RESOURCES
Tools & reading for AI in education
GEMs
Custom AI student assistants built on Google Gemini. Each GEM is structured for small teams, typically three, flexibly two to four, designed to promote human connection and hands-on learning. Ideal for PBL challenges.
Project Starter GEM
Empathize → Define → Ideate
Scrum Master GEM
Prototype Phase
An AI facilitator that guides student teams through PBL challenges with daily check-ins and expert support. Teachers kick it off with just two documents — a project brief and a project calendar — the GEM uses both to stay in sync with each team's progress.
Project Crit GEM
Test Phase
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Guidance, research, and frameworks from leading voices in AI and education.
Advancing AI Education for American Youth
Executive order establishing a White House Task Force on AI Education, promoting AI literacy in K-12, educator training, and public-private partnerships to develop the next generation of American AI innovators.
PolicyUS Department of Education AI Guidance
Federal guidance on the safe, responsible, and nondiscriminatory use of artificial intelligence in education, including recommendations for K-12 schools and districts.
ResearchOECD: Opportunities, Guidelines & Guardrails for AI in Education
OECD Digital Education Outlook chapter examining how countries can shape effective and equitable use of AI in education, with guidelines addressing algorithm bias, privacy, and adaptive governance.
ResearchOECD: AI Adoption in the Education System
International insights on how AI can address disparities in K-12 schools, align curricula with evolving skill demands, and integrate AI literacy — with a policy roadmap for adoption.
ResearchBeyond the AI Inflection Point
A case study exploring how schools are navigating generative AI integration, addressing the AI digital divide, equity, and practical implementation strategies.
ResearchWelcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence
Stanford Social Innovation Review article on why human capacities like empathy, trust, and collaboration matter more than ever as AI transforms education, work, and social life.
ResearchAvoiding Education's Turing Trap
Stanford Social Innovation Review article arguing that generative AI should unlock fundamentally new possibilities in education — not just mimic existing tasks — to build a more creative and connected system.
ToolkitAI Toolkit for School Districts
Common Sense Education's free, actionable toolkit with readiness assessments, implementation roadmaps, and professional learning materials tailored for K-12 districts integrating AI.
FrameworkISTE Standards for Students
A widely adopted framework defining the skills students need to thrive in a digital world — including computational thinking, digital citizenship, and creative communication.