Unpacking standards: free AI standards unpacker
Paste a standard or learning outcome, and Edform's AI standards unpacker breaks it down: what students need to know and do, learning targets in a clear progression, success criteria, misconceptions and ideas for assessing mastery.
Unpack standardFree for teachers. No credit card.
What does unpacking standards mean?
Unpacking standards means breaking a learning standard into the concepts students must know, the skills they must show and the evidence that proves they've learned it. Paste the full wording of a standard or outcome from your curriculum, and Edform restates it as student-friendly I-can statements, separates the nouns (concepts) from the verbs (skills) with their level of thinking on Bloom's taxonomy or Depth of Knowledge, and adds prior knowledge, essential questions, a progression of learning targets, success criteria, common misconceptions, assessment ideas and key vocabulary. If it isn't sure of a code's exact wording, it says so instead of guessing. Edit the result, then download or print it for planning.
How it works
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Describe your topic or paste your material.
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Choose the grade and a few options.
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Get a ready result, improve it in one click, and download or print it.
Great for
- Turning curriculum outcomes into clear learning targets
- Writing I-can statements and success criteria for students
- Preparing for unit planning in a team or PLC meeting
- Checking the level of thinking a standard really requires
- Spotting misconceptions before you teach a new standard
- Designing assessments that match what the standard asks
Questions teachers ask
Does it work with any curriculum?
Yes. Paste the wording of the standard or outcome from your curriculum, and the tool unpacks it in the context of your school system.
Can I enter just a standard code?
It's better to paste the full wording. With only a code, the AI may not know the exact text and will say so instead of guessing.
What are I-can statements?
They restate a standard in words students understand, like "I can find the main idea of a text", so students know what they are learning.
Is the standards unpacker free?
Yes. Create a free Edform account: the free Basic plan includes 5 AI points a month, and each result or change uses one point. Pro gives you 300 points a month.
Can I edit and download the result?
Yes. Edit it in Edform, use Simpler or Add examples to adjust it, then download it as a Word document or print it.
Is the unpacked standard always right?
AI drafts, the teacher reviews. Compare the targets with the official wording and your team's expectations before you plan from them.
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Try Standards unpacker free
Create your first one in under a minute, then edit, save and use it with your class.
- Free for teachers
- No credit card
- Works on any device