How to use an AI lesson planner as a K12 teacher?

❓ What is an AI lesson planner?

The AI Lesson Planner helps K-12 teachers create high-quality, standards-aligned lesson plans quickly and efficiently. Use AI to generate comprehensive lesson plans that incorporate JoVE videos and align with popular national and state standards.

✨ Key Features

Plan lessons with JoVE videos

Incorporate JoVE educational videos directly into your lesson plans

5E Lesson Plan structure

By default, lesson plans follow the 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate). You can customize the structure by providing specific instructions

Customizable templates

Use templated fields for better control over your lesson plan output

Standards alignment

Lesson plans and content align with popular national and state standards

Version history

Access all previous prompt inputs and generated outputs through version display

Slide conversion

Convert your lesson plan to presentation slides with one click

📝 How to Create a Lesson Plan

Step 1: Enter Basic Information

Fill in the required fields:

  • Grade level
  • Standard
  • Subject
  • Duration

Step 2: Add Topic and Instructions

Enter the specific topic and instructions to create the lesson. Include key topics and any customization notes — for example, preferred activities, differentiation needs, or alternate lesson structure.

💡 Note: If you don't specify a lesson structure, the 5E lesson plan structure will be used by default.

Step 3: Generate Lesson Plan

Click the Generate Lesson Plan button to create your lesson plan.

Step 4: Review and Edit

The generated lesson plan can be edited as per your requirements using the rich text editor available on screen.

✏️ How to Edit a Lesson Plan

Edit content directly

Use the rich text editor on the output page to make changes to the generated lesson plan

Modify your prompt

If you're not happy with the output or want to add/remove topics, click the Edit Prompt button on the left panel

Regenerate

After editing your prompt, click Regenerate to create a new version

Access previous versions

All your previous prompt inputs and generated outputs are available as version history on the left panel. You can review and restore any previous version if needed

🎯 How to Create Slides from a Lesson Plan

1. Click the Convert to Slide button on the top right corner of the output page

2. The lesson plan will be automatically converted to presentation slides

3. You will be taken to the slide editing interface

4. Open and edit the generated slides using Google Slides, or download as PPTx

⚠️ Important Notice: The lesson plan will be generated by AI using publicly available curriculum frameworks and educational standards in combination with expert-reviewed JoVE content. Please review and adapt for appropriateness and alignment with your intent before classroom use.

Need help? Contact customersuccess@jove.com.