I’ve been teaching IB Psychology for years. I’ve always known what great teaching looks like: units that keep students engaged, assessments that challenge them at the right level, and differentiation that makes every learner feel seen. Like many of us, I came to this profession with high purpose. The reality of actually getting there, though, is that time is constantly working against you.
Too much of my week was going toward preparation, and not enough toward my students. Hours ensuring units were standards-aligned, building assessments from scratch, sitting in front of a screen far more than I was sitting with the people I actually came here to teach.
When our Toddle buddy suggested we try Toddle AI, it was an easy yes. I could see how it would help with all aspects of my job that were keeping me from my students. I started with planning, and I’ll get into that below. But the honest summary is that I was working faster, designing richer learning experiences, and falling back in love with teaching.
My unit plans are more rigorous and IB-aligned than ever before
Planning a DP unit well means holding a lot at once, from weaving in DP core connections and subject-specific learning objectives, to building rigorous assessments and opportunities for depth. When you’re already stretched thin, that kind of intentional planning can feel out of reach.
With Toddle AI, I can plan a complete unit in under an hour. I put in a few key details and it suggests a large pool of creative experiences. I’ve seen it make connections I would have missed entirely. My unit on abnormal psychology is a good example. The moment I described the topic, Toddle AI returned assessment suggestions, CAS integrations, and TOK connections, all of which were tightly aligned with what the IB intends us to teach and deliver.
What’s shifted for me is where I spend my energy. I’m no longer building unit plans from a blank page. Instead, I’m reviewing and refining them for my students, and that’s a much more meaningful use of my time.
I can finally see where each student needs support, and act on it
Accurately identifying where each student needs support requires hours of 1:1 time and a deep dive into their performance. When I started using Toddle’s AI Tutors, I was surprised by how quickly those insights became visible.
I assigned an AI Tutor on ‘cognitive approaches to behavior’. The topic had several sub-sections: models of memory, emotion and cognition, to name a few. After students completed the task, I went to the AI Tutor’s insights. Students had grasped the models of memory well, but a majority needed help with emotion and cognition. That gap had been invisible to me. Without the insights, I would have moved on, assuming all concepts had landed.
Instead, I went back to the unit. I realized most of the material I’d shared on that section was in written format. So I changed my approach by introducing videos and other media, and reassigned the task. The improvement was significant.
This is a great example of Toddle AI being a thoughtful assistant for a teacher who wants to do better for their students.
We keep our assessments fresh, and students are better prepared because of it
My IB Psychology students need regular practice with extended-response questions – the 22-mark essays, the 9-mark short answers. For years, I relied on past exam papers for that. But past papers run out, students see the same questions circulated across study groups, and the challenge fades.
With Toddle’s worksheets, I can create unique questions grounded in the learning objectives of each unit, and it takes only minutes. The range of question types is remarkable too. My colleague in the mathematics department is using it to build visual assessments with graphs, diagrams, and plotted coordinates and more.
On the student side, assessment submission rates have gone up. Students are more curious and engaged. They’re not just revising because it’s what’s expected, they actually want to see the next worksheet and whether they can answer the questions. Our exam results in the most recent cycle were very positive, and I believe Toddle played a role in that.
The biggest win for the school? We’ve stopped paying for external exam banks that weren’t keeping students engaged anyway. Better results, better engagement, and one less cost to justify.
Differentiation always meant grouping. Now it’s truly 1:1
The truth about differentiation is that it almost always comes down to grouping. One teacher, twenty students. The numbers don’t leave you much choice. Toddle’s AI Tutors changed that for me.
The tutors I design meet each student where they actually are, then gradually increase the depth and difficulty of the work based on their responses. A student who’s struggling gets the scaffolding they need. A student who’s flying gets pushed further. Everyone is on the same topic, but no two experiences are the same.
For a school like ours, where students come from very different backgrounds, this levels the playing field. Every student can learn at a pace that’s good for them, without requiring me to build fifteen different versions of the same task.
Toddle AI helped me reclaim my time and love for the classroom
For a learning management system, you’d normally expect to need several years before seeing results. With Toddle, the wins came quickly. I save at least 2 hours every week on planning alone. Our exam results improved. Differentiation is no longer a goal, it’s a daily reality. We’re receiving tailored support for every part of the planning process, from unit and lesson design to differentiation and assessments. And it all lives in one system.
But the return I feel most is personal. I’m teaching at the standard I always knew I could, designing learning experiences I’ve always wanted to. And when the day is done, I’m home with my family, not catching up on the work I couldn’t finish at school.
My students are learning better and I’m teaching better. And every time Toddle releases something new, I’m excited, because I know it’s going to help me show up even better for my students.
