How to Create a Lesson

Add sources, objectives, assignments, and content to your lessons

A lesson is one step in your course. Each lesson can have reading, videos, worksheets, and quizzes.

Create a Lesson

1. Open your course
2. Click Add Lesson (inside a section, or directly in the course)
3. Type in a lesson name
4. The lesson editor opens with four tabs: Sources, Details, Quiz, and Content

Sources

The Sources tab is where you attach files like textbook pages or curriculum guides. These help AI understand what you’re teaching.

When you attach a source to a lesson:

1. Students can see it as a reference while they work
2. AI uses it to write better content, quiz questions, and tutor responses

How to Add a Source

1. Open your lesson and go to the Sources tab
2. Upload a file or pick one from your source library
3. Choose the pages that go with this lesson

You can add more than one source. Add sources before you generate anything else. They make AI results much better.

Learn About Sources

See how to upload and organize your source files.

Objectives

The Details tab is where you set the lesson name, description, and learning objectives.

Learning objectives tell students what they’ll learn. They also help AI write better content and quiz questions.

How to Add Objectives

1. Go to the Details tab
2. Find the Learning Objectives section
3. Type in what students should be able to do after this lesson
4. You can add up to 8 objectives per lesson

Examples of good objectives:

• “Students will be able to multiply two-digit numbers”
• “Students will identify the main idea in a paragraph”
• “Students will explain why plants need sunlight”

Let AI Suggest Objectives

If you’ve added sources, click the Generate button next to Learning Objectives. AI reads your source material and suggests objectives. You can keep, change, or remove them.

If objectives already exist, the button says Regenerate instead.

The Generate button only works if you’ve added sources first.

Standards Alignment

You can connect your lesson to specific standards:

• Common Core (Math or ELA)
• Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
• C3 Social Studies
• AP, IB, or State standards

AI can suggest which standards match your lesson. You decide whether to keep or change them.

Assignments

Assignments are worksheets and projects that students complete in your lesson. You set these up in the Content tab. You can attach projects you’ve already made or create new ones.

How to Add an Assignment

1. Go to the Content tab
2. Click Add Project
3. Pick a project from your library (or create a new one)
4. Choose the role:

Role	What It Means
Primary	Students must complete this to finish the lesson
Supplemental	Extra practice. Students can skip it.

How Students Turn In Work

You can pick how students submit:

Method	How It Works
Digital	Students complete the worksheet on screen
Print and Upload	Students print it out, do it on paper, and upload a photo

Reorder Assignments

Drag assignments up or down to change the order. A good order:

1. Instruction or reading first
2. Practice next
3. Assessment last

Content

The Content tab is also where you write the main lesson text and add video. This is what students see when they open the lesson.

Adding Text

1. Go to the Content tab
2. Click in the text area
3. Type your instructions or explanation
4. Use the toolbar for bold, lists, headings, and more

Adding Video

You can add a video two ways:

• Paste a link from YouTube or Vimeo
• Upload a video file from your computer

The video shows at the top of the lesson.

Let AI Write Your Content

If you’ve added sources and objectives, AI can write the lesson content:

1. Click Generate in the Content tab
2. Pick a length:
   • Brief (about 500 words)
   • Standard (about 1,000 words) - default
   • Comprehensive (about 2,000 words)
3. Click Generate (or Replace & Generate if content already exists)
4. AI writes lesson text based on your sources and objectives
5. Read through it and change anything you want

Teacher Context

You can give AI extra info about your students so it writes better content:

Setting	What It Does
Population Type	General, Intervention, Honors, English Language Learners, or Special Education
Scaffolding Level	How much support to include: Minimal, Moderate, or Heavy
Focus Areas	Specific skills to focus on (like vocabulary or problem-solving steps)
Notes	Anything else you want AI to know about your class

Adding a Quiz

The Quiz tab is where you add questions to test if students understand the lesson. Quizzes adjust to each student’s level automatically.

1. Go to the Quiz tab
2. Add questions yourself or click Generate Questions to let AI create them from your sources
3. Set your quiz settings:

Setting	What It Does
Target Questions	How many questions to aim for (default: 5)
Max Questions	The most questions a student will see (default: 10)
Mastery Threshold	How many right answers in a row means the student “gets it” (default: 2)
Allow Early Exit	Let strong students finish early if they show mastery (default: off)
Hints Enabled	Let students see hints when they’re stuck
Max Retakes	How many times a student can try the quiz again

Learn About Adaptive Quizzes

See how quizzes adjust to each student’s level.

Lesson Settings

Setting	What It Does
Title	The lesson name students see
Description	A short overview of the lesson
Estimated Time	How long you think it will take (shown to students)
AI Tutor Override	Use a different AI tutor than the course default, or turn it off for this lesson
Previewable	Let students see this lesson before they enroll

Tips

Add sources first

Sources power everything else. Add your files before you generate objectives, content, or quiz questions.

Put things in a clear order

Teach first, then practice, then test. Students do best when lessons follow a clear path.

Use supplemental assignments for different levels

Add an easier worksheet as supplemental for students who need extra help. Add a harder one for students who need a challenge.

Set up the AI tutor

If you have an AI tutor, give it details about this lesson so it can help students better.