SPARKSCHOOL AI · US STATE STANDARDS
AI for US state standards, district by district.
Plan lessons around TEKS, Florida B.E.S.T., Virginia SOL, NGSS and other US state standards with SparkSchool AI, with your district’s pacing guide in context.
A LOOK INSIDE THE WORKFLOW
Start with your classroom.
Build from there.
Give SparkSchool the context. Let AI help with the draft. Bring your experience to the final result.
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Texas · Grade 7 · Science TEKS · Energy transfer
- A phenomenon to open the lesson.
- An investigation with a prediction and evidence table.
- Sentence frames for English learners.
- A short check aligned to the standard you pasted.
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Bring your state’s standard
Paste the standard code and text, for example a TEKS student expectation or a Virginia SOL.
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Add district context
Include the pacing guide, adopted curriculum and the assessment format your district uses.
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Plan for every learner
Prepare scaffolds for English learners and students with IEPs, plus extension for students ready to go further.
A few things
you might be wondering.
How does SparkSchool AI help teachers using state standards?
SparkSchool AI lets US teachers plan from the exact state standard and district context they teach, including the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards, the Virginia Standards of Learning and NGSS-based science standards. Teachers paste the standard, add their district pacing guide, adopted materials and local assessment format, and SparkSchool drafts a lesson, practice and a formative check that match. For science, teachers supply the performance expectation so lessons use the three dimensions together. Teachers can prepare scaffolds for English learners and students with IEPs, plus extension for students ready to go further. Every resource is a draft that the teacher reviews against the state’s published standards. SparkSchool AI costs nothing to start, and Pro costs $7 a month, or $5 a month billed annually; it is not approved by any state education agency.
Which state standards can I plan for?
Any state or district framework, including the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards, the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL), New York State Next Generation Learning Standards and states using the Common Core or NGSS. Paste the standard you teach and SparkSchool plans from it.
How does science planning work with NGSS?
NGSS connects disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts. Supply the performance expectation and grade band, and SparkSchool drafts a phenomenon-led sequence in which students use the three dimensions together rather than memorising vocabulary.
How do I keep resources aligned with my district?
Add your pacing guide, adopted materials and local assessment format to the task, and review the draft against your state’s published standard. SparkSchool supports teaching with state standards; it is not approved by any state education agency.
A state-standards lesson-planning checklist
- Paste the exact state standard, such as a TEKS student expectation or Virginia SOL.
- Add your district pacing guide and adopted curriculum.
- Plan supports for English learners and students with IEPs.
- Match practice questions to your local assessment format.
- For science, include the performance expectation and the three dimensions.
- Review the draft against your state’s published standards.