Creating a custom curriculum takes time, creativity, and lots of planning. But what if you could speed up the process without sacrificing quality? With the help of artificial intelligence, you can build engaging, standards-aligned lessons in minutes.
As a classroom teacher, it was always my goal to spend more time creating differentiated, high-interest learning experiences for students. But it was hard to tackle both my to do list and wishlist during a busy week. If you want more time to focus on your students, you’ll want to take a look at how to use AI to build a custom curriculum to use this school year.
In today’s blog post, we’ll explore how AI can support custom curriculum creation. We’ll look at how TeachAid makes it easy to design flexible, personalized units from scratch or enhance what you already have!
Why Custom Curriculum Matters
Every group of students is different. You might teach multiple grade levels, support multilingual learners, or need to adjust your pace mid-unit. Even if you’re teaching the same grade level and content as last year, you know that year-to-year there is so much variety in what students need.
Having a curriculum that works for your classroom and current group of students can make all the difference. That’s where a custom curriculum comes in.
When you build a custom curriculum, you can match your lessons to student needs, classroom goals, and your own teaching style. Let’s say you’re teaching fourth-grade science and your students are really interested in ocean life (I’m several decades past elementary school and still talk about sharks all year long). Instead of sticking to a generic unit, you can build one that incorporates their interests while still addressing state standards.
With TeachAid, it’s easier than ever to make those connections happen as you build a custom curriculum for your students.
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Where AI Comes Into Play
From standards alignment to lesson pacing and resource creation, designing a full curriculum is a big task to take on. But with the help of AI, you don’t have to start from scratch. That’s where TeachAid comes into play.
TeachAid is an all-in-one AI platform that creates complete curriculum units in minutes and keeps you in the drivers seat. You can customize everything from how the lessons flow to the way you like to structure a project rubric. TeachAid can even generate supplemental curriculum resources in over 100 languages. Whether you need a single lesson or an entire unit, it’s all there. As you can see in the video below, TeachAid can help you build everything you need for your next unit of study.
Even if you’re halfway through the school year, TeachAid can help you reflect, revise, and rebuild what’s working or what needs a refresh. You know your students, their interests, and needs, and can use AI to create something perfect for your group of students.
5 Ways AI Can Help You Build a Custom Curriculum
Here are five powerful ways TeachAid and AI can support your planning process this school year!
Start with a Full Unit, Not a Blank Page
TeachAid generates complete, standards-aligned units in just a few clicks. That includes diagnostics, daily lessons, activities, slides, rubrics, and assessments. You can then fine-tune everything to meet your students’ needs.
Imagine teaching a six-week unit on persuasive writing. Instead of building every part on your own, TeachAid gives you a full roadmap and lets you tweak everything from mentor texts to assessment rubrics.
Personalize Lessons for Your Classroom
Adjust pacing, swap out activities, or tailor content for specific learning styles. Whether you prefer project-based learning, station rotation, or direct instruction, AI can help you design with flexibility.
One middle school teacher used TeachAid to personalize math lessons for her mixed-ability classroom. She took a base unit and built in extra scaffolding for students who needed it. At the same time enriching lessons for those who were ready for a challenge.
Save Time with AI-Powered Enhancements
Already have a lesson plan you like? Upload it to TeachAid and use the platform’s AI tools to scaffold content, align it to standards, or differentiate based on student needs.
If you’ve written a strong lesson on ecosystems but need a way to adjust it for your English language learners, TeachAid can help you rewrite directions, simplify vocabulary, and even translate key materials.
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Boost Engagement with Interactive Elements
With TeachAid you can create polls, exit tickets, and more. These features help keep students active and engaged in daily learning activities.
Let’s say you want to finish up a social studies lesson with a quick comprehension check like an exit ticket. With TeachAid, you can create a custom exit ticket and push it out to students in real time. If you’ve joined me for a webinar or workshop on formative assessment, you know how much I love finding ways to leverage EdTech to strengthen your formative assessment routines.
Build for Every Learner
With built-in support for over dozens of languages and cross-curricular design options, TeachAid makes it easy to build learning experiences for all the learners in your classroom.
Whether you’re planning a unit where you need resources in a few different languages, or want to align science instruction with literacy goals, you can use TeachAid to weave together content in any classroom.
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Designed for Every Educator
If you are teaching a new topic for the first time, or leading a department for the tenth year, TeachAid simplifies the planning process without cutting corners on quality. It’s ideal for teachers looking to save time and build high-quality lessons throughout the school year.
Are you an instructional coach or school leader? You might use TeachAid when mentoring a colleague, or helping them create resources that meet the needs of their students. The flexibility of the platform means everyone can use it in their own way.
Try TeachAid to Build a Custom Curriculum Today
With a tool like TeachAid, you can take your ideas and turn them into a custom curriculum that truly serves your students. Whether you’re building from scratch or giving your current plans a refresh, TeachAid can help you create resources that fit your goals, support your students, and give you back your time.
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