CoSN will use a “train-the-trainer” model to teach district teams how to assess and advance their AI readiness using the K-12 Gen AI Maturity Tool, the organization said Thursday. It did not specify when the program will begin. The tool, which rates AI maturity across seven domains, from operational and data readiness to security and legal readiness, was launched last year by CoSN and the Council of the Great City Schools.
A group of 10 to 20 people will be trained on the tool at the national level, followed by four regional training sessions, the news release said. The regional trainers will then provide “ongoing training to local school districts, with special emphasis on reaching under-resourced and rural districts.”
“As schools across the country explore how AI can transform teaching, learning and the broader education enterprise, many districts — especially smaller, under-resourced ones — are unsure where to begin,” CoSN CEO Keith Krueger said in a public statement. “This groundbreaking initiative leverages CoSN’s national expertise, in partnership with education service agencies, to empower districts to navigate the opportunities and challenges of AI in K-12 education.”
Krueger said CoSN will partner with the Association of Educational Service Agencies, the School Superintendents Association and the State Educational Technology Directors Association to conduct the training, and to compile evidence and examples of school AI integration that will complement the K-12 Gen AI Maturity Tool.
