Here’s how you can edit an existing project and its curriculum in Leonardo.

Any changes you make in Leonardo are automatically updated for all students who currently have that curriculum assigned, so check in with your School Director before making any changes.

This video is on the longer side, so we've included timestamps in case you'd like to jump to a specific section (these are also chapters in the video for easy reference).

You can edit any existing project from the Library tab in Leonardo.

If you don’t see the Library tab on your Leonardo dashboard, reach out in the #tech-support channel in Slack so the team can check your permissions.

You can start by searching for the project directly in the Library search bar. Some users have experienced search results not showing the project they’re looking for, so if you run into that, you can use the workaround below.

If you've found the project you'd like to edit, click Edit.

If the project doesn’t appear in your Leonardo search results, start by opening it from AEON's academics page.

Head to https://academics.aeonschool.org and find the project you want to update. Click Curriculum under the project's thumbnail.

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Once you're on the project's curriculum page, copy the four-digit project ID that appears in the URL (for example, 8387 in the URL https://online.aeonschool.org/projects/activity_gw.aspx?d=3&p=8387&anonymous&ap=1516).

​Head back to the Leonardo Library and open any project in edit mode.

In the URL, delete everything after ?p= and replace it with your four-digit ID.

This takes you directly to the correct project editor in Leonardo.

Once you’re on the Project Builder page, you’ll see the project title, description, grade level tags, and creator information at the top.

From here, you can edit all aspects of the project.

The introduction section usually includes a short description and an image or video that introduces the project.

You can also update the image that appears in the project introduction if needed. Replace the current file or link with your new image, then save your changes.

If a video is broken or outdated, you can remove it and add a new one.

To add a new video, choose Link to Internet Video. Then paste your video link, click Test Link, and confirm the thumbnail appears.

If you’d prefer to upload a new video file, select Upload Video. You'll be prompted to select a file from your computer. Then give it a title, and upload your file directly.

You can update the project instruction's text directly in the editor. If you notice HTML tags (<p>, <a>, etc.), you can keep them if you want to preserve the formatting or remove them for plain text—both work fine in Leonardo.

Scroll down to view the individual Project Steps—these are the tasks students complete as part of the project. All updates take effect immediately for any students who have that curriculum assigned.

You can open any step using the dropdown arrow.

Inside, you’ll see the step name, and written instructions. You can edit on the left-hand side and see what it looks like for students on the right.

Sometimes HTML formatting. As with other text sections, you can remove the HTML entirely or just update the text in between tags.

When editing or adding steps in Leonardo, you’ll see several task types available:

Each type has its own set of prompts, and you'll need to provide written instructions for students to follow in the Upload section of each step. (You can see what your instructions look like on the right-hand side of the page.)

If your project step involves a Google File, Leonardo will include space to link to a Drive file. You can copy + paste a link to a new Google Document, or reuse one from previous steps.

When you choose Link to a New Google Document, you'll have space to copy + paste the Drive file link. Make sure the document’s sharing settings are set to Anyone with the link → Editor, then paste that link into Leonardo.

When you choose Continue with Previous Google Document, you'll be prompted to choose a doc from a previous step that students should continue to use.

You can confirm it works using the Preview Document button.

You can also choose to add or reorder project steps if this curriculum isn't currently assigned to students. When a curriculum is already assigned to students, it’s not possible to add or remove steps—only edit existing ones.

You can also reorder project steps using the arrow buttons on the left.

When you choose to add a new project step by clicking Add Step #.

You'll see a prompt to add a title and choose what type of deliverable the student should submit (like a file upload or Google file).

Click Add to add this step.

After clicking Add, you'll see your new project step in the list of project steps. You can click to expand that step and add instructions for the student.

Make sure to add instructions in both the Description Here and Upload section of your new step.

You can also choose to publish or unpublish a project. You don't need to do this if your project is already published and assigned to students; any changes you've made will automatically save and be visible for all students (past or present) who have that curriculum assigned.

You can publish your project when you're ready. A project needs to be published in order to be assigned to students.

Leonardo will block you from publishing if there are any errors in your project (like a missing introduction thumbnail or error in one of the project steps).

Leonardo will highlight wherever the error is for you to correct, and then you should be able to publish your project.

You can unpublish a project to revert it into draft status. You can't unpublish a project that has students assigned to it.

When clicking Unpublish, Leonardo will ask you to confirm.