A Note Before Reading
From 2024 to early 2026, three important documents about “teachers and generative AI” were released:
- UNESCO’s AI Competency Framework for Teachers (《教师人工智能能力框架》), August 2024
- China’s Ministry of Education Teacher Workforce Development Expert Guidance Committee, Guidelines for Teachers’ Use of Generative AI, First Edition (《教师生成式人工智能应用指引（第一版）》), November 2025
- China’s Ministry of Education Center for Educational Technology and Resources Development, 2026 China Teacher Generative AI Application Report (《2026 中国教师生成式人工智能应用报告》), May 2026
One comes from an international organization and provides a competency reference. One comes from the national level and defines behavioral boundaries. One comes from empirical research and presents current data. Together, the three documents form the most complete factual basis currently available on this topic.
If you are interested in the original materials and want more detail, you can download the reports below:
- 2024 UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers (《教师人工智能能力框架》)
- 2025 Guidelines for Teachers’ Use of Generative AI, First Edition (《教师生成式人工智能应用指引（第一版）》)
- 2026 China Teacher Generative AI Application Report (《2026 中国教师生成式人工智能应用报告》)
May 2026
Li Kaer / Culver
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Statement: This article is based on the author’s reading of the three reports and reflection from personal practice. NotebookLM and Claude were used for structural organization and language polishing, and the illustrations were generated with ChatGPT. The author edited and reviewed the article to support accuracy and readability. The final views and responsibility belong to the author. The three attached reports come from online materials, and the author is not responsible for the accuracy of the reports themselves.