Set up AI classroom tools with Microsoft 365 Education

Teach puts the AI teaching tools in one place, and a lesson plan gives the later steps something to build on.

1. 1Go to copilot.cloud.microsoft/teach and sign in with your school account.
2. 2Under Curriculum Planning, open Lesson Plan.
3. 3Fill in the subject, grade level and language. Describe what students will learn, add standards if you want, and set the lesson length.
4. 4Select Generate outline, then edit any section yourself or use Enhance with AI.

Students will [SKILL] using [TEXT OR TOPIC]. By the end of the lesson, they can [WHAT THEY CAN DO].

You should see a lesson plan with an overview, standards, objectives, materials and timed lesson sections.

Microsoft planned Unit Plans, which maps a whole unit week by week, to reach all educators in Teach from late October 2026.

Each class has 4 AI guideline levels, and rewording them to match your school's policy saves you editing every assignment.

1. 1In your class team, select Assignments, then New assignment.
2. 2Open the Set AI guidelines dropdown and select Manage AI guidelines at the bottom.
3. 3Select a level, rewrite its Description to match your school's policy, then select the checkmark.
4. 4On the level you use most, check Set as default, then select Done.

You may use approved AI tools from our school handbook to brainstorm and outline. Write and revise every sentence yourself, and name the tool you used.

You should see the 4 levels with your wording, and your usual level set as the default.

Each class team has its own guidelines, and any educator in the team can change them.

Students see your rule right on the assignment, so the expectation is clear before they start.

1. 1In Assignments, select New assignment and fill in the details.
2. 2Open Set AI guidelines and pick a level, such as AI use for brainstorming only.
3. 3Under AI Assistance, pick Study and Learn to guide students, or Copilot with an optional starter prompt.
4. 4Select Try it out to check the student view, then select Assign.

Help me brainstorm 3 angles for my essay on [TOPIC]. Ask me questions first. Don't write any sentences of the essay for me.

You should see an AI guidelines section on the assignment, with the level name in color and its description.

Guidelines state your expectations but don't block AI tools outside the assignment. Microsoft said the AI Assistance choice reaches all schools in November 2026.

Learning Zone turns your plan into slides and exercises that adapt to each student's answers.

1. 1On a Windows 11 PC, install Learning Zone from aka.ms/getLZ and sign in with your school account.
2. 2Select Create, then Interactive lesson, and describe the lesson in Lesson description.
3. 3Select Add reference to upload the lesson plan from step 1. Pick the grade level, language and number of slides.
4. 4Select Next, adjust the outline, then select Generate lesson. Check every slide, then select Save.

A 30-minute lesson for [GRADE] on [TOPIC]. Students already know [WHAT THEY KNOW]. Goal: they can [GOAL]. Include 1 worked example and short practice questions.

You should see a lesson of content slides and exercises, with a second chance question for students who answer wrong.

AI-made slides can be wrong. Check facts, correct answers and explanations before class.

A live lesson lets you pace the class and see every answer as it comes in.

1. 1On the lesson card, select the ellipsis (...) and choose Teach in the class.
2. 2Pick Presenter and personal devices, share the join code, then select Start lesson. Students enter the code at mlz.do/code.
3. 3On each question, wait for answers, then select Show answer. If many got it wrong, select Try another question on the same topic.

You should see how many students joined, and how many answered each question correctly.

Exiting a live lesson ends it for every student. To assign the lesson instead, add it to a Teams assignment under Interactive lessons.