AI can do a lot for us as teachers, except sit in the driver’s seat of our classrooms. The relational side of teaching, building trust, noticing the small things, connecting with students, is ours alone. That’s why I keep saying: AI will never replace teachers.
What it can do, though, is act as a thought partner, help us streamline our workflow, and create more space for what matters most: teaching and learning. To make this concrete, I put together a handy list of AI tools that can:
1. Support lesson planning
2. Help generate teaching materials
3. Assist with assessment
4. Boost productivity
5. Spark creativity
These tools are not endorsements. I’m not affiliated with any of them. They’re simply examples I’ve seen educators find useful in practice. If you’re curious, the full list is here in this visual. Maybe one of them will save you an hour this week, the kind of hour you can give back to your students
Lesson Planning
- MagicSchool – Generates lesson plans, rubrics, and activities tailored to grade level and subject.
- Eduaide – Helps teachers create instructional resources, prompts, and scaffolds.
- Almanack – An AI assistant for curriculum design and academic planning.
- Curipod – Turns prompts into interactive slide decks and lesson activities.
- Twee – Specializes in creating EFL/ESL lesson ideas and worksheets.
- Diffit – Simplifies or adapts texts into different reading levels with comprehension questions.
Teaching Materials
- Diffit – Also useful here for differentiated reading materials.
- NotebookLM – A Google AI tool that summarizes, explains, and organizes notes from documents.
- ChatGPT Study Mode – Supports study guides, flashcards, and structured learning resources.
- Khanmigo – Khan Academy’s AI tutor for personalized practice and teaching support.
- Quill – Interactive writing and grammar practice activities for students.
- Edcafe – AI-driven tool to create and share digital lesson resources.
Assessment
- Writable – Assists with writing assessment, rubrics, and feedback.
- Quizizz – Gamified quizzes and homework with instant data on student progress.
- Scribbr – Offers plagiarism checks, citation support, and writing feedback.
- SchoolAI – AI-powered formative and summative assessment tools for teachers.
- MagicSchool – Also has features for auto-generating assessments.
- Quizlet – Flashcards, practice tests, and AI-powered study tools.
Productivity
- Reclaim AI – Smart scheduling to balance tasks, teaching, and meetings.
- Brisk Teaching – Chrome extension for lesson prep, grading, and feedback automation.
- Otter.ai – Transcribes lessons, meetings, and student discussions.
- TeachMate – AI copilot for everyday teaching tasks and admin work.
- Notion – Flexible workspace for notes, planning, and collaboration.
- Perplexity – Research assistant for quick, sourced answers to teaching questions.
Creativity
- AITutor.AI – Personalized AI tutor creation for student support.
- D-ID.com – Generates talking avatars from text for engaging presentations.
- ElevenLabs – AI voice generator with natural-sounding speech.
- Fireflies – AI notetaker for meetings and group work.
- Slidesgo – Ready-made and AI-assisted Google Slides/PowerPoint templates.
- Ideogram – AI image generator with strong text-in-image capabilities.
- NapkinAI – Turns ideas, data, or text into quick visual diagrams.
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