The Institute at Macmillan Learning
Professional Development for Educators
Educators face countless demands in our rapidly changing world. With Macmillan Learning’s professional development tools, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to seamlessly maneuver through teaching’s greatest challenges.
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Teach Confidently with Generative AI
Course: Teaching with Generative AI: A Course for Educators
Learn how to meaningfully integrate generative AI tools like ChatGPT into your curriculum—without losing the human touch. This course guides you through ethical, pedagogical, and practical considerations, helping you adapt and thrive in a changing educational landscape.
This five-week online course begins on May 19, 2025, with weekly Zoom meetings held on Wednesdays at 1:00 PM CDT.
Have questions? Please contact us at institute@macmillan.com
Make Active Learning Work in Any Classroom
Course: Active Learning Essentials: Bridging Research and Practice
Transform student engagement by mastering the core elements of active learning. This course blends foundational theory with hands-on strategies that can be applied in face-to-face, hybrid, or online settings. Ideal for educators ready to shift from passive to purposeful instruction.
This five-week online course begins on May 19, 2025, with weekly Zoom meetings held on Thursdays at 11:00 AM CDT.
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Pricing
Discover what each course has to offer, what you will learn, and how you can elevate your teaching.
Teaching with Generative AI$299
Course • 30 lessons
Teaching With Generative AI: A Course for Educators is a professional development experience from the Institute at Macmillan Learning. This five-week course equips educators with knowledge and hands-on support to navigate AI.
Active Learning Essentials$299
Course • 26 lessons
Transform your teaching with active learning strategies that boost student engagement and participation in any classroom setting.
About The Institute at Macmillan Learning
From webinars to educational technology summits, Macmillan Learning has provided educators with meaningful professional development experiences across disciplines. The newly established Macmillan Learning Institute provides educators with effective, practical, and impactful professional development courses, providing the information and support instructors need to put theory into practice.
For over 175 years, Macmillan Learning has stood by you, providing pioneering educational materials. Now, we’re here to help you be the educator you aspire to be.
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Put Theory Into Practice.
Demonstrate What You Learn.
Practical Knowledge
Taught with research-based pedagogies, tailored to your professional practice, and facilitated by thought leaders and practitioners who have done the work themselves
Meaningful Community
An accountability community and course facilitator that inspires and supports you in advancing your professional practice, career goals, in your specific employment setting.
Visibility & Influence
Opportunities to present, publish, collaborate, or become an Institute subject-matter expert or facilitator, and earn badges upon completion of the course.
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