European Academy for Teachers’ skills and competencies development for an effective AI Integration in education (ACT-AI Academy)

Programme(s): Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)
Topic(s): ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-TEACH-ACA
Type of action: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Project ID: 101196403

Objective: Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the education sector by personalising learning experiences, automating administrative tasks and feedback, and providing valuable insights into student performance through data analytics. Yet, the potential of AI can only be fully realised if teachers are wellequipped with the required competence to effectively integrate AI tools into their pedagogy, addressing also challenges related to ethics and biases. The ACT-AI project addresses this need by establishing a panEuropean Academy focused on advancing AI integration in education. The project organises its actions through Working Groups focusing on four main themes. A framework based on international literature will lead to the creation of a modular training program, aligned with micro-learning and UDL principles. An interactive digital platform will host modules and issue badges. The project emphasizes critical AI competences, offering tailored trainings for student-teachers and in-service teachers, with continuous monitoring, leading to policy recommendations and dissemination. The project targets student-teachers at various stages of their education, in-service teachers, and school leaders, ensuring broad participation from diverse backgrounds and subject areas, with a special focus on underrepresented groups. The multileveled and multilayered impact of the ACT-AI project will significantly enhance the quality of education across Europe by equipping teachers with essential AI competencies and ethical insights for effective AI integration in pedagogical practices. ACT-AI is supported by a diverse and multidisciplinary consortium of partners from 8 European countries, i.e., Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The consortium includes 14 full and 3 associated partners: 7 HEIs, a national CPD provider, a training school, a European network, an NGO, 2 Edtech SMEs, 2 public authorities and 1 municipality.