aiEDU is proud to announce support from the J.M. Smucker Co. that will back its work building AI literacy and AI readiness for students. The funding will directly support aiEDU’s mission of a world where every child can live, work, and thrive in a world where AI is everywhere.

aiEDU hosted the first of a series of AI summits for educators in Ohio. The series kicked off with hundreds of educators, system leaders and thought leaders at Xavier University.

aiEDU's Loni Mahanta highlighted the importance of AI readiness and AI literacy in education during an appearance at the World Summit AI in Montreal. Mahanta said that while new technology is important, even more fundamental concepts like critical thinking are vital.

aiEDU: The AI Education Project led keynotes, panels and more at a the annual ASU-GSV conference in San Diego. The team focused on building AI readiness and AI literacy with a broad audience of education leaders, entrepreneurs and others in the space.

aiEDU’s Alex Kotran participated in a panel at SXSW EDU that highlighted AI’s potential for reaching neurodivergent learners and learners with disabilities. The conversation, “Community-Driven Approaches to Inclusive AI Education,” looked at new ways for teachers, school systems and others to reach different types of learners.

aiEDU is on the ground at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas this week — including a panel with featuring aiEDU’s co-founder and CEO, Alex Kotran. The panel will focus on ways to  build students’ AI literacy and make AI education more accessible to different types of learners.

aiEDU’s recently launched AI Elementary Explorations offer a quick and easy way to build AI literacy and AI readiness in elementary school classrooms. In this video, aiEDU’s learning team walks through the new product.

aiEDU and San Diego Unified School District are working together to build AI Readiness and AI Literacy for the district’s nearly 100,000 students.

aiEDU is excited to share its newest learning product: Elementary AI Explorations. This set of exercises is designed for younger learners and will help teachers build AI Readiness and AI Literacy.

aiEDU’s Trailblazer Fellowship helps educators build a network, get training, and learn about new technology and teaching techniques to help build AI Readiness.

aiEDU is proud to announce its continued partnership with the George McGovern Foundation. As part of a larger announcement, the McGovern Foundation backed aiEDU to continue its work cultivating AI Literacy and building AI Readiness for all students.

aiEDU shared a range of learning products and professional development tools that are designed to help students, teachers and school administrators build AI Readiness.

When you’re deciding whether an AI tool or technology is right for your students, it’s important to think about what will truly benefit your learning environment. aiEDU’s one-pager can help you evaluate the right tools.

aiEDU’s work in Ohio includes an updated AI Toolkit and Policy Development Protocol. The work is an example of an integrated approach and the longevity of aiEDU’s partnership, which began with a pilot program in Akron Public Schools and has now supported all corners of the state with training, professional development, and other support build AI Readiness.

aiEDU is proud to announce a grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce as well as an ongoing partnership with the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) that will propel AI Literacy and AI Readiness across the state.

aiEDU is joining other like-minded organizations to support a national AI Literacy Day. This effort will engage students, teachers and community members to learn more about how AI is shaping our world.

Cultivating critical thinking is a vital part of AI Readiness. In aiEDU’s latest one pager, we offer strategies for ensuring that critical thinking is a core component for teachers, even as their classrooms adjust to a world with AI.

aiEDU is hosting a series of professional learning sessions designed to support teachers in learning AI fundamentals and building AI Readiness in their classrooms and schools. The sessions are designed to meet educators where they are.

There are best practices for how to use AI when it comes to grading. aiEDU’s quick guide — Making the Grade with AI — offers some best practices for teachers.

aiEDU is recruiting its second cohort of Trailblazers, a unique fellowship that gives K12 teachers the opportunity to prepare students an AI-driven future. Applications are due Oct. 11 by 11:59 PST. The fellowship a unique opportunity for K12 teachers to learn more about AI, how to incorporate AI Literacy and AI Readiness into their classrooms, and to build a network with other education leaders and drive real impact.