From Lesson Planning to District Insights: A New Era of AI with ASSISTments

At ASSISTments, we believe that true innovation in education doesn't mean replacing the teacher with an algorithm. It means putting the teacher squarely in the driver’s seat for their students’ learning and giving every school system the data to support them at scale.

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After more than two decades building research-backed math learning tools, we've arrived at a defining moment. We now know AI can meaningfully help students learn, and help teachers do what they do best: teach. 

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That’s why we're announcing two landmark launches that together reinforce ASSISTments’ leadership in research-backed, responsibly designed AI for math education. One built for teachers, one built for districts, and both anchored by the same rigorous science that earned us a Tier-1 'Strong' rating from Evidence for ESSA, the highest standard of independent, randomized controlled trial validation in education.

For teachers: The ASSISTments Connector for Claude. We’re excited to announce a new collaboration with Anthropic to offer a free integration with Claude. Every math teacher now has an AI co-pilot in their corner. In minutes, teachers can design custom, standards-aligned problem variations tailored to their students' learning needs and aligned to the curriculum they use, making it easy to create high-quality practice materials. The teacher remains in the driver’s seat by curating, editing, and deciding exactly what fits their students' needs, while Claude handles the heavy lift of creating. This integration provides every teacher with a lesson planning partner without disrupting their workflow or additional hours.

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→ Get started with the Connector today. It's free, and you can build your first differentiated assignment before your next planning period.

For schools & districts: ASSISTments Plus, launching this fall. For school systems that have invested in Illustrative Mathematics, ASSISTments Plus strengthens curriculum coherence and turns everyday student work into real-time instructional insight. Our upcoming AI Assignment Dashboard automatically handles the heavy lifting for teachers, instantly synthesizing student work into recommended next steps, clear trends, and targeted intervention groups before the next morning's bell rings. Throughout the 2026-27 school year, ASSISTments Plus will continue to grow with new AI features designed to meet the evolving needs of schools, administrators, with teachers at the center of it all.

→ Talk to our team about a fall pilot. Districts and schools can get ahead of the school year with an early conversation now.

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Whether you are an individual teacher using Claude to build tomorrow's lesson, or an Illustrative Mathematics district scaling student progress with ASSISTments Plus, the future of math education has a co-pilot built on learning research.

Learn more about our commitment to Responsible AI Practices here.

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