Teachers & AI

Learn about how teachers are using artificial intelligence in professional development, instruction, parent communication, and more
Wed., October 14, 2026, 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Teacher Preparation Webinar What Teacher Education Should Look Like in the Age of AI
Explore the current trends around the use of AI in teacher preparation and continuing education with data from the EdWeek Research Center.
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October 14, 2026
Science Spotlight From Coding to AI Literacy: Rethinking Computer Science Across K-12
Explore how districts can build more inclusive computer science pathways while supporting the teachers who make them possible.
October 1, 2026
Collage of student hands working on a laptop with half of a teacher's face looking at the screen. The eye is ominous as it is bright blue, while the teacher is otherwise dark in the shadows. There is a red alert symbol on the student's laptop. All is against a yellow background with a subtle binary code and broken glass texture on top.
Illustration by Gina Tomko/Education Week + Getty
Artificial Intelligence How AI Suspicions Are Undermining Student-Teacher Relationships
A new report highlights how AI can fuel mistrust—and how educators can fix it.
Arianna Prothero, September 30, 2026
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Business and entrepreneurship students Charlotte Smith, 15, left, Leslie Hernandes, 14, center, and Leah Vazquez, 15, all of Port Richey , collaborate with their teacher Jamie Hickey while using BaxterBot—an AI model designed for teachers and students—to organize business plans for a project on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 , at Dayspring Academy Early College in Port Richey .
Business and entrepreneurship students Charlotte Smith, 15, left, Leslie Hernandes, 14, center, and Leah Vazquez, 15, all of Port Richey, Fla., collaborate with their teacher Jamie Hickey while using an AI model designed for teachers and students to organize business plans for a project on Jan. 24, 2025 at Dayspring Academy in New Port Richey. Little research has been done on which AI tools have instructional utility in classrooms; a new portal aims to shine a light on their varied promises and pitfalls.
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Artificial Intelligence New Project Identifies Strengths and Weaknesses of a Collection of AI Learning Tools
The effort finds some bright spots, but also warns that other products could hurt student achievement.
Sarah Schwartz, September 14, 2026
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Teacher Adam Gravenor hands out lesson sheets he created with the help of AI technology to accompany the class textbook at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 17, 2025.
Teacher Adam Gravenor hands out lesson sheets he created with the help of AI technology to accompany the class textbook at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 17, 2025. More teachers are using AI to generate decodable texts and other tailored reading, and not much research points to best practices.
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Artificial Intelligence Using AI-Generated Text in Reading Class? Watch for These Pitfalls
Not all AI tools are equally skilled at crafting texts for teaching, studies have shown.
Sarah Schwartz, September 9, 2026
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Dr. Jennifer Watters, center, elementary teacher with 18 years of experience, speak to other teachers during an exercise at the first training session of the National Academy for AI Instruction on March 18, 2026, at UFT headquarters in New York City, NY. The partnership between the American Federation of Teachers and major AI developers aims to train 400,000 teachers to use artificial intelligence in the classroom.
Jennifer Watters, center, an elementary school teacher, speaks to other teachers during an exercise at the first training session of the National Academy for AI Instruction on March 18, 2026, at UFT headquarters in New York City. A new survey shows how teachers and parents feel about AI education.
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Artificial Intelligence Educators Feel Confident They Can Teach About AI. What Do Parents Think?
A new study shows the resources educators are using to learn how to teach about AI.
Jennifer Vilcarino, September 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence Spotlight Spotlight on Using AI with Purpose: Building Responsible Practices for Schools
Learn how to implement AI responsibly with practical guidance for school leaders, teachers, and district decisionmakers.
September 2, 2026
Teachers work with A.I. on their laptops during the Charleston County School District Charleston Educator Symposium on July 22, 2026, in North Charleston, S.C. Districts still provide most of the teacher training in A.I., but a national teachers' college group wants to create more comprehensive training.
Teachers work with artificial intelligence on their laptops during the Charleston County School District Charleston Educator Symposium on July 22, 2026, in North Charleston, S.C. Districts still provide most of the teacher training for AI use in the classroom, but a national teachers' college group says preservice programs need to think through their approach to the subject, too.
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Teacher Preparation How Should AI Shape Teacher Education?
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education outlines a framework for the future.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 26, 2026
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Collage with a photo of a young boy using a laptop with the assistance of a teacher, a motherboard, a keyboard with a child's hands typing on it and torn pieces of paper with handwriting and numbers on them.
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion How Teachers Are Experimenting With AI
From supporting students to saving time on tasks, educators share their thoughts on the tool.
Larry Ferlazzo, August 18, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence A Homegrown AI Coach Critiques Teachers on Their Lessons. How It's Working
A 9,000-student district used AI to create a professional development coach for teachers.
Alyson Klein, June 1, 2026
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A teacher participates in a pilot project aimed at improving parent-teacher communication through AI-based simulations. Parent avatars respond to educators in real time through speech and body language.
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Families & the Community Teacher-Parent Meetings Can Be Tense. Can AI Simulations Help?
Rehearsals on how to talk effectively with parents can ease a major pain point for teachers.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 31, 2026
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A high school teacher with eight years of experience works with an instructor during a presentation at the first training session of the National Academy for AI Instruction on March 18, 2026, at UFT headquarters in New York City. Many teachers haven't received formal guidance on how to use the technology responsibly and effectively.
Salwan Georges for Education Week
Artificial Intelligence Teachers Say Lack of AI Guidance Is a Major Problem
Most teachers say they have not received formal guidance on how to use AI tools in their work.
Lauraine Langreo, May 28, 2026
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A classroom at Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 2, 2025.
A classroom at a high school in Philadelphia, Penn., on Sept. 2, 2025. K-12 educators over the summer will have hands-on learning, collaboration, and practical strategies for teaching AI in K-12 classrooms.
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Artificial Intelligence New $11M Effort Aims to Train Teachers in AI. How Does It Work?
The Computer Science Teachers Association launches the "AI PD Weeks" initiative.
Lauraine Langreo, May 18, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center More Schools Are Providing AI Training for Teachers. Is It Any Good?
As more schools offer teacher training on AI, they need to move beyond basics, experts advise.
Elizabeth Heubeck, May 18, 2026
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