AI Skilling Program for Teachers and Students

– Paul Reid, GEMS Lead Digital Transformation Consultant

Key focus areas

Building foundational understanding of AI in education

Enabling broad access and responsible usage

Practical classroom and assessment scenarios

Identifying real education use cases and agent ideas

Creating internal advocates to scale adoption

Tangible results

Strong uptake of practical classroom use cases, with AI embedded into existing pedagogical routines rather than treated as an add‑on

Understanding across schools of when, why, and how to use Microsoft Copilot and AI Learning Accelerators in teaching, assessment and productivity workflows

Established a sustainable foundation for ongoing AI capability building, including champions, reusable learning assets, and shared language across regions

Strong educational understanding, not just technical expertise

Clear, calm facilitation by all of the presenters in webinars and leadership sessions

A willingness to co‑design, iterate, and simplify complex ideas and consistent focus on responsible AI use and long‑term adoption

– Baz Nijjar