Free Resources
Practical guides, tool reviews, and how-tos — all tested for real classroom use.
10 AI Prompts Every Teacher Should Have
Start using AI in your classroom today with these ten battle-tested prompts for lesson planning, feedback, and more.
How to Use AI for Differentiated Instruction
A practical guide to using ChatGPT and Claude to create tiered materials, IEP accommodations, and personalized learning paths.
A School Leader's Guide to AI Policy
Everything principals and district leaders need to know to build a thoughtful, practical AI use policy for staff and students.
5 Ways to Use ChatGPT for Lesson Planning
Save hours every week by letting AI draft your lesson outlines, learning objectives, and discussion questions.
AI-Assisted Feedback: Faster, Richer, More Personal
How to use AI to generate meaningful written feedback on student work without losing your own voice.
Writing Parent Emails with AI: A Teacher's Guide
Templates and prompts for writing clear, compassionate parent communications in half the time.
Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
How to update your classroom policies for AI — and how to have honest conversations with students about it.
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which AI is Right for Teachers?
A side-by-side comparison of the three major AI tools — what each does best and when to use which.
Using AI to Create Project-Based Learning Units
How to prompt AI to generate full PBL units aligned to your standards — with driving questions, rubrics, and more.
AI Tools We've Tested
Honest reviews from an educator's perspective — what works, what doesn't, and who it's best for.
MagicSchool AI
Best for: Lesson planning, differentiation
Purpose-built for educators. Excellent for generating lesson plans, rubrics, and IEP accommodations quickly.
Khanmigo
Best for: Student tutoring, math support
Khan Academy's AI tutor is excellent for student-facing use. Great for math and reading comprehension.
ChatGPT
Best for: General writing, brainstorming
The most versatile AI tool available. With the right prompts, it can handle almost any classroom task.
Grammarly
Best for: Student writing feedback
Excellent for helping students improve their writing. The AI suggestions are clear and educational.
Canva AI
Best for: Visual materials, presentations
Magic Design and AI image generation make it easy to create professional classroom materials fast.
Claude
Best for: Long-form writing, nuanced tasks
Anthropic's Claude excels at nuanced writing tasks — great for rubrics, policy drafts, and parent letters.