Wave 1 - 2026

Mapping the Toolkit

Mapping the Toolkit helps educators quickly identify, evaluate, and test AI tools for their context. Cut through hype, compare options intelligently, and build a practical shortlist aligned with your school’s needs and governance boundaries.
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Host

Matthew Esterman

Who is this for

  • Leadership
  • Administrators
  • Classroom teachers
  • Casual teachers
  • All year levels

Standards

APST 2.6
APST 6.4
APST 7.4

Included

  • Templates and resources
  • Applied implementation tasks
  • Community access
  • Certificate of completion

Course Description

Mapping the Toolkit is designed for busy educators who feel overwhelmed by the expanding AI landscape. New tools appear weekly, each claiming to transform learning. This course introduces a structured method for evaluating tools without chasing every trend.


Participants learn how to categorise tools by function: planning, feedback, content generation, transcription, research assistance, workflow automation, and more. The course provides evaluation criteria focused on privacy, data security, pedagogical value, cost, and sustainability.


Rather than promoting specific platforms, the course builds professional discernment. Educators practise short pilot tests and learn how to document findings before recommending broader adoption.


The course also helps schools distinguish between personal experimentation and enterprise-level deployment. Governance and classroom practicality are treated as interconnected.


Mapping the Toolkit reduces noise. It empowers educators to move from reactive curiosity to strategic selection, ensuring AI adoption is intentional rather than accidental.

What you will learn

  • How to categorise AI tools by function and match them to real classroom or leadership needs
  • How to evaluate AI tools using clear criteria, including privacy, data security, pedagogical value and sustainability
  • How to run small pilot trials and document findings before recommending broader adoption
  • How to distinguish between personal experimentation and school-wide deployment

Designed for Real Classrooms

Every strategy in this course has been tested in schools navigating real constraints: time, governance, workload and accountability. This is not theory. It is applied practice.

From Curiosity to Capability

AI experimentation is easy. Sustained capability is not. Educator Intelligence helps schools move from isolated exploration to shared professional judgement.
Your host

Matthew Esterman

Matthew Esterman is a nationally recognised educator, school leader and AI consultant working at the forefront of AI in education. He has supported independent, Catholic and government schools across Australia and internationally to integrate AI responsibly, strengthen governance, and build professional capability in teaching and leadership.
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