OpenAI brings AI for Educators course to Brazilian Portuguese

A free course for teachers at every level

According to OpenAI, the AI for Educators course is designed for educators in primary, secondary and higher education. It covers how to use AI to plan lessons, create activities and assessments, and prepare communications.

The company says the course is built to preserve educators' pedagogical judgment. In other words, the material presents AI as a tool for teachers to apply in their own way, not as a replacement for their decisions about how to teach. The course is hosted on OpenAI Academy, which OpenAI describes as its free learning platform.

The Portuguese version is aimed at Brazilian educators who want to explore these uses in their own language.

Study Mode: learning through questions

The announcement also highlights Study Mode in ChatGPT. OpenAI says the feature helps users explore a subject step by step, using questions, hints, explanations and checks for understanding. It was developed in collaboration with teachers, scientists and experts in pedagogy, and aims to encourage active participation and reflection on one's own reasoning.

To turn it on, users select Study from the tools menu in ChatGPT. OpenAI gives an example for a student reviewing biology, who might type: "I'm studying enzymes. Ask me one question at a time, wait for my answer, and help me identify what I need to review."

How teachers can test it in class

OpenAI suggests that teachers try Study Mode first with subjects they know well. The aim is to see whether the questions encourage reasoning and whether the explanations suit their class.

The company offers a classroom example on evaporation. A teacher asks students to investigate why clothes dry on a clothesline. After exploring the topic with Study Mode, each student writes their own explanation and a question to discuss in class, without referring back to the conversation. The teacher can then use these responses to identify what needs to be revisited with the whole class.

What it means for educators

The announcement frames the tools around the teacher's role. OpenAI says technology can open up new ways to learn, but that teachers are the ones who know their students, ask the most important questions and help turn curiosity into knowledge.

For Portuguese-speaking educators in Brazil, the practical change is access to the free course in their own language. The Teachers' Day campaign, which OpenAI describes as a humorous take on the changing relationship between teachers and students set in a university classroom, invites them to explore the course and try Study Mode in their own teaching contexts.