Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom
Adelaide University (CSER STEM Professional Learning)
Last updated September 15, 2026
Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom is a free, self-paced course from Adelaide University's CSER STEM Professional Learning team — which has run national K-12 professional-learning programs in Digital Technologies, AI, cyber security and mathematics since 2014 — built for secondary-school teachers. It runs about 7 hours: the first part covers what AI is and how it works, and the second part is practical classroom activities, with and without technology, aligned to Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum. A certificate is issued on completing the course activities. Funded by Google Australia and made freely available by the Australian Government Department of Education.
What you'll learn
- Background on what AI is and how it works, with real-world examples
- Practical classroom activities that build students' understanding of AI, with and without technology
- Linking AI teaching to the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies strand
- Contextualizing AI for secondary-school teaching specifically
Frequently asked questions about Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom
Who is Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom for?
Secondary-school teachers, especially in Australia, who want to teach AI literacy aligned to the Digital Technologies curriculum.
Is Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom free?
Yes — Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom is completely free to take.
Does Teaching AI in the Secondary Classroom offer a certificate?
Yes. Free certificate on completing the course activities.
Why we suggest this course
It is the secondary-school companion to CSER's primary-classroom course, pitched at older students and their curriculum stage rather than a single AI-literacy course stretched across all ages. One thing to know: the curriculum alignment is Australian-specific, though the AI concepts themselves travel to any classroom.