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Free, self-paced Intro to GenAI course for Mississippi K–12 educators
The Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) offers a free, self-paced, fully online Intro to GenAI course for K–12 educators, worth up to 6.4 continuing-education units at no cost, with ready-to-use lesson plans included. More than 1,000 educators enrolled in the most recent cycle, after more than 3,000 participated the year before.
Free, CEU-bearing AI training from a state-affiliated network is rare. Educators evaluating paid AI professional development should complete this baseline first.
What the source says
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- MAIN offers a free Intro to GenAI course built for K–12 educators.
- Participants can earn up to 6.4 CEUs at no cost.
- It is self-paced and fully online, with no prerequisites and no long-term commitment.
- More than 1,000 K–12 educators enrolled since January 1 of the posted cycle; more than 3,000 participated the prior year.
- The course includes ready-to-use lesson plans teachers can take straight to the classroom.
Notes from our read
- The posted cycle's key dates: enroll by June 15, request CEUs by June 22, course closed June 30 (the page does not state the year — check mainms.org/courses for the current cycle).
- CEUs only — the page states SEMIs, OSLs, and other credit types are not offered.
- Contact listed: Kollin Napier, kollin.napier@mgccc.edu.
- Enrollment demand is real: 1,000+ this cycle, 3,000+ the prior year.
In plain words
GenAI — “generative AI” — means tools like ChatGPT and Gemini that can write text, make images, and answer questions. This course is Mississippi's free on-ramp for teachers who want to understand those tools before deciding how (or whether) to use them with students.
Self-paced means you do it on your own schedule, online, with no class meetings. And the CEUs matter: teachers need continuing-education credit to keep their licenses current, and this course grants up to 6.4 units without costing a dime — something most paid workshops can't beat.
If you teach in Mississippi and haven't taken it, this is the sensible first step before spending school money on any AI training. If the current cycle is closed, watch mainms.org — thousands of your colleagues have already been through it, and demand keeps it coming back.
Words to know
- GenAI (generative AI)
- AI that creates things — writing, pictures, quiz questions — instead of just sorting or searching.
- CEU
- Continuing Education Unit — credit teachers earn to keep their teaching license active.
- Self-paced
- You work through the material whenever you want; there are no scheduled class times.
Verified by Delta Teaching Supply on 2026-08-09. Summary and outline are original; all factual claims rest on the linked source. “Delta read,” notes, and the plain-words explainer are our analysis.
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