GenerationAI is a groundbreaking educational movement designed to empower K-12 educators with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to safely and responsibly capture the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom.
No-Cost Learning Opportunities
CSTA AI in Action Series:
Discover practical, classroom-ready strategies from experienced educators as they share approaches aligned with key CSTA priorities. This multi-part series highlights a different focus area in each session, offering guidance you can apply across grade levels and subject areas. You’ll learn how to integrate new tools and practices, build literacy and ethical understanding into your curriculum, and explore proven, ready-to-use lessons. Whether you’re new to the topic or looking to deepen your practice, you’ll leave with actionable ideas and resources you can implement right away.
This series is comprised of three remaining sessions:
Indigitize Monthly Community of Practice Virtual Gathering: A virtual monthly space for educators working with emerging technologies, CS, and AI in Indigenous communities to slow down, connect, and learn from one another. Each gathering centers one person’s work, followed by guided conversation, reflection, and resource sharing. Join their 1st gathering on February 25 to hear from Feather LaRoche about the incredible work of Relentless Feather. Feather is an enrolled member of the Kul Wicasa Oyate, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, and is the founder of Relentless Feather, a Native-founded nonprofit dedicated to empowering Native youth through coding and Tribal history education. Feather strongly believes that by combining technology with tradition, Native youth can create opportunities that honor both the past and the future. Register here.
AI In Education Special Education Free Independent Study Course: NEA is offering a new AI in Special Education course available to all educators. Register here.
Free AI Workshops and PLCs: Playlab offers weekly, hour-long intro workshops to using AI, including full access to Playlab! And did we say “all free”? It is. Already have experience building in Playlab? We have PLCs to help you go further. Find a workshop time that works for you and register today.
Applications Now Open for the GenerationAI Luminary Award!
The GenerationAI Luminary Award is a recognition celebrating visionary educators who are transforming learning environments through innovative applications of artificial intelligence. These trailblazers are reshaping education
by leveraging AI to enhance student engagement, personalize learning experiences, and develop crucial skills for an AI-enhanced world. Representing the GenerationAI Coalition Partner organizations, our ten honorees demonstrate exceptional leadership, creativity, and impact in navigating the educational possibilities of generative AI.
Award winners receive:
Free ISTELive 26 conference registration
Travel and lodging expenses for the conference
A monetary award of $500
Recognition at a reception during ISTELive
In addition, three of our winners will be chosen to present at ISTELive.
*To be eligible for the GenerationAI Luminary Award, applicants must be working in a full-time capacity for a school or district in the U.S. or U.S. territories that serves students in grades PK-12.
Indigitize 2026 GenerationAI Community of Practice
Indigitize educators gathered virtually on February 7 to begin their spring 2026 Generation AI Community of Practice (CoP). This CoP is comprised of 67 incredible educators from different schools across turtle island and will focus on driving their practice through
guiding questions that explore the intersections of Indigenous knowledge and AI. They will examine the foundations of Indigenous communities, histories, and values to inform teaching, consider how AI can enhance engagement and curiosity in Indigenous students, and reflect on how frameworks like Indigenous Genius by Design (IGbD) support meaningful integration of AI learning. Their work may take shape through designing a unit, developing an AI policy, or planning a family night that centers Indigenous perspectives and innovative learning experiences.
The AI Innovator Challenge Deadline is March 13
The AI Innovator Challenge is an opportunity for student teams to design AI-powered solutions that address a problem or concern in their community, align to a UN Sustainable Development Goal, and
demonstrate the ethical, safe, and responsible use of AI. Top teams will be showcased online, with finalists presenting in-person at ISTELive. Students are able to participate in the Challenge with the support of a teacher sponsor without having completed Studio lessons. The student team submission deadline is March 13, 2026. Get the details here.
Want to hear directly from those who have participated previously? Join our webinar on Prototyping and Pitching Your Project, February 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Register here!
