What happened | Class materials become context for Guided Learning

On November 4, 2026, Google announced Gemini Guided Learning in Classroom assignments. Teachers can select class sources as context so an activity uses questions and hints to help students understand the material. Classroom also provides class-level or individual insights and conversation records. Announcement

The feature is available for Education Fundamentals, Standard and Plus, with an extended rollout starting November 3 that takes more than 15 days for visibility. Administrators must enable Gemini for both teachers and students. The announcement does not mean every account already has the entry point.

Why it matters | Separate student instructions from the material AI receives

Suppose you assign a handout on the water cycle and students confuse evaporation with condensation. Select that handout as an activity source so students can ask for hints in the related activity. Before publishing, try a common question and check whether the guidance fits this lesson.

One distinction is easy to miss: assignment Instructions are for students; Gemini does not use them as activity context. Put the knowledge AI should rely on in the selected sources rather than only in assignment instructions. Students must also have access to those sources. Sources and assignment instructions

How to use it | Create, preview and assign

  1. Open the class assignment page. On a computer, open Classroom, choose the class and go to Classwork → Create → Assignment. Under Attach, select Guided Learning and name the activity.
  2. Add accessible class sources. Use Select from class or Upload file to add materials such as Docs, Slides or PDFs. Google recommends starting with one source and permits up to five. Click Create and preview and try the student activity. First-time use may require completing Gemini onboarding.
  3. Return and assign the work. Explain the student task in the assignment instructions, check the settings and click Assign. Students enter the activity from Classroom’s Classwork. Conversation history for these activities does not appear in the Gemini app.
  4. Use feedback to plan follow-up teaching. After assigning, open Insights from the activity attachment or student-work page. Use summaries together with actual conversations to understand questions. Summaries can provide leads; teaching decisions still need the students’ own explanations. Teacher guide