Applied Research
of AI and Education
The Institute for
The Challenge
Established in the spring of 2023 under the Ministry of Education’s R&D Division, the Institute aims to solidify Israel’s position at the forefront of utilizing AI to enhance teaching, learning and educational assessment.
The R&D Division has a distinguished track record of introducing technology-enabled innovations that boost achievement, engagement and equality. The new Institute reflects represents the Ministry’s commitment to harnessing AI’s immense potential to catalyze a new era of excellence and equity in education, aiming for sustainable impact at scale.
Four streams of activity
The Institute pursues its mission through four integrated programs:
Field Experiments
Our field experiments run in partnership with schools, utilizing a design research approach to create actionable knowledge that can be subsequently generalized at scale.
Early experiments span critical challenges whereby AI-enabled innovation can transform classrooms. These include:
- Working with teachers to integrate personalized adaptive learning
in math classes; - Automated feedback on English-language production;
- High-stakes exams and essays with open internet and AI-based tools;
- AI-supported personal inquiry projects, building and supporting AI literacy models and competencies for teachers and students;
- Utilizing AI-based time-saving tools, freeing teachers to focus on meaningful student interaction and promote healthy lifestyles.
Educational Practices for the Effective use of AI
An Educational Practice is a pattern of action in response to a defined need and context.
The Institute’s team, together with its partners in the education ecosystem in Israel, curate a growing body of documented practices and make them available to teachers. Each practice focuses on a specific area of application and integration of AI and Education .
Knowledge Center
Our Knowledge Center is a dynamic repository that collects, evaluates, curates and disseminates the current best practices and emerging trends of AI and Education, synthesizing policy- and practice-oriented insights to support leaders and decision-makers throughout the education ecosystem.
Community of Experts
The AI-Ed Community of Experts is an international network of researchers, developers and policymakers, providing strategic expertise and knowledge-sharing from their cutting-edge work in a variety of fields.
Community members come from a variety of academic, research and educational organizations, as well as NPOs and the private EdTech sectors from around the world.
Our Team
Meirav Zarbiv
Head of Experiments and Initiatives, R&D Directorate, MoE
Noa Naveh
Ecosystem Department Manager
Ronit Drori
Research Institute Manager
Dr. Yishai Mor
Chief Researcher
Yifat Filo
AI-Ed Community Manager, Researcher
Dr. Eyal Rabin
Researcher
Dr. Ron Dvir
AI Practices Curator
Dr. Amir Gefen
Researcher
Gal Alon
Researcher
Rachel Jacobson
Head of AI-Ed Knowledge Center
Dr. Zohar Elyoseph
Researcher
Refaella Ballas
AI practices
Partnerships
The Institute welcomes partnerships with developers, researchers and entrepreneurs, both in Israel and globally. Through collaborations that link scientific rigor with educational realities, the Institute aims to sustainably scale the benefits of AI across all facets of teaching and learning.