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🍂 September 17: GEG UT Fall 2026 Meetup: "Badges and Bites"

Join us for the GEG Utah Fall Meetup next Thursday, Sept. 17 (3:15–4:15 PM) We’re diving into the new Google AI Educator Series microcredentials to help everyone stack 4+ new digital badges. For those joining in person, we’ll have a DIY Trail Mix Bar fully provided! (Extra mix-ins are welcome, but definitely not required). Drop in as your schedule allows—we hope to see you there!
📍In-Person: Juniper Elementary School (Herriman)
💻 Virtual: Google Meet (Scan the QR code on the attached flyer to join via Google Meet)

🍂 September 19: GES Badge-a-Thon 

We're excited to join the Google for Education community for the upcoming Google AI Educator Series Badge-a-thon on Saturday, September 19th! We are looking forward to tuning in and checking out our favorite sessions from Dr. Tyler Tarver, Eric, Curts, Alice Keeler and more! During the badge-a-thon, attendees will: 1. Explore concrete, high-impact AI workflows for the classroom 2. Complete the Google AI Educator module step-by-step 3. Earn official badges live on stream with dedicated Googler support 4. Join me and educators nationwide for this collaborative day of learning! Register and RSVP here: https://goo.gle/GESBadgeathon

Badge-a-thon

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Google AI Educator Series

🍎 Google and ISTE+ASCD AI Educator Microcredentials
The AI skills you need, delivered the way you need them. The Google AI Educator Series provides free, standards-aligned AI literacy training for every educator across K-12 and higher education. Learn from Google through bite-sized sessions designed to meet your schedule, and earn digital badges along the way. This fall, grow your Googleyness by earning the first half of the set with more to be released on September 2. More information here. Try them out: Google AI Educator Series

🍎 FREE Google Certifications
Google Certified Educator Level 1, Level 2, and Gemini Certification Exams are now free of charge indefinitely! Start your journey today: https://educertifications.google/

🍎NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook
NotebookLM was just renamed to Gemini Notebook. It remains a standalone product focused on being your premier research tool, but it will now do more across the Google ecosystem, including inside the Gemini app and Google Search. Learn more here!

🍎 ISTE 2026 Launch Guide
July brought new, helpful tools to support educators and students. In Google's ISTE 2026 launch guide, you’ll find more than 80 new or recently launched features! Learn more here!

🍎 50+ new features coming to Google for Education
Discover our latest launches, including new educator-led AI tools in Google Classroom, study notebooks and no-cost practice ACT and GRE tests in Gemini, Guided Learning in Class tools for managed Chromebooks, and the Classroom app in Gemini to help educators with everyday teaching tasks. Learn more here! 

🍎 Interested in being a leader?
GEG Utah is looking for additional leadership team members for the 2026-2027 school year. It’s a fantastic way to elevate your professional profile, connect directly with Google for Education teams, and bring fresh, innovative ideas to our teaching community. By joining us, we can divide and conquer, keeping events fun, manageable, and impactful. If you're interested in stepping into this leadership role, fill out the following form:
GEG Leadership Interest

🍎 Sharing is Caring!
Share GEG Utah with others! It's completely free, and you'll get monthly emails full of helpful resources, info on upcoming meetups, and more. Here’s the link to join if you're interested.
Join GEG Utah Form

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USBE and Google Training
☀️ USBE / Google For Education Summer 2026 Training Series

USBE and Google for Education have developed a training series this summer for our Utah K12 and Higher Education groups. This training is free and open to any educator in Utah. Google is targeting three groups for this training series: 

  • Educational leadership from Superintendents to Principals to Deans and Presidents. This program is a fully virtual program that shares information on policy, rollout, and developing supports for AI within your organization. 
  • English Language Arts, Math, and Science secondary educators or introductory college course instructors/professors. This program is an 8-week course with 7 virtual weeks and one two-day session in person to develop a best practices program around AI. This program is limited to 200 people. 
  • Third, IT professionals either in K12 or Higher Education. This program will include time to ask questions with the Google Engineering team.

You can use this site to register for the training, but more resources will be added in the coming weeks: https://sites.google.com/schools.utah.gov/aitraining2026/home

Google AI Educator Series
☀️ Google and ISTE+ASCD AI Educators Microcredentials 

The AI skills you need, delivered the way you need them. The Google AI Educator Series provides free, standards-aligned AI literacy training for every educator across K-12 and higher education. Learn from Google through bite-sized sessions designed to meet your schedule, and earn digital badges along the way. Spend the summer growing your Googleyness by earning the first half of the set with more to be released on September 2. Try them out: Google AI Educator Series

Google Certifications
☀️ FREE Google Certifications 

Google Certified Educator Level 1, Level 2, and Gemini Certification Exams are now free of charge indefinitely! Start your journey today: https://educertifications.google/

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New Google AI Educator Series Launch

You’re invited to level up your classroom with the brand new Google AI Educator Series! Whether you’re looking for AI Foundations, 15-minute K-12 Spotlights on literacy and college prep, or Higher Ed deep dives into research and syllabus refreshing, this series offers a unique path to help every educator master the future of learning. Spend the summer growing your Googleyness by earning the first half of the set with more to be released on September 2. Continue Reading...

Try them out: Google AI Educator Series

Gemini Ai Educator Series

Intro to Gemini Badge