AI Intelligence
Combine AI literacy with human knowledge, judgment and creativity. Extend inquiry, improve solutions and take responsibility for decisions.
Explore · Question · Create An international founding initiative
Education for
human growth.
In the AI era.
Connecting research, school practice and AI innovation — so that every learner can understand, create and grow.
International Association for AI and Innovation in Education
THE FUTURE OF LEARNING IS HUMAN
01 / AI intelligence
02 / Hands-on
intelligence
intelligence
Human
growthAT THE CENTRE
growthAT THE CENTRE
Knowledge × Practice × ConnectionIAAIE / 01
Understanding beyond answers✳Learning through practice✳Growing through connection
01 / Our vision
When AI can give answers,
what should education give?
The capacity to understand the world, exercise independent judgment and shape the future.
More assignments and more polished results do not necessarily mean deeper learning. We are proposing IAAIE to reconnect education with its purpose: the growth of people.
Our vision of School 2.0 is a learning community that connects knowledge, real life, people and society. AI should extend inquiry and creativity, while teachers’ judgment and human relationships remain essential.
Explore the founding declaration →A shared foundationThree capacities.
Three capacities.
One whole learner.
Sound knowledge supports inquiry, creativity and judgment. These capacities grow together.
Hands-on Intelligence
Turn knowledge into action through investigation, making, experimentation and revision — and test ideas against the real world.
Investigate · Make · ImproveSocial Intelligence
Learn to listen, communicate, negotiate and care for others through authentic collaboration and shared responsibility.
Listen · Connect · Collaborate02 / Proposed areas of workFrom shared concern
From shared concern
to shared practice.
Five ways to connect research, classrooms and innovation. Open each area to explore the proposed work.
Find your way to contribute ↗01International dialogue
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Bring researchers, schools, policymakers, businesses and students together through conferences and thematic working groups. Share practices, discuss challenges and make room for young people’s voices.
02Curriculum & professional learning
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Co-design curricula and assessments that connect foundational knowledge, authentic inquiry and ethical judgment. Support teachers in AI literacy, entrepreneurship education, teaching, assessment and administrative work.
03Research & publications
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Develop research reports, policy briefs, tool evaluations and documented classroom cases. Share learning outcomes and limitations openly, focusing on understanding, application and continued growth.
04Resource sharing & collaboration
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Build a shared network of curriculum frameworks, project templates and teaching tools. Help schools with different resource levels participate and connect students with real problems and partners.
05Educational AI development & evaluation
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Connect schools, researchers and businesses to co-design and pilot tools. Examine educational value, accuracy, bias, accessibility, privacy, equity and learning outcomes. Use transparent standards, disclose interests and preserve independent review. Membership or sponsorship does not guarantee endorsement.
Our commitmentTechnology should serve
Technology should serve
human dignity.
Curiosity. Empathy. Independent judgment. Responsibility.
These are worth protecting. We advocate age-appropriate AI boundaries, teachers’ professional judgment, necessary and secure data use, and human review of important decisions.
Our declaration draws on UNESCO’s concepts of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education, with attention to equity and our shared future.
Read our principles →03 / Co-initiatorsMany perspectives.
Many perspectives.
A shared purpose.
Connecting education, research, technology and international cooperation.
Showing 6 of 17 co-initiators
Professor Jim Slotta
Principal’s Chair in Knowledge Technologies and Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto.
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Principal’s Chair in Knowledge Technologies and Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto; co-author of Redefining Teaching and Learning in the AI Era. Former Canada Research Chair in Education and Technology.
Professor Ronghuai Huang
Professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing Normal University.
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Professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing Normal University; UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence in Education; Co-Dean of the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University; Director of the National Engineering Research Center of Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology.
Professor M. Jamal Deen
Distinguished University Professor and Dr. Haykin Distinguished Professor of Engineering at McMaster University.
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Distinguished University Professor and Dr. Haykin Distinguished Professor of Engineering at McMaster University; Member of the Order of Canada; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Vice-President of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for developed countries in the North (2023–2026); former President of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada (2015–2017).