Supporting Academic Integrity When AI Is Everywhere
Tony Frontier, ISTE+ASCD author, shares his insights on an effective system-level approach to effective AI use in this blog post. If you are interested in hearing more from Tony, check out his book, AI with Intention, or watch the recording of his recent webinar, Supporting Academic Integrity When AI is Everywhere. During this webinar, he shared strategies to help schools reduce cheating and promote integrity amid widespread student access to AI tools.
2025 Computer Science Teacher Landscape Report
CSTA, Kapor Foundation, and the Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) share national insights from nearly 3,000 PK–12 CS teachers across the United States in the 2025 Computer Science Teacher Landscape Report.
This report examines whether educators are prepared to teach a reimagined vision of computer science that includes AI, ethics, and human-centered design. Findings reveal a community of teachers who are deeply committed to their students yet constrained by limited preparation, heavy workloads, time restrictions, and inconsistent support. Understanding these realities is essential to preparing every student for a world powered by computing. Learn more and download the report at landscape.csteachers.org.
ISTE+ASCD Hosts GenerationAI AI Leadership Summit
The AI Leadership Summit, hosted by ISTE+ASCD on January 17–18, 2026 in San Diego, brought together an extraordinary group of district and school leaders for two days of deep learning, collaboration, and forward-thinking planning around artificial intelligence in education. Through dynamic plenaries, high-impact breakout sessions, and structured district team time, participants explored AI literacy, assessment, policy development, classroom integration, and evaluation of AI-powered tools—all grounded in the Transformational Learning Principles and centered on student learning.
What made the event exceptional was the caliber of both the leaders and the facilitators: current classroom teachers, researchers, former district administrators, and industry experts who connected AI to real-world skills and long-term system change. Teams stayed engaged through the final session, asked thoughtful questions, and committed to actionable next steps for their districts.
"The thoughtful approach to the conference was evident in every piece - the balanced learning and collaboration and teamwork time, the networking opportunities, and the extended learning materials were amazing. I left feeling inspired and excited to do this work." Sondra Whalen, Vernon Verona Sherrill Central School District
The summit reinforced a powerful truth: when educational leaders approach AI with intention, collaboration, and a clear focus on students, meaningful transformation is possible.
ICYMI: AI Innovator Studio Lessons Are Here!
The AI Innovator Studio is more than a set of lessons—it’s a space for educators and students to learn how to design with AI, not just about it. The Studio invites learners to explore how artificial intelligence can support creativity, problem-solving, and innovation with purpose.
Rather than focusing on step-by-step technical instruction or programming skills, the Studio emphasizes the design process itself—how ideas take shape, evolve, and come to life when AI becomes part of the toolkit. Each lesson opens a pathway for students to imagine, test, and reflect on how AI can amplify human potential while keeping ethics, empathy, and inclusion at the center.
For educators, the Studio provides ready-to-use lessons, flexible models, and a clear design framework that can be used in classrooms, clubs, or innovation spaces. Each lesson stands on its own or can connect to others in a progression, allowing facilitators to meet students where they are—whether they’re new to AI or ready to take on advanced builds.
At its core, the Studio is built on a simple belief: When students see themselves as designers, innovators, and responsible creators, they begin to shape the future—not just adapt to it. Learn more and download the free lessons!
School Leader AI Incubator Program
Playlab is launching a tuition-free, 24-month R&D incubator for 20 teams of school leaders ready to build innovative, AI-integrated learning environments that center student agency. This isn't PD—it's a co-build partnership with direct access to engineers, expert guidance from leading organizations in pro-social AI and school design, quarterly in-person intensives, and a cohort of peers equally committed to moving beyond the status quo. Applications close on February 27! Apply now!
Teaching AI With Purpose: Lessons from CSTA Responsible AI Fellows
How do educators move beyond AI as a tool and ground it in purpose, ethics, and sound pedagogy? In this collection, CSTA Responsible AI Fellows share classroom-tested strategies and reflections—from using film and Socratic seminars to teach AI ethics, to reimagining K–12 computer science instruction in the age of AI.
Paired with Fellow spotlights highlighting digital literacy, instructional integration, and pedagogy-first approaches, these articles offer practical insights for educators committed to teaching AI responsibly and thoughtfully.
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