Case Study · Education
Warren County Educational Service Center
Executive leadership team: Pre-Beginner to Low-Intermediate AI literacy in 8 weeks.
The opportunity
Awareness without fluency.
Before training began, the leadership team's baseline showed awareness without fluency. The cohort recognized AI tools existed and had experimented with basic use cases, but lacked conceptual understanding, systematic workflows, and governance frameworks for compliant usage.
Baseline concerns
- 63% concerned about AI accuracy and reliability
- 46% worried about student data privacy
- 38% worried about time required to learn
- 36% entered training with no clear expectations
- 12% expressed apprehension or resistance
- No district governance policies in place
RUDI's approach
A baseline assessment and two learning sessions.
The program combined a measured baseline, psychological safety, practical demonstrations, and task-based skill development anchored to the leadership team's real work.
Baseline Assessment · August 2025
Pre-training survey (N=24) mapped to RUDI's AI Literacy Matrix. Mapped three competency domains: Conceptual Understanding, Operational Proficiency, Governance & Ethics.
Session 1: Foundations & Psychological Safety · September 18, 2025 · 2 hours
Normalized uncertainty (“92% of AI pilots are failing — you're not behind”). Started with “why” before “what.” Presented participants' own survey results as anchor. Live hands-on demonstrations.
Session 2: Application & Skill Development · October 16, 2025 · 2 hours
Task-based learning anchored to real work (OTES teacher evaluations, calendar management). Explicit skill instruction (prompt structure, iteration, refinement). Introduced systems thinking: workflows, prompt libraries, automation.
Results
Measured outcomes.
In 8 weeks and 4 instructional hours, the cohort moved from Pre-Beginner/Beginner baseline to Beginner/Low-Intermediate operational readiness.
In their own words
Hear from Warren County participants.
Three participants reflect on the RUDI training — how their work has changed, what they're using AI for now, and what it was like learning with Brandon.
“The projects have brought it all together. I can use ChatGPT for the things I use frequently — it's made everything more efficient.”
“ChatGPT does the work, I do the thinking. I'm learning a whole new way to really effectively use ChatGPT.”
“There's always something I want to try and experiment with after each session. It's been very beneficial.”
The takeaway
What this cohort’s progress shows.
The cohort’s results show progress over eight weeks in a program that combined a baseline assessment, guided practice, and tasks drawn from participants’ work.
The program began with participants’ concerns and current skills, then introduced guided practice on tasks they recognized. This sequence helped them build confidence while learning how to evaluate and use the tools.
Participants practiced with familiar tasks and received support as they built confidence. The reported results describe this cohort’s experience.
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