Google AI Educator Series

2026-10-26

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google Research and Stanford launch 'Polar Peaks' AI Quest teaching brain-mapping to students

Google Research and the Stanford Accelerator for Learning released 'Polar Peaks', the third installment of the AI Quests series for ages 11–14 that teaches AI literacy through a neuroscience-themed game about scanning and mapping neurons; the program includes new teacher training modules (teacher module for Quest #3 to follow next month) and builds on over a decade of connectomics research, including a recent complete fruit fly brain map. More than 400,000 AI Quests have been completed to date and previous quests have been localized to 10 languages.

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2026-10-05

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google expands AI Educator Series to all UK and Ireland teachers

Google is rolling out its free Google AI Educator Series to an estimated 650,000 educators across the UK and Ireland, offering bite-sized, teacher-built modules, micro-credentials, and in-person and virtual events to help staff use AI for lesson planning, administration, and personalised instruction. The company also partnered with the National Governance Association to publish an AI Policy Toolkit for school governors, and positions the rollout as supporting UK digital-skills goals.

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2026-10-01

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google AI Educator Series runs 10-hour Badge-a-thon; 1,400 educators earn 4,000+ badges

The Google AI Educator Series held its first Badge-a-thon, a 10-hour live drop-in event where more than 1,400 educators learned classroom AI workflows and earned over 4,000 digital badges across sessions; 20 sessions are available on demand on YouTube and organizers offer a “Badge-a-thon in a Box” toolkit and pathways to convert badges into CEUs and graduate credits.

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2026-09-21

MONEY · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google.org commits $4M to Digital Promise to expand Google AI Educator Series

At the United Nations General Assembly, Google.org announced a $4 million commitment to Digital Promise to help expand free, practical AI training for teachers via the Google AI Educator Series. Digital Promise will develop scalable models and frameworks, work with state education agencies, community college systems, and teacher networks, and publish open research and a public guide for higher education over the next two years.

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2026-09-18

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google AI Educator Series adds undergraduate, graduate and continuing-education credits

Google's AI Educator Series, a set of 15-minute training sessions for teachers, will enable participants to earn undergraduate college credit through College Unbound (at no cost, starting later this year), graduate credit via ISTE and Dominican University, and Illinois continuing-education hours via the Illinois Digital Educators Alliance. Google is also holding a Badge-a-thon on September 19 where educators can join a 12-hour webinar, earn ISTE-aligned digital badges, and begin earning credits.

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