Education · Profession

AI tools for Teachers

Lesson plans, differentiated materials, and parent comms — for K-12 teachers carrying full classloads.

Recommended tools · 12

Ranked by fit, not by who pays

BT
Brisk Teaching Freemium · $9/mo

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

4.0Rating
GR
Gradescope Enterprise

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

4.0Rating
KH
Khanmigo Freemium · $4/mo

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

4.0Rating
MA
MagicSchool Freemium · $9.99/mo

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

4.0Rating
CH
ChatGPT Freemium · $20/mo

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

4.0Rating
CL
Claude Freemium · $20/mo

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

4.0Rating
GE
Gemini Freemium · $20/mo

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

4.0Rating
ML
Mistral Le Chat Freemium · Free

Teachers 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
MO
Monica Freemium · $8.30/mo

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

4.0Rating
PE
Perplexity Freemium · $20/mo

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

4.0Rating
PO
Poe Freemium · $20/mo

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

4.0Rating
YO
You.com Freemium · $15/mo

Teachers 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 Teachers

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Differentiated lesson plan for one topic, three levels

For MagicSchool
You are assisting a teacher. 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 teacher, 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 teacher 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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AI productivity analyst · B.Des., LLB, MBA (IT), M.Sc.