If Not Us, Who? A School-Wide Approach to AI Competency Using UNESCO’s Framework

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping education—but are schools equipping teachers with the skills and confidence to lead this transformation responsibly? This workshop shares how The American International School of Muscat (TAISM) has embraced UNESCO’s AI Competency Framework for Teachers to guide professional learning, policy development, and school-wide implementation.
Participants will gain insights into how TAISM used the UNESCO framework’s five dimensions—human-centered mindset, ethics, foundations and applications, pedagogy, and professional learning—to structure a multi-year approach to building AI capacity. Through snapshots of in-house professional development sessions, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and student partnerships, attendees will see how AI competency-building can be both practical and inspiring.

The workshop will highlight concrete tools and instructional strategies used at the “acquire,” “deepen,” and “create” levels of teacher development. It will also address challenges such as staff skepticism, equity of access, and ethical concerns, offering ideas for scaffolding growth regardless of a school’s size or starting point.

Designed for school leaders, coaches, and curriculum coordinators, this session invites participants to reflect on their own context and walk away with adaptable strategies to move their faculty forward. In the age of generative AI, developing teacher agency, judgment, and collaboration around AI isn’t optional—it’s essential. If not us, who?