AI Standards for Schools
Choose the standards pathway that best fits your needs. Start with the General Standards for a clear schoolwide overview, or explore the Detailed Standards for the full framework organized by area of practice.
Choose Your Standards Pathway
Both sets of standards are designed for students, families, and staff. The General Standards provide an accessible entry point, while the Detailed Standards offer deeper guidance for planning, implementation, policy, and review.
General Standards
A concise, integrated version of the AI standards framework. These standards combine learning, ethics, privacy, wellbeing, and governance into one clear progression.
- One integrated standard for each age level and level of practice.
- Designed for quick understanding and schoolwide communication.
- Useful for introductions, leadership conversations, family communication, and implementation planning.
- Organized around students, families, and staff.
Detailed Standards
A comprehensive standards framework with deeper guidance across the major areas of responsible AI use in schools, including learning, ethics, privacy, safety, wellbeing, and governance.
- More detailed standards, indicators, and implementation guidance.
- Useful for policy writing, audits, curriculum planning, staff training, and governance.
- Supports deeper analysis of classroom use, family partnership, data protection, and school responsibility.
- Designed for teams ready to move from overview to implementation.
Which One Should I Use?
Start with General Standards
Use these when you need a clear, readable overview for school leaders, teachers, students, families, boards, or community conversations.
Move to Detailed Standards
Use these when you need deeper guidance for policy, classroom practice, privacy, professional learning, governance, or implementation review.
Use Both Together
The General Standards offer the shared language. The Detailed Standards provide the depth needed to design, implement, monitor, and improve responsible AI use.
One Framework for the Whole School Community
The Center for AI in Education standards are designed to help schools use AI in ways that are responsible, effective, age-appropriate, privacy-protective, and human-centered.