The AI Opportunity: Using New Technology to Address Top Challenges in Education

Since its inception in 2014, GoGuardian has been a trailblazer in the edtech space, developing tools that not only boost student safety and engagement but also make everyday school life more productive. Pear Deck Learning, a core component of the GoGuardian digital education system, builds on this legacy, helping us push the boundaries of what educational technology can achieve by tackling the real-world challenges educators and students face every day.

At the AI Show at ASU+GSV in San Diego, California, Sharad Gupta, Chief Product Officer at GoGuardian, offered insights into the transformative impact of AI on education. As someone who's deeply embedded in this field, Sharad showcased how Pear Deck Learning is on the cutting-edge, continuously innovating to make sure our AI tools are not just high-tech, but high-touch, addressing the daily needs of educators and paving the way for student success.

Didn't catch the live presentation? No worries! We've summarized Sharad’s essential points right here, making sure you’re in the loop on the latest in AI innovation for the classroom.

The AI opportunity to simplify differentiated instruction and lessen teacher workload

Implementing differentiated instruction isn’t easy. Teachers often spend considerable time creating lesson plans and preparing instructional materials, leaving little room to adapt their teaching to meet individual student needs. Additionally, the wide range of student abilities and diverse learning styles make classroom instruction increasingly complex, making it challenging for educators to effectively differentiate learning.

This is where AI can lend a helpful hand. AI-enabled tools can simplify everyday tasks, make it easier to differentiate instruction, and support the creation of engaging instructional materials, giving teachers the opportunity to focus more deeply on supporting each student’s individual growth. 

“The future of education is being redefined by the transformative power of AI, unlocking unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning. At GoGuardian, our AI-powered Pear Deck Learning products empower teachers with instant insights into student engagement and performance, enabling them to design tailored lessons and practice sets with just a few clicks. This seamless integration of AI not only enhances differentiated learning, but also elevates teacher productivity, shaping a future where every student can thrive." – Sharad Gupta, Chief Product Officer at GoGuardian and Pear Deck Learning

How Pear Deck Learning support differentiated and engaging learning with AI-enabled tools 

Pear Deck Learning allows teachers to instantly generate classroom-ready, differentiated instructional material, all aligned to educational standards. This includes creating instant interactive presentations, gamified practice, or rigorous formative assessments in under a minute with Instant Lesson Packages.

Throughout the Pear Deck Learning platform, we equip teachers with crucial insights into student performance and engagement. With just a few clicks, they can utilize AI to produce standards-aligned materials tailored specifically to the unique needs of their students. 

This summer, Pear Deck Learning will also be releasing Instant Insights, offering teachers in-context insights from performance data when and where they need it, supporting teachers in personalizing instruction based on student responses. Instant Insights will also suggest a next step for each student group, allowing teachers to generate instructional materials for reteaching topics and expansion opportunities for students to gain mastery. 

Pear Practice takes personalization a step further, harnessing the power of millions of data points and thousands of skills to generate personalized learning plans for every student. 'Remixes' automatically craft personalized, gamified daily practice experiences based on each student’s progress against standards-aligned skills. Additionally, the 'Explain' feature allows students to receive personalized explanations on their work and interact with examples to deepen their understanding. 

With over 25 million practice questions answered and 2 million remix items generated, Pear Practice is effectively supporting a diverse range of learning styles and needs, anchored in 4.1k standards-aligned skills.

The impact of Pear Deck Learning in the classroom

The effectiveness of our AI-enabled tools is evident. With these features, we’ve seen some great outcomes:

• Early users of Instant Lesson Package report saving up to 5+ hours a week¹
• Personalized Pear Practice sets and solo practice tracks shown to increase performance up to 2 letter grades²
• 4/5 teachers agree that Pear Deck Learning provides tools that could support teachers across the entire instructional process³

Industry leaders in student privacy and responsible AI

With technology's influence in education continuing to expand, Pear Deck Learning remains committed to leading with responsible AI. Here’s how we're setting industry standards:

• Full compliance: We fully comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Rule (COPPA), and all applicable state student data privacy laws, ensuring all student data is handled with the highest standards of security and confidentiality.
  
  
• Dedicated privacy and trust team: Our team proactively works to safeguard privacy and build trust across all levels of our technology deployment, ensuring privacy and trust are at the core of everything we do.
  
  
• Commitment to responsible AI: We are recognized for our commitment to building responsible AI solutions that enhance classroom and school environments, prioritizing ethical considerations and transparency.
  
  
• Certifications: Our GoGuardian suite is certified by 1Edtech and iKeepSafe as compliant with student privacy regulations. Pear Deck Learning is also 1Edtech-certified and is in the process of obtaining its iKeepSafe certification.

Explore our Responsible AI Principles to dive deeper into our commitment to responsible AI practices.

Shaping the future with AI in education

Interested in seeing how Pear Deck Learning can elevate your educational environment? Our platform is all about supporting educators and empowering students, ensuring you're not just meeting today's educational demands but leading with innovative solutions.

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¹ October 2024 Hanover market research. Combination of somewhat and strongly agree to the statement: "Their solution gives us actionable data and insights"

² Analysis of the first and last attempts of Certified, standards-aligned items by over 1,500 students in Pear Practice between February 2023 and September 2023. 

³ 2025 survey of K-12 teachers. Proportion of respondents who have used any Pear Deck Learning products that somewhat or strongly agree with the statement, "Pear Deck Learning (Pear Assessment, Pear Deck, & Pear Practice) provides tools that could support teachers across the entire instructional process."