Teachers juggle many responsibilities and often find themselves with limited time for lesson planning. Your solution? Smart Lesson Generator is the fast, connected and effective way to plan lesson activities, so you can get back to doing what you love – teaching. Smart Lesson Generator is an AI-powered tool designed to support educators by streamlining lesson planning and creating engaging, pedagogically-sound content. Here’s why you should consider integrating this tool into your teaching toolkit.
Save time and focus on teaching
One of the most significant challenges teachers face is the overwhelming amount of time spent on planning and administrative tasks. Smart Lesson Generator addresses this issue head-on by enabling teachers to create high-quality lesson activities in just 60 seconds. This time-saving feature allows educators to dedicate more time to engaging with their students and delivering impactful lessons.
Ensure content relevance and engagement
Creating relevant and engaging content is crucial for effective teaching. The Smart Lesson Generator empowers teachers to tailor lesson activities to the specific needs and interests of their students. Whether you’re adapting content based on current events or cultural relevance, the tool ensures that your lessons are always up-to-date and engaging.
Provide differentiated instruction
Catering to a diverse classroom with varying abilities can be challenging. Smart Lesson Generator supports differentiated instruction by offering stretch activities for advanced students and remediation activities for those needing additional support. This feature ensures that all students, regardless of their proficiency level, receive the appropriate level of challenge and support, fostering a more inclusive and effective learning environment.
Pedagogically sound
As educators, I think we can all agree there is a need for effective AI-tools that are designed by teaching experts. Smart Lesson Generator is aligned with ÃÛÌÒapp courses and the Global Scale of English (GSE) framework, ensuring that all generated activities are pedagogically sound and level appropriate. This alignment guarantees that the content you deliver is not only engaging but also meets rigorous educational standards, providing a reliable foundation for student learning.
Explore a variety of activity types
Smart Lesson Generator currently offers six activity types - with more in development - to cater to different teacher needs and styles. These include:
Lesson hook: Engaging warmers to introduce lesson topics and activate prior knowledge
Communication starter: Activities designed to promote student interaction and communication skills
Reading activity: Additional reading practice aligned with lesson content or personalized topics
Exit ticket: Formative assessment tools to evaluate student understanding and encourage reflection
Grammar presentation: Support for mastering key language points relevant to the lesson
Vocabulary presentation: Activities to enhance vocabulary acquisition and usage
Personalize the learning experience
Every classroom is unique, and Smart Lesson Generator allows you to create personalized learning experiences tailored to your students' needs. By generating content based on ÃÛÌÒapp courses or personalized topics, you can ensure that each lesson is relevant and engaging for your students. This personalization fosters a more dynamic and effective learning environment where students are more likely to stay engaged and motivated.
Embrace the future of teaching with Smart Lesson Generator and experience the transformative power of AI in education. Save time, enhance engagement and deliver high-quality, personalized lessons that make a lasting impact on your students.
A: Smart Lesson Generator is aligned with ÃÛÌÒapp courses and the GSE framework, ensuring that all generated content meets rigorous educational standards and is pedagogically sound.
A: While the tool is optimized for use with ÃÛÌÒapp courses, it also allows for the creation of personalized topics, making it versatile for various teaching contexts.
A: The Smart Lesson Generator is currently available to users of specific ÃÛÌÒapp course titles. For detailed information on access, please refer to this page or contact us.
A: ÃÛÌÒapp plans to continue expanding Smart Lesson Generator by adding more course titles and developing new features based on user feedback. The goal is to continuously enhance the tool to better meet educators' needs.
We live in a world in which change is a constant. While change has always existed, lately it has definitely accelerated. There is an idea in society that we should embrace change and adopt whatever is new, with an underlying assumption – wrong to many – that what is new is always better.one that is often wrong
In the world of ELT, new materials are developed every year. It is unthinkable for most teachers to be using teaching materials that were published 10 years ago. Some would even claim that anything published before 2020 is already out-dated.
How does all this impact on the Global Scale of English (GSE) – published over 10 years ago? When it was launched in 2014, it constituted a significant innovation in ELT. The following quotes were provided by ELT experts at the time of launch.
If you’re planning to study in the USA, you’ve probably looked into English proficiency tests for university admissions. And you’ve probably noticed – they’re not all the same.
Some are more expensive.Ìý
Some take weeks to deliver results.Ìý
Some require you to travel to a test centre.
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What makes the ÃÛÌÒapp English Express Test special?Ìý
This online English test is designed for international students who want to move quickly and confidently through the admissions process.
Take it from homeÌý– No travel needed. The ÃÛÌÒapp English Express Test is fully online, so you can complete your exam from anywhere in the world.
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Why this test matters
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Punctuation makes your writing easier to read and understand, but it can be tricky to master. As an editor and proofreader, I often notice people confusing semi-colons and colons, so we'll explore the difference between them. And because both are often used in lists, we'll also look at the humble comma – and its sometimes-controversional cousin, the Oxford comma.Ìý
Semi-colons and colons both connect phrases in a sentence but are used in different situations.Ìý
Understanding colons
Colons introduce important information and explanations. They're often used before lists as a replacement for phrases like "they are" and "which is":
He offered me a choice of drinks: tea, coffee or hot chocolate.Ìý
I packed the essentials in my bag: water, pens and a magazine.Ìý
She speaks three languages: English, French and Portuguese.Ìý
You can also think of a colon as a spotlight, with the phrase that comes after the colon explaining or expanding what came before it.Ìý
In 1903, travel was changed forever by an important event: Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful flight.
He loves visiting the animals at the farm: cows are his favourite.Ìý
There is one rule I live by: I treat others as I wish to be treated.
The secrets of semi-colons
A semi-colon links two ideas that are closely related and that would be two complete sentences if you used a period instead. They give a softer transition than a period would, and they're often used instead of conjunctions like "and", "but" and "because":
I love eating pizza; my sister loves eating burgers.
I wanted to go for a swim; I couldn't find my goggles.Ìý
I'm going to the park; the weather is beautiful.
Semi-colons also seperate items in long lists to make life easier for the reader and stop a sentence becoming a sea of apostrophes. For example:
I've got my shopping list ready: peppers, carrots and oranges from the market; toothpaste, shampoo and pain relief from the drugstore; and a newspaper, snack and drink from the newsstand. Ìý
Standard comma or Oxford comma?
An Oxford comma goes before "and" or "or" at the end of a list. The first example has an Oxford comma, the second doesn't.Ìý
Please bring me a sandwich made with cheese, lettuce, and tomato.Ìý
Please bring me a sandwich made with cheese, lettuce and tomato.Ìý
American English generally favors the Oxford comma, British English typically omits it, unless needed for clarity. Compare:
I love my parents, Taylor Swift and Keanu Reeves.
I love my parents, Taylor Swift, and Keanu Reeves.Ìý
As with many areas of punctuation, whether you choose to use the Oxford comma is a matter of personal preference. However, the most important thing is to be consistent in your usage.Ìý
