Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Australia will join the Google AI Educator Series in the coming months, while new US modules cover interactive assessments, game-based learning and assignment design
Participants at a Google AI Educator Series launch event. The program is expanding to Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa. Image credit: Google
Google plans to bring its no-cost AI Educator Series to Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa, extending training that helps teachers and university faculty use Gemini in teaching, assessment and administration.
The Google AI Educator Series (GES), developed with ISTE+ASCD, offers on-demand learning for school educators and higher education faculty. Participants can complete short sessions in their own time and earn badges.
The program began in the US earlier in 2026 before expanding to India, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, the UK and Ireland. Its next phase combines wider international availability with additional teaching modules and local partnerships.
New modules focus on assessments, games and assignment design
Google’s November US update covers three areas of classroom practice.
One module teaches educators to use Gemini to create practice tests and interactive web assessments. Examples include exit tickets that provide immediate feedback and hints when students answer incorrectly.
Another focuses on game-based learning activities that demonstrate the importance of data accuracy, model performance and human oversight.
A third addresses academic assignment design. Educators will use Gemini to identify questions that could encourage shortcuts and strengthen assignments to support deeper student critical thinking.
The wider series includes learning paths covering foundational understanding, pedagogical applications and administrative uses. Higher education topics include cognitive engagement, inclusive design, student support, agentic workflows and institutional impact.
Google says it updates the content monthly in response to educator feedback.
National partnerships extend access to teachers and faculty
In the Philippines, Google is working with the Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education and the country’s technical skills authority to bring AI training to more than one million educators.
Google also reports that the Department of Education has issued a memorandum endorsing GES for teaching and non-teaching staff nationwide. Classroom examples include using Gemini to simulate complex market scenarios in economics lessons.
The UK offer makes training available to 650,000 teachers, according to Google. Virtual and in-person events are taking place across the UK and Ireland, with train-the-trainer workshops planned at Google’s London office during November.
Examples from UK teachers include using Gemini Notebook for creative writing activities, lesson plans and visual materials.
In India, Google reports that September sessions trained 80,000 educators. Self-paced online modules are now available in English and six local languages: Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Assamese, Odia and Punjabi. The training is aligned with India’s National Education Policy 2020, with further languages planned for 2027.
Teachers’ applications include turning complex topics into comic strips, podcasts and infographics using Gemini and Gemini Notebook.
Vishal Varia, an educator in Rajkot, India, says: “The best thing I learned was making use of Google Gemini Canvas and creating a quiz.”
Malaysia’s next phase includes train-the-trainer bootcamps with local partners, extending the offer to private school educators, prospective teachers and university faculty.
Google says Malaysian teachers report saving three to five hours of preparation per topic across curricula, assessments and visual aids. That figure reflects teacher reports described by the company.
Siti Nuramirah Binti Rozi in Malaysia points to another benefit: “Most importantly, the sessions give me greater confidence in integrating effective strategies into my daily teaching.”
In South Korea, Google is working with Seoul National University of Education. The training is aligned with the 2022 Revised Curriculum and the Ministry of Education’s Teacher AI/Digital Education Competency Framework.
Reported uses there include designing inquiry-based lessons and assessments, preparing parent communications and analyzing data.
Badges and routes into continuing education credit
The training page describes sessions lasting up to 45 minutes, with modules that participants can complete in any order.
Higher education sessions are aligned with ISTE+ASCD Standards for Educators and Faculty and its profile of an AI-Ready Graduate. The program combines classroom applications with administrative tasks, including approaches intended to streamline preparation and routine work.
Alongside badges, Google lists routes to college and continuing education credit through partners including ISTE, Dominican University, College Unbound and IDEA.
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