Teaching is one of the most demanding professions, and AI tools are emerging as genuine time-savers — not replacements. Here are five tools worth exploring.
1. Claude (Anthropic) Great for drafting lesson plans, creating differentiated materials, and generating quiz questions at multiple difficulty levels.
2. Canva AI Generate visual aids, presentations, and worksheets with AI assistance built into a tool many teachers already use.
3. Khanmigo (Khan Academy) An AI tutor and teaching assistant designed specifically for educators, with safeguards built for classroom use.
4. Diffit Generate reading materials at any grade level on any topic. Paste in a complex text and get a simplified version in seconds.
5. MagicSchool An all-in-one AI platform built for educators — lesson plans, rubrics, IEP accommodations, and more.
Getting Started
You don't need to adopt all of these at once. Pick one, try it for a week, and see what changes. These are also topics we are considering for a future teacher workshop; no session has been scheduled yet.