Teachers Meet AI and Explore Its Challenges and Opportunities

The project “New horizons for education: teachers meet AI and explore its challenges and opportunities”, submitted in March 2025 under the Erasmus+ programme, aims to strengthen the digital skills of teachers in the Campania region and promote the integration of Artificial Intelligence in school education.

The initiative involves a selected group of teachers participating in a training programme in Denmark, where they will deepen their understanding of Artificial Intelligence and produce educational materials to be applied in their schools. All developed resources will also be made available online.

The expected impact includes improved teacher competences, enriched educational materials, and increased awareness of AI among teachers and students, contributing to the creation of a sustainable and replicable model for integrating AI into education.

I PHASE: AI Preparatory course

Lead organisation: New Horizons Education Social Cooperative
Activity description: A training course designed to introduce participating teachers to the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its use in education and key ethical considerations. The course helps teachers understand AI-based learning tools and adaptive assessment systems, providing them with practical knowledge that they can apply in the classroom to support students and reduce the digital skills gap.

The proposed activity is a structured AI course for educators, divided into four modules:

• Module 1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – Covers fundamental AI concepts, its history and real-life applications, with emphasis on its social impact.
• Module 2: AI in Education – Explores the role of AI in learning, assessment tools, support for students with special needs and its impact on teaching methodologies.
• Module 3: Ethics and AI – Discusses ethical concerns such as privacy and transparency, providing guidelines for responsible AI use in education.
• Module 4: Q&A Session – An interactive session where participants discuss, ask questions and reflect on key learnings.

Consult the slides and course material

II PHASE: English language course

Lead organization: New Horizons Education Social Cooperative
Activity Description: A short-term language course to improve participants’ English proficiency, with a focus on digital education and AI terminology. The course is designed to ensure that all participats have a sufficient level of English proficiency to participate fully in the subsequent phases of the project, particularly the activity in Denmark.

The proposed activity is a training course in English for educators, aimed at developing communicative and professional skills in international contexts, divided into five modules:

• Module 1: Getting Started: Building Confidence in English Communication – Review of basic grammar and vocabulary, with conversation activities, personal presentations, and simulations of school contexts.
• Module 2: English for Digital Education – Introduction to vocabulary related to educational technologies, with practical activities and short presentations.
• Module 3: English for Artificial Intelligence in Education – Acquisition of AI-related vocabulary and discussion of its use in educational settings.
• Module 4: Communication for International Collaboration – Development of communication skills for professional and intercultural interactions through simulations and group activities.
• Module 5: Assessment and Wrap-up – Final evaluations, group reflection, and course closure with certificate delivery.

Consult the slides and course material

III PHASE: Teachers Meet AI – Mobility in Denmark (1st group)

Lead organisation: Aalborg Institute for Development ApS (Denmark)
Activity description: An intensive programme aimed at developing competencies in the field of Artificial Intelligence, with particular reference to its applications in the school education context. The programme combines theoretical learning with practical activities, offering an overview of the main AI-related concepts, enriched by the direct use of specific tools and concrete examples of integration in schools. Particular attention is also given to ethical aspects and opportunities for cultural exchange with schools and local stakeholders. The overall objective is to strengthen participants’ understanding of AI and support teachers in using it as an innovative resource for teaching.

The activities were structured around training sessions, institutional visits and opportunities for cultural exchange.

• Introduction to the local context through a guided tour of the city of Aalborg, accompanied by an initial session outlining the objectives of the programme.
• Workshop on AI fundamentals, focused on the analysis of key concepts, current trends and possible applications in education.
• Visit to a leading VET institution, with a focus on digitalisation strategies and the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in both educational and operational contexts.
• Visit to a cultural centre, offering an interdisciplinary reflection on the creative and social implications of AI.
• Advanced AI workshops, focused on practical strategies and methodologies for integration into school contexts.
• Intercultural workshops with team-building activities, aimed at strengthening collaboration and communication among participants.
• Final session dedicated to the practical use of AI tools, the sharing of results and reflection on possible implementation in participants’ home institutions, followed by a final networking and exchange session.