Google Updates: November 2026
This month, we are sharing our gratitude for Google! On November 4th, Google will be releasing five new Google AI Educator Series Badges. These microcredentials are bite-sized (15 minutes or less) digital badges to help you gain skills in using AI in your classroom. New this month- now you can earn continuing education and college credits for completion of the GES AI badges!
- Google AI Educator Series Credit Interest Form
- GES November Content Drop Wednesday, November 4 at 11:00 a.m. MDT:
Sign up for GES November 4 Content Drop Here
Gemini Academy is a dedicated space within Edu on Air where education communities can explore the latest innovations in Google AI through practical, live sessions. These sessions are designed to showcase how Gemini can support teaching, learning, and institutional workflows through real demonstrations and expert guidance. Participants will discover the newest capabilities of Gemini and Gemini Notebook, learn practical ways to integrate AI into everyday work, and gain the confidence to start using these tools in their institution. Live and on-demand sessions are available here!
New GES AI Badge Spotlights
- Be Internet Awesome: A fun, gamified way to teach digital safety strategies and core security pillars for students.
- AI Quests: Try Dusky Dunes, an interactive healthcare simulation teaching the AI development life cycle and computational thinking AND the Market Marshes AI Quest to demystify the "black box" of artificial intelligence for middle schoolers. You’ll learn to facilitate a game-based simulation where students step into the role of AI scientists—cleaning environmental data and training forecasting models to solve a simulated community crisis.
- Looking for a substitute for Google Apps Script? Try the Eliminate Invisible Work badge to learn more about how to start using Google Workspace Studio (Agentic AI).