Professor Mark Zhang
Computer vision expert.
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Computer vision expert; Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors (NAI); Fellow of IEEE, the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), and the International Artificial Intelligence Academy of Sciences (AAIS, formerly AAIA).
Professor Charles Hopkins
UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability.
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UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability; Professor at York University; Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Education for Sustainable Development in Beijing.
Professor Ruth Hayhoe
Professor at OISE, University of Toronto.
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Professor at OISE, University of Toronto; former President and Honorary Fellow of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES); President Emerita of The Education University of Hong Kong; former First Secretary for Education, Science and Culture at the Canadian Embassy in China.
Professor Howard Lin
Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship.
Professor Wenqin Shen
Associate Professor of Higher Education at Peking University and Editor-in-Chief of Higher Education. Research interests include international academic mobility, doctoral career development, and the…
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Associate Professor of Higher Education at Peking University and Editor-in-Chief of Higher Education. Research interests include international academic mobility, doctoral career development, and the transnational history of liberal education ideas and practices in China, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Professor Xiaohua Zong
Professor and doctoral supervisor at Nanjing University.
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Professor and doctoral supervisor at Nanjing University; Deputy Dean of its Institute of Education and Tao Xingzhi College of Teacher Education, and Director of its Center for Educational Big Data Research; Associate Editor of Educational Research and Evaluation; Executive Council Member of the Education Economics Branch of the Chinese Society of Education; Vice-Chair of the Education Economics Research Branch of the Jiangsu Association of Higher Education.
Professor Preeti Raman
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Toronto Metropolitan University. Research focuses on AI applications in education, care-centred pedagogy, computer science education,…
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Toronto Metropolitan University. Research focuses on AI applications in education, care-centred pedagogy, computer science education, collaborative learning and knowledge building.
Dr. Katrin Kohl
Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability at York University.
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Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability at York University.
Isabella Liu
Secretary-General of the Asia Education Beijing Forum. Long engaged in international educational exchange and cooperation, she has been involved in the Forum’s establishment and overall operations…
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Secretary-General of the Asia Education Beijing Forum. Long engaged in international educational exchange and cooperation, she has been involved in the Forum’s establishment and overall operations since 2002. She has led the delivery of 20 annual Asia Education Forums and more than 100 international educational and cultural exchange events, maintaining extensive cooperation with governments, embassies and consulates, international organisations and educational institutions in China and abroad.
Peter B. Walker
Co-Chair of China Institute.
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Co-Chair of China Institute; Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company; author, speaker and adviser on U.S.–China relations.
Sandi Vrabec
Head of the Basic Education Department at Slovenia’s Ministry of Education, Science and Youth, and a member of the Board of Governors of the European Schools. As an IAAIE co-initiator, he brings…
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Head of the Basic Education Department at Slovenia’s Ministry of Education, Science and Youth, and a member of the Board of Governors of the European Schools. As an IAAIE co-initiator, he brings experience in education policy, school governance and international educational cooperation.
George Vanderkuur
Principal of The Erindale Academy.
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Principal of The Erindale Academy; former Chief Scientist and Deputy Director of the Ontario Science Centre.
Dr. Paul Pu
Entrepreneur.
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Entrepreneur; President of the Global Youth Challenge; Founder of The Erindale Academy; Director of the Erindale Youth AI Innovation Incubator; co-author of Redefining Teaching and Learning in the AI Era.
Ben Yang
Former Director of International Exchange at the University of Toronto.
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Former Director of International Exchange at the University of Toronto.
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Affiliations are for identification only and do not imply institutional endorsement or participation. Co-initiator status does not constitute a Board or advisory appointment.
Proposed governance
Board of Directors
Overall direction and governance, with oversight of strategy, resources and key partnerships.
Academic & Strategic
Advisory Committee
Advice on research, education practice, responsible AI and international cooperation. An advisory role, separate from operations and governance decisions.
Executive Team
& Secretariat
Led by the Secretary-General, coordinating partners, membership, projects, events and daily work under the Board’s guidance.
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