{"id":21951,"date":"2025-08-06T12:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/?post_type=ai-courses&#038;p=21951"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:50:41","slug":"about-the-course","status":"publish","type":"ai-courses","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/ai-literacy-skills\/about-the-course\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>About the Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/nvxqbbberg.jsonp\" async><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script>\n<div class=\"video-wistia\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n  <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n    <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_nvxqbbberg videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">\n      <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/nvxqbbberg\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-shared-learning-journey-for-the-ai-era\">A shared learning journey for the AI era<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is designed for K-12 educators and their students to develop their foundational AI literacy skillset. It\u2019s built around the seven core skills identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ailiteracyframework.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AILitFramework_ReviewDraft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AI Literacy Framework<\/a> developed by the OECD, European Commission, and Code.org. Each of the eight lessons invites teachers and students to watch, pause, reflect, and practice together. After the video, you\u2019ll dive into hands-on exercises designed to deepen your understanding and apply what you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each skill is anchored to a thinking framework or graphic organizer that helps bring it to life in the classroom. 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