Center for AI in Education

A changing world. An educational purpose.

Education first.AI with purpose.

Helping educators, schools, and families understand AI, deepen learning, and move forward responsibly.

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Learning beyond answers

What is Cognitive Extension?

Cognitive Extension activities use AI to stretch students’ thinking, not to do the thinking for them. Through interactive challenges, simulations, and fresh perspectives, learners investigate questions, test ideas, defend decisions, and reach their own conclusions.

New For IB Diploma educators

Cognitive Extension for the IB Diploma

Explore subject-based activities that use AI as a thinking partner to deepen inquiry, challenge perspectives, and develop well-supported arguments. Students stay in charge of the thinking.

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New For Cambridge IGCSE educators

Cognitive Extension for IGCSE

Discover 280 classroom activities across 20 IGCSE subjects, from sciences and humanities to languages and creative design. AI challenges students to investigate, reason, and make their own decisions.

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The news desk

A field in motion. Stay informed.

All AI updates for educators

October 26–November 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence News for Educators

Five developments on guided learning, evidence, educator development, and school AI governance.

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The foundations

Four ways to move forward.

Start with what students should learn, how AI should be used, and why it matters.

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Curriculum

A structured K–12 pathway to understand AI, its uses, and its limitations.

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Standards

Shared expectations for safe, meaningful, and age-appropriate AI use.

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Ethics

Guidance on privacy, bias, authorship, equity, and human judgment.

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Cognitive Extension

Classroom activities that deepen inquiry, creativity, and reflection with AI.

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Resources & experiences

Find your next step.

Practical support for the classroom, the school, and the conversations at home.

Teach & learn

Professional DevelopmentBuild educator capacity through courses and practical learning experiences. AI AssistantsPurpose-built support for everyday educational needs.Members Tools & ResourcesCurated tools for teaching, planning, and learning.Members

Lead & look ahead

Legal ObservatoryFollow legal and regulatory developments in educational AI.Members Projects & Vision HubExplore collaborative projects and the future of education.Members EnergyUnderstand AI’s environmental footprint and climate potential.

Connect & reflect

Families HubTen practical guides for learning, wellbeing, healthy boundaries, and working with schools. The Turing Test ExperienceCan you tell a person from an AI? Explore what makes a conversation human.School members

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