Simplifying Lesson Planning Through AI Today

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Has this ever happened to you?

You’re sitting in a planning meeting with a teacher, the curriculum map is open, and they’re looking to you for a great lesson idea for tomorrow. You have the passion and the pedagogical knowledge, but you don’t have a ready-to-go resource at your fingertips. The pressure is on to go back to your office and create a high-quality, engaging, and standards-aligned lesson from scratch—and you need it fast.

This is a universal challenge for us as instructional coaches. Our role is to support teachers with amazing resources, but the time it takes to find and create those resources can be a significant barrier to making a real impact.

What if you could generate a complete, editable, and pedagogically sound lesson in just a few minutes?

Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Robert Barnett, the founder of a groundbreaking new AI tool called Insta~Lesson, and what I saw has the potential to revolutionize my coaching cycles.

What is Insta~Lesson?

As a coach, I’m always looking for tools that are simple, effective, and actually save time. Insta~Lesson is exactly that. It’s a one-stop shop for lesson creation. Instead of me spending hours searching one site for a video, another for practice problems, and another for an exit ticket, I can simply input a lesson topic, a grade level, and a learning standard, and Insta~Lesson generates everything.

The goal isn’t to replace the teacher or the coach; it’s to provide a high-quality starting point. Insta~Lesson creates a complete lesson package in Google Docs that I can then take to a teacher and say, “Let’s look at this together and customize it for your students.”

How It Works: A Coach’s Perspective

During our conversation, Robert walked me through a live demo, and I was immediately struck by how intuitive the process is. It truly feels like having an AI co-planner by your side.

Here’s a breakdown of the workflow from a coach’s point of view:

1. Input the Topic: I can take the exact topic a teacher gives me (e.g., “adding fractions”) and input it along with the grade level and standard.
2. Refine the Objective: Insta~Lesson suggests a clear learning objective, which the teacher and I can then refine together during our planning meeting.
3. Select an Instructional Video: The tool finds high-quality videos, which saves me the time of vetting content on YouTube.
4. Generate Key Points & Practice: This is a game-changer. It creates guided notes and practice problems based on the video, giving me an instant, high-quality student activity.
5. Create an Exit Ticket: A simple, effective exit ticket is generated to quickly assess student understanding.
6. Receive the Complete Lesson: Within minutes, I have a full suite of editable Google Docs—a teacher guide, a student lesson, slides, and extension activities—ready for my next coaching session.

Why This is a Game-Changer for Coaches?

After seeing the demo, my mind was racing with the possibilities. Here’s how a tool like Insta~Lesson will directly impact my work:

• It Saves Me Hours: This is the most obvious benefit. The time I used to spend hunting for resources can now be spent on what matters most: being in classrooms and coaching teachers.
• It Boosts My Credibility: I can now walk into any classroom—even for a subject that isn’t my primary area of expertise—with a comprehensive, standards-aligned lesson ready to go. This builds immense trust with the teachers I support.
• It Provides a “One-Stop Shop”: I no longer have to pull from a dozen different places. I can create a complete, cohesive lesson package from a single platform.
• It Empowers My Teachers: Because everything is fully editable, it’s not a rigid script. It’s a starting point that empowers the teacher to take ownership and adapt the lesson for their unique students.

Start Building Better Lessons Today

In a role where time is our most valuable and limited resource, a tool that allows us to be both efficient and effective is indispensable. Insta~Lesson is a powerful new addition to my digital toolbox, and I believe it can help any coach do what we do best: support our teachers and make a lasting impact on student learning.

To try it for yourself, you can visit Insta-Lesson.com.

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