New AI differentiation assistants are here

Where great teachers learn from each other

TeachConnect is the professional learning network for K-12 educators. Swap lesson plans, align them to standards, earn verifiable PD hours and get classroom-ready help from AI assistants built for teachers.

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Everything in one place

A staff room that never closes

The ideas, materials and support you usually find in the hallway between classes — organized, searchable and open to every educator.

Community groups

Join public or private groups by subject, grade band and role — from Middle School Math to Early Career support.

Lesson plan exchange

Share and download lesson plans, rubrics and templates, with peer ratings that surface what really works.

Standards alignment

Tag posts and resources with CCSS, NGSS and C3 codes so colleagues can find exactly what they teach.

Verifiable PD certificates

Attend PD events, earn clock hours and download printable certificates with a tamper-evident verification code.

AI differentiation assistants

Generate ELL, IEP and gifted adaptations, standards suggestions and discussion summaries in seconds.

Private messaging

Reach out one-on-one to co-plan a unit, ask a mentor for advice or follow up after a PD session.

How it works

Up and running before your next planning period

Create your educator profile

Add your subjects, grade levels and school so the right colleagues and resources find you.

Join groups & share what works

Post questions, swap lesson plans and react to ideas from teachers who teach what you teach.

Grow and get credit for it

Attend PD events, log verified clock hours and keep a transcript ready for license renewal.

AI teaching assistants

Differentiate a lesson in the time it takes to sip your coffee

Paste a lesson or activity and get practical adaptations for English learners, students with IEPs and advanced learners — plus standards suggestions and quick summaries of long discussions.

  • FERPA-safe by designA safety check flags student names, IDs and other personal details before anything is sent to the AI.
  • You stay in chargeSuggestions are a starting point. Review, edit and decide what fits your students.
  • Standards-awareMaps activities to CCSS, NGSS and C3 codes so alignment isn’t an afterthought.

From the community

See what teachers are sharing

Popular groups

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AI in the Classroom

Practical, responsible uses of generative AI for planning, feedback and student learning - plus policies, prompts, and the academic-integrity conversations that come with them.

EdTech 8 members
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Middle School Math Collective

A home for grades 6-8 math teachers: warm-ups, number talks, tasks that make kids think, and honest talk about what worked (and what flopped). Aligned to CCSS / Nevada Academic Content Standards.

STEM 8 members
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First-Year Teacher Survival Network

New to the classroom (years 1-3)? Ask anything. Veteran mentors welcome - classroom management, planning, parent communication and keeping your weekends.

Early Career 6 members

Latest resources

Open the library

Printable cards and a poster set with eight math-talk sentence frames, each paired with a picture cue. English and Spanish versions. Suggested sequence: introduce one frame per week.

ELL / ESL Grade K-2

Editable posters, assignment labels (green / yellow / red), a student AI-use statement template and a parent letter explaining the policy. Designed to fit most district acceptable-use policies - review with your administration before adopting.

Computer Science Grade All grades

A blank one-page template summarizing a student's accommodations, what each one looks like in YOUR classroom, strengths/interests, and the case manager's contact. Designed to be completed inside your district's secure student information system - never share completed versions online.

Special Education Grade All grades

Built with teachers in mind

Principles we won’t compromise on

TeachConnect is designed around how educators actually work — and the trust families place in them.

Student privacy first

Posts and AI requests are screened for student names and personal details before they are shared or processed.

Built on generosity

Everything here exists because a teacher chose to share. Credit, ratings and thanks flow back to the people who made it.

Professional by design

Verified educator badges, moderated groups and clear community guidelines keep conversations useful and kind.

Respects your time

No endless scrolling for its own sake — find a resource, get an answer or log your PD hours and get back to class.

Your next great lesson idea is one conversation away

Join a community of educators who share generously, learn continuously and get credit for the growth they put in.

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