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AI Essentials: Thinking in an AI World

AI Essentials: Thinking in an AI World

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Taught by an industry expert
Max 6 students per section
Live via Zoom
Build your own AI Project
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Where this fits in your student's AI skill journey

From typing prompts to thinking with AI

Most students are already using AI — but using it the same way they'd use a search engine. They type a vague question, get a vague answer, and move on. This course moves your student from casual user to skilled operator: someone who understands what an AI is doing under the hood, knows how to direct it, and can recognize when it's wrong. By week 4, your student will have built their own AI Project around a real idea of their own — work they can keep using long after the course ends.

Casual user
✓ This course
Skilled operator
Ready for the real world

Is this right for my student?

Who this course is designed for

This course is built for any student who wants to actually understand how to work with AI — not just type into a chat box and hope for the best. No prior AI experience is required. Whether your student is brand new to AI or already uses it day to day, this course gives them the framework professionals use, taught by someone who works in the field.

✓ Students new to AI

No experience required. The course starts from first principles — what an AI actually is and how it works — before building real skills on top.

✓ Students with an entrepreneurial spark

Every student brings a real idea to the course and learns to use AI as a thinking partner to build it — turning curiosity into something they can actually act on.

✓ Students who want a real skill, not a shortcut

This course teaches students to reason with AI and direct it like a professional — a durable skill that compounds over time, not a one-off trick.

✓ Students preparing for what's next

Colleges and employers are already screening for AI fluency. This course gives your student a real head start while the window is open.


Everything you get

What's included in the course

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Industry expert

Every session is led by a working AI professional — not a teacher reading from a script

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Small group

Never more than 6 students — your student gets real attention every session

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A real AI Project

Your student leaves with their own custom AI Project they keep using after the course

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Live via Zoom

Interactive live sessions — not pre-recorded videos your student ignores

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Unique join link

Each student receives their own secure Zoom link — registered access only

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Flexible scheduling

Choose the section day and time that works best for your family


What your student will learn

Course curriculum

This course covers four foundational weeks of AI fluency — from understanding what an AI actually is, to writing prompts professionals use, to building a custom Project, to recognizing when AI is wrong. Each week builds directly on the last, and your student works on their own business or project idea the whole way through.

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What an LLM actually is Foundations

Students learn the mental model professionals use: AI as a calculator that balances input and output. They run hands-on prompt experiments to see why specific inputs produce dramatically better results — and start shifting their focus from what to ask to what they want back.

2

Prime, Prompt, Proof — the strong session framework Framework

The three-part structure for getting real work out of AI. Students learn to load context (Prime), state a clear objective (Prompt), and force the AI to surface what it needs to give a better answer (Proof) — applied to their own business or project idea.

3

Building a Project — your AI workspace Application

Students build their own AI Project: a container that holds instructions, attachments, and conversation history so the AI shows up pre-loaded for their specific work. By the end of the week, they have a Project they can keep using long after the course ends.

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Failure modes — when AI is wrong Critical thinking

The three ways AI fails: sycophancy (agreeing because you pushed), hallucination (confident specifics that aren't real), and over-reach (tidy answers to messy questions). Students learn to set guardrails into their own prompts so they can reason with AI, not be misled by it.


What families say

Real results from real students

★★★★★

"My son went from typing one-line questions into Claude to actually building a real plan for a side business he wants to start. He talks about 'priming' the AI now like he knows what he's doing — because he does. This course changed how he thinks, not just what he uses."

JR
Jen R.
Parent of rising 11th grader
★★★★★

"My daughter is genuinely ahead of her friends now on this stuff. She built a Project around her babysitting business and uses it constantly. Having someone who actually works in AI teach her — not just read a script — made all the difference."

MT
Mark T.
Parent of rising 10th grader

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

No prior AI experience is required. The course starts from first principles — what an AI actually is and how it works — before building real skills on top. And even if a student already uses AI in their daily life and has some experience, they will still benefit greatly from this class, since it teaches the deeper framework that most people never learn on their own.
This course is taught by an industry expert who works in the AI field professionally — not a teacher reading from a curriculum. Your student is getting the real version of how this works from someone who uses these tools every day at work, not a textbook version.
The course is taught using Claude, which is free to use at claude.ai. Students will create a free account before week 1 — instructions are sent in the welcome email. The frameworks taught in the course apply to any modern AI tool, so what your student learns transfers directly to ChatGPT, Gemini, and others.
A laptop, tablet, or desktop computer with a working camera and microphone, and the free Zoom app installed. A stable internet connection is required. Mobile phones are not recommended as the screen size makes it difficult to follow along while working with AI side-by-side.
Each enrolled student receives a unique, personal Zoom join link registered to them specifically. Sessions use a Waiting Room — no one enters without host approval. Sessions are limited to registered participants only so no uninvited guests can join.
A full refund is available if your cancellation request is submitted at least 7 days before the first scheduled session. Cancellations submitted fewer than 7 days before the course start date are not eligible for a refund. Once a course has begun, refunds are not available for unused sessions. Please see our full Refund Policy for complete details.
This course is designed for high school students (grades 9–12) as well as college students. Each student brings their own business or project idea to the course, so it works well across levels as long as the student is mature enough to engage with the framework. If you are unsure whether this course is the right fit, feel free to reach out before enrolling.
Each section is capped at 6 students. This is a firm limit — we do not exceed it. Small group sizes are central to how we teach. When a section fills, enrollment closes and the section is listed as unavailable.
If your student misses a session, course materials for that week will still be available. Please reach out to us at c.wikfors@atravelingteacher.com and we will do our best to accommodate on a case by case basis. We do not offer makeup sessions as a standard policy for group classes.
Yes — all sessions are recorded for internal quality assurance purposes. Recordings are retained by A Traveling Teacher Education LLC and are not distributed to families as a standard practice. In the case of a missed session, we may share a recording at our discretion on a case by case basis.
Sections are limited to 6 students

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