I have just been introduced to a life saving, time saving, stress saving, tool to help me be a better teacher for my future students. With the new B.C curriculum being so broad, it can be very intimidating for new teachers to come up with new lesson/unit ideas. This new AI tool can help any new teacher create a engaging lesson, or even unit!

https://app.magicschool.ai/tools

First, let’s talk about my girl Raina! She’s your go-to gal for any school-related questions. As seen in the photo to the left, you can ask Raina just about anything, and she’ll search the whole web to find helpful solutions.

Next, let’s explore building a lesson! Begin with the grade level, topics, any additional criteria, and you can even set it to the B.C standards. After clicking ‘generate,’ the AI tool creates a very specific lesson plan based on the details provided. It includes what the students will be assessed on, introduction, activities, closure, extensions, and homework ideas. From there, you can ask the tool any questions related to your lesson, such as where to find available resources to help you with the lesson.

One of my biggest fears about becoming a teacher was the possibility of making a fool of myself by not having correct grammar or not sounding ‘smart’ enough when writing to adults. Now, thanks to this AI tool, I can check my grammar or have the tool create an appropriate message for adults to read. The Magic School tool provides so many writing solutions that I no longer have this fear. Below are just a few tools that are provided with Magic School.

This one here is probably my favorite find! As I mentioned earlier, the B.C. curriculum is so broad that it’s challenging for a new teacher to know what needs to be taught. The unit generator doesn’t provide specific activities but an outline of what needs to be taught so that students can understand the topic. From there, you can use the lesson generator to get activity ideas. For me, I just need to know what to teach, and then my brain starts generating ideas on how to teach it. However, after teaching the same subject for a few years, it might be good to learn new ways to teach, and this AI tool will be perfect for that.

There is so much more to explore on Magic School, and I feel like it will be a work in progress as I continue my education journey and career. Here are just a couple of snapshots of other features I can’t wait to use one day!