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The AI Literacy Collaborative takes a different approach to professional learning—one grounded in research that is a partnership with teachers to support the implementation of new instructional practices.  The AI Literacy Collaborative is a convening series that supports teachers, administrators, and community partners in developing both foundational AI knowledge and practical skills for classroom use. Participants begin by building a shared understanding of how AI tools work, exploring ethical considerations for their use in schools, and learning evidence-based strategies for integration — all through hands-on experience and dialogue with students, parents, and industry partners. The series then shifts to the classroom, where teachers work with the California Subject Matter Projects to explore research-based pedagogical routines for using AI in instructional planning, teaching, and assessment. Throughout the series, participants build cross-district networks of support while developing strategies they can adapt to their own grade levels, subject areas, and student populations — always grounded in the principle that AI should strengthen, not replace, teachers' professional judgment and knowledge of their students.