If you’ve taught CS Discoveries, you’re in the right place! AI Discoveries is the next evolution of the CS Discoveries you know - same flexibility, same creative projects, same low barrier of not needing a CS background to teach it - but with AI learning woven throughout.
The headline is a brand-new Unit 1, “Thinking Critically About AI”, where students dig into how real AI systems work, where they fail, and why the choices behind them matter. A few other updates for 2026:
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The AI and Machine Learning unit now comes earlier, anchoring AI concepts from the start
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A faster, more reliable version of Web Lab in the Web Development unit
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An AI Tutor that supports students as they code, without handing over the answer
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An embedded AI Teaching Assistant for lesson planning, differentiation, and pacing
A couple of things worth mentioning up front:
CS Discoveries isn’t going anywhere. If you’re not ready to make a change, you can keep teaching CSD exactly as you have been.
This is an intentional, classroom-tested update, not a top-to-bottom reinvention. More new units are coming between now and next spring, with a fuller redesign launching in May 2027. Getting familiar now sets you up for what’s ahead.
A few resources to get started:
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Support article: what’s changing and what it means for you → [link]
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Explore the course → [link]
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Free self-paced PL for Unit 1 of AI Discoveries → [link]
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Upcoming summer workshops → [link]
Most of all, this is your space. What questions do you have about the move to AI Discoveries? What are you curious or unsure about as you think toward fall? Drop a reply below — we’re reading, and other teachers making the same decision will benefit from the conversation.
Looking forward to hearing from you!