Educator Guides

Getting the Most Out of AI Assignments

Ladwick's AI assignment generator reads your uploaded lesson materials and creates questions based on the content. The quality of the output depends heavily on the quality of your materials.

Write clear, structured lesson content

Slides and documents with clearly labeled sections, defined vocabulary, and explicit key concepts produce the best assignments. If your slides are mostly images or bullet fragments, the AI has less to work with. Aim to include at least a few complete sentences per concept.

Upload before generating

Make sure your curriculum files are uploaded to the correct week before generating an assignment for that session. The AI only reads what's in the curriculum — it won't pull from external sources.

Review before publishing

Always review AI-generated questions before making an assignment visible to students. Check that the point values are appropriate, the wording is clear, and the rubric for open-ended questions matches your grading expectations. You can edit any question after generation.

Mix question types

A good assignment usually combines multiple choice (for recall and comprehension) with short answer or long form questions (for application and reasoning). The AI will generate a mix by default, but you can add, remove, or change question types manually.

Structuring Your Curriculum

Plan weeks before building

Before creating weeks in Ladwick, map out your full course outline on paper or a spreadsheet. Knowing how many weeks you need and what each covers makes the build process much faster and results in a more coherent curriculum.

One topic per week

Keep each curriculum week focused on a single topic or concept. This makes AI assignment generation more accurate and makes it easier for students to review specific lessons later.

Name files clearly

Use descriptive file names like week3-loops-and-iteration.pptx rather than generic names like slides.pptx. Students see these file names in their lessons view.

Reuse curricula across classes

If you teach the same subject to multiple groups, create one curriculum and attach it to multiple classes. Any updates to the curriculum apply to all attached classes automatically.

Using Analytics Effectively

Check analytics after each assignment

The analytics tab gives you an AI-generated summary after each grading cycle. Use it to identify patterns — if most students struggled with a particular question type, it may signal a concept that needs revisiting.

Look at individual student trends

The student breakdown in analytics shows performance over time per student. Use this to identify students who may need extra support before it becomes a larger issue.

Combine with attendance data

Low scores and high absences often correlate. Cross-referencing the analytics summary with attendance records gives you a fuller picture