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Birmingham City Schools Trains Hundreds of Teachers on AI Ahead of New School Year<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-08 15:39:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) \u2014 As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly common in everyday life, Birmingham City Schools is working to ensure educators are prepared to use the technology responsibly in the classroom.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of teachers gathered Monday for a districtwide professional development day focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, instructional technology and classroom innovation. The event, themed “Nurture. Guide. Empower.,” was held in partnership with ISTE+ASCD and Birmingham-based education nonprofit EdFarm.<\/p>\n

District leaders say the goal is to help teachers understand how AI can support learning while maintaining student privacy, academic integrity and educator oversight.<\/p>\n

“We just passed our AI policy in Birmingham City Schools,” said Joanne Stephens, the district’s technology officer. “So this is a great way for our teachers to kind of see some of the things we do.”<\/p>\n

Stephens said the training comes as AI becomes more integrated into everyday life and learning environments.<\/p>\n

“However, now it is just in everything that we do, and it has that always-on concept,” Stephens said. “So we definitely wanted to start with our teachers.”<\/p>\n

Throughout the day, educators participated in hands-on sessions designed to show practical ways AI can be incorporated into teaching and learning.<\/p>\n

Stephens said the district intentionally used AI tools to help create elements of the event itself.<\/p>\n

“So this\u2014we put this session on, and all the things that we did, we used AI,” she said. “Like we created a website, it was done with AI, we created an app, it was done with AI.”<\/p>\n

Organizers say preparing educators is critical because students are already encountering AI technology outside the classroom.<\/p>\n

A Birmingham City Schools board member emphasized the importance of helping both teachers and students understand how to use the technology appropriately.<\/p>\n

“So first of all, AI’s here to stay,” the board member said. “And if we don’t learn to use it and use it well, then we’re…<\/p>\n

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