Aila vs Education Copilot

Aila is Oak’s free web-based AI lesson assistant for teachers. It creates editable, downloadable lesson packages containing one lesson plan, one slide deck, two quizzes, and one worksheet. Teachers can also request glossaries, tasks, and quizzes for Oak lessons or their own material. Lessons can be adapted by changing content, reading age, geographical context, tasks, and activities. Aila uses retrieval-augmented generation from Oak content written by teachers and checked by subject experts, with emphasis on the English national curriculum. Its FAQ says the system is built to use ChatGPT-4 while Oak evaluates other models. Usage is subject to request limits for lessons and resources, and fair-use limits may apply. Aila is in beta and under active development, so Oak advises checking generated material. It does not currently make images or diagrams, and results are weaker in some subjects, particularly STEM and modern foreign languages. Use requires a laptop or computer with internet access; mobile use is unsupported.

Education Copilot is a web-based AI toolkit for teachers creating classroom resources. Its tools generate lesson plans, worksheets, handouts, slides, rubrics, quizzes, student reports, writing prompts, and unit plans. Teachers can request alignment to Common Core, state standards, or standards and curriculum specified in a prompt. Depending on the resource, generated materials can be edited and exported to PDF, Word, Google Docs, or slides. The Free plan costs nothing and includes access to three core AI templates, lesson plans and handouts, editing and exporting, training videos, and community support. Pro costs $9 a month, billed annually at $108/year, and includes 10+ templates, unlimited usage and storage, and access to all AI tools. The pricing page says the toolkit works best for teachers with students in grades 4 and up. The site recommends not entering students’ personally identifiable information and advises users to follow school or district AI guidelines. School and district plans are available by request.