Britannica Studio Receives Tech & Learning Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2026

Teacher-first AI workspace recognized for bringing trusted content, responsible AI, and real instructional workflows together in one platform

Britannica Education today announced that Britannica Studio has been named a Future’s Best of Show Award winner, presented by Tech & Learning at ISTELive 2026 in the Secondary Education category.

Presented during one of education’s premier technology conferences, the Best of Show Awards recognize products that demonstrate innovation, reliability, and meaningful impact for educators. For Britannica Studio, the recognition reinforces a growing shift in education: schools are looking beyond AI novelty and toward solutions that support trusted, high-quality teaching.

“This recognition is especially meaningful because ISTELive brings together some of education’s most influential technology leaders, innovators, and practitioners from around the world, all looking for solutions that make a real difference in classrooms,” said Joan Jacobsen, Chief Product Officer at Britannica Education.

Teachers don’t need more technology, they need technology that fits naturally into how they already teach. Britannica Studio was built to reduce planning time while preserving the trust, transparency, and instructional rigor educators expect. We’re honored that Tech & Learning recognized that vision.

Joan Jacobsen, Chief Product Officer, Britannica Education

The award marks Britannica Studio’s second major industry recognition since launch, following its recent selection as AI Teaching Assistant of the Year in the 2026 EdTech Breakthrough Awards. Together, these achievements reflect a growing shift that the future of AI in education will be defined not only by innovation, but by trust, transparency, and meaningful classroom impact.

Britannica Studio is part of Britannica Education’s broader commitment to responsible AI. Alongside ASK Britannica, the company’s AI-powered research companion that helps students discover trusted information and build properly cited research, Studio demonstrates how AI can support educators and students while keeping teachers in control and learning authentic.

As schools and districts work to integrate AI responsibly, Britannica Studio offers a model that prioritizes teacher empowerment, transparent sourcing, equitable instruction and instructional quality. Built on more than 250 years of editorial excellence, Studio is designed not simply to generate classroom content, but to support the art of teaching and learning with AI that educators can trust.

About Britannica Education

Backed by Britannica’s history of more than 250 years, Britannica Education, a part of the Britannica Group, is a global leader in digital educational technology and content. Britannica Education partners with educators, school districts, libraries, ministries and media companies around the world to inspire student curiosity and provide trusted, comprehensive resources that meet evolving teaching and learning needs. Britannica Education’s award-winning curriculum solutions reach 150 million students across more than 100 countries.

About Tech & Learning

Tech & Learning’s Best of Show Awards are evaluated by a panel of industry expert judges and editors, and are selected on a points score against a range of criteria, including innovation, feature set, reliability, and performance. Winners were formally notified during ISTELive and publicly announced on techlearning.com. 

“The products nominated for the Best of Show program provide an outstanding overview of new technology on the show floor and shine a spotlight on the products, and businesses behind them, who are transforming education in schools around the world,” said the awards editorial team.