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AI tools for Instructional Designers

Course outlines, assessment items, and learner-facing copy — with the accessibility and pedagogy review.

Recommended tools · 12

Ranked by fit, not by who pays

Instructional designers use Brisk Teaching to scaffold materials for the kids who need extra support — without writing five versions of every handout from scratch.

4.0Rating

Gradescope Enterprise

Instructional designers use Gradescope to draft lesson plans, differentiate content, and lighten grading load while keeping pedagogical control.

4.0Rating

Khanmigo Freemium · $4/mo

Instructional designers use Khanmigo to scaffold materials for the kids who need extra support — without writing five versions of every handout from scratch.

4.0Rating

MagicSchool Freemium · $9.99/mo

Instructional designers use MagicSchool to draft lesson plans, differentiate content, and lighten grading load while keeping pedagogical control.

4.0Rating

ChatGPT Freemium · $20/mo

Instructional designers lean on ChatGPT for first-pass drafts, structured outlines, and rubber-duck thinking on tricky problems before client work goes out.

4.0Rating

Claude Freemium · $20/mo

Instructional designers use Claude to break a complex ask into pieces — surface the right questions, draft a candidate answer, then refine it before delivery.

4.0Rating

Gemini Freemium · $20/mo

Instructional designers lean on Gemini for first-pass drafts, structured outlines, and rubber-duck thinking on tricky problems before client work goes out.

4.0Rating

Mistral Le Chat Freemium · Free

Instructional designers use Mistral Le Chat to break a complex ask into pieces — surface the right questions, draft a candidate answer, then refine it before delivery.

4.0Rating

Monica Freemium · $8.30/mo

Instructional designers use Monica to break a complex ask into pieces — surface the right questions, draft a candidate answer, then refine it before delivery.

4.0Rating

Perplexity Freemium · $20/mo

Instructional designers use Perplexity to break a complex ask into pieces — surface the right questions, draft a candidate answer, then refine it before delivery.

4.0Rating

Poe Freemium · $20/mo

Instructional designers lean on Poe for first-pass drafts, structured outlines, and rubber-duck thinking on tricky problems before client work goes out.

4.0Rating

You.com Freemium · $15/mo

Instructional designers lean on You.com for first-pass drafts, structured outlines, and rubber-duck thinking on tricky problems before client work goes out.

4.0Rating

Prompts to try

3 of 5 prompts for Instructional Designers

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Differentiated lesson plan for one topic, three levels

For MagicSchool

You are assisting a instructional designer. Build a 45-minute lesson plan on [topic] for [grade]. Provide three differentiation tiers: support (concrete, visual, scaffolded), on-grade (target standard), and extension (challenge for early-finishers). For each tier: objective in 1 sentence, hook (5 min), guided practice (15 min), independent task (15 min), and exit ticket. Note any materials needed.

Rubric-based feedback on student work

For Claude

As a instructional designer, give feedback on the student work below using this rubric: [paste rubric or describe criteria]. For each criterion: rating, one strength quoted from the work, one specific suggestion (action verb + what to change), and one stretch question to push the student further. Feedback should be growth-oriented, not punitive. Student work:

[paste here]

Explain a concept three ways for different learners

For Khanmigo

Explain [concept] as a instructional designer would, in three different ways: (1) a story or analogy a struggling learner can latch onto, (2) a worked example with concrete numbers/specifics for the on-grade learner, (3) a deeper-question framing for the advanced learner. Each version under 150 words. Use vocabulary appropriate to the grade.

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Reviewed by Mr. Bandi

AI productivity analyst · B.Des., LLB, MBA (IT), M.Sc.