Lesson Planner
Standards-aligned plans in 30 seconds — with three differentiation levels.
Generate full lesson plans from a topic, standard, or uploaded material. Ember builds objectives, activities, assessments, and materials lists — then auto-generates Support, Core, and Extend versions for mixed-ability classrooms.
At a glance
The challenge
Planning eats your Sundays
Teachers spend 7+ hours a week on lesson planning. Differentiating for IEPs and mixed readiness means tripling that work — or skipping it and hoping for the best.
How Ember helps
Plans that match how you actually teach
Start with a learning objective or paste your syllabus. Ember produces a complete plan you can drop into your course — hooks, guided practice, exit tickets, and homework — with one-click differentiation.
Real scenarios
When you'll use it
Concrete moments in the school week — not abstract features.
New unit, Sunday night
Describe the topic and what students already know — get a full lecture-plus-practice plan with objectives, warm-up, and an exit ticket in under a minute.
Mixed-ability class
Generate Advanced, Standard, and Support versions of the same lesson together, instead of rewriting the plan three separate times.
Planning with a co-teacher
Open the shared lesson canvas so both of you can edit sections and leave comments at the same time, instead of trading separate documents.
Capabilities
Everything included
Standards alignment
Map objectives to Common Core, NGSS, or your district scope-and-sequence.
Three-tier differentiation
Support, Core, and Extend pathways generated together — not as an afterthought.
Material & resource lists
Slides, readings, and links pulled from your course library or suggested fresh.
One-click publish to course
Push the plan as modules, assignments, and calendar events in seconds.
Duration-fit pacing
Set a class period from 20 to 120 minutes and the plan paces itself to fit, with checks for understanding every 10-15 minutes.
Follow-on generation
Ask for a matching slide deck, worksheet, exit ticket, or extra practice problems right after the plan is ready.
Standards tagging
Attach standards codes to the plan as you build it, ready to align with your gradebook.
Department sharing
Push finished plans into your course as a module page your team can reuse next term.
How it works
Up and running in three steps
Choose topic or standard
Type a topic, pick a standard, or upload existing materials.
Review the generated plan
Edit objectives, timing, and activities inline — Ember learns your style over time.
Publish differentiated versions
Assign Support/Core/Extend groups or release paths automatically.
“I used to spend Sunday night on lesson drafts. Now I tweak a draft and go.”
Elena Ortiz
English Teacher
FAQ
Common questions
Yes — every section is editable inline, and you can regenerate just the parts you want to change.
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