations Awards. He continues to inspire and support educators by sharing his expertise, exploring emerging trends in education technology, and advocating for the transformative power of technology in teaching and learning.