? Introducing Toddle AI: Your Personal Teaching Assistant
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Introduction
Hello everyone! I am Deepanshu, an educator and the founder of Toddle. I am thrilled to share the work we have been doing at Toddle in the field of artificial intelligence over the past few months. In close collaboration with educators from around the world, we have been striving to harness the power of AI for our partner schools. During our discussions, we focused on one fundamental question: What would you ideally want learning to look like?
The response was overwhelmingly consistent: every educator envisions a learning environment driven by children's natural curiosities, deeply personalized, experientially rich, and connected to the real world. The goal is to emphasize competencies and skills over rote memorization. I believe that the advancements we've seen in generative AI represent an unprecedented opportunity to turn this shared educational vision into reality.
At Toddle, we have always put teachers first in our approach. We began building our platform as a passion project within our school, guided by the belief that teachers need the right tools to facilitate progressive and future-ready education. Now, we are applying this same teacher-first lens to our work with artificial intelligence. Today, we are excited to unveil Toddle AI, which we believe will revolutionize the way teachers approach their work.
Our goal with Toddle AI is to provide each teacher with a personal teaching assistant—an assistant that possesses near-magical abilities, akin to Jarvis for Iron Man. Toddle AI will not only help teachers reclaim their time but will also elevate their teaching practices so that they can deliver each child the learning experience they deserve. We are integrating Toddle AI deeply into our system, enhancing everything from curriculum planning and assessments to progress reports, family communication, and data analytics.
We are launching three exciting AI-powered features today: lesson planning, progress reports, and a writing assistant.
Lesson Planning
Lesson plans are foundational to a school's curriculum, and our research indicates that teachers spend around 300 hours annually crafting them. Therefore, we chose lesson planning as a pivotal area where AI can add value. With Toddle AI, planning lessons is like collaborating with a co-teacher who has learned from the best in education history, such as Socrates, Maria Montessori, John Dewey, and Sir Ken Robinson. Toddle AI understands meaningful differentiation, effective classroom management, inquiry-based learning, and student-led action, allowing it to generate hundreds of authentic ideas in seconds.
Imagine you are preparing a Grade 3 unit on simple machines and need an engaging intro—Toddle AI provides multiple high-quality ideas in moments. If those ideas don’t resonate, you can request even more. Once you find an idea you like, Toddle AI transforms it into a detailed learning experience or lesson plan that you can customize. The teacher always retains control over the tools and outcomes.
Progress Reports
From our conversations with teachers globally, generating progress reports has emerged as a significant time-consuming task, particularly concerning personalized comments. Toddle AI aims to eliminate this struggle. For example, when crafting an end-of-term report for a student named Alex, you can click a "magic word" button, and Toddle AI will generate a hyper-personalized comment by analyzing data such as grades, attendance, and assignment submissions. If you prefer manual control, you can provide broad keywords, and Toddle AI will produce a tailored comment according to your preferences. This feature could save teachers 30 to 40 hours every term.
Rest assured, we take data privacy seriously. Although Toddle AI utilizes third-party large language models, all interactions are fully encrypted and anonymized, ensuring no personally identifiable information is shared with third parties.
Writing Assistant
The writing assistant is another powerful feature available across the Toddle platform, designed to assist anytime you need to draft any content. Whether sending an announcement to parents or refining a learning experience summary, Toddle AI is ready to support you—enhancing writing, checking for grammar, and ensuring clarity and brevity.
In conclusion, Toddle AI offers endless possibilities for teachers. In recent trials, teachers estimate that it will save them five to six hours per week while enhancing their teaching practices. This is just the beginning; we are eager to explore the full potential of this transformative technology.
For the time being, Toddle AI will be accessible only to Toddle 360 users, initially rolling out to just 50 schools. We are keen to incorporate early feedback before a broader release. If you're interested in early access, please visit toddle.com/ai and join our waitlist.
Our approach to implementing AI in Toddle is firmly rooted in collaboration and partnership, and we look forward to working closely with you to responsibly unlock the true potential of this incredible technology. Thank you for joining us; the next few months promise to be exciting!
Keywords
- Toddle AI
- Personal Teaching Assistant
- Lesson Planning
- Progress Reports
- Writing Assistant
- Educators
- Personalized Learning
- Data Privacy
FAQ
Q1: What is Toddle AI?
Toddle AI is an innovative artificial intelligence tool designed as a personal teaching assistant to help educators streamline their work, enhance lesson planning, generate progress reports, and improve communication with parents.
Q2: How does Toddle AI assist in lesson planning?
Toddle AI functions like a co-teacher, providing hundreds of authentic lesson ideas based on user input, essential educational theories, and best practices in teaching.
Q3: Will Toddle AI maintain data privacy?
Absolutely! Toddle AI ensures that all interactions are encrypted and anonymized to protect personally identifiable information, keeping your data safe and secure.
Q4: What features does Toddle AI currently offer?
Currently, Toddle AI offers three main features: lesson planning, progress report generation, and a writing assistant for drafting communications and enhancing content.
Q5: How can I gain early access to Toddle AI?
You can join the early access waitlist by visiting toddle.com/ai and filling out the required form. Initially, access will be limited to Toddle 360 users in select schools.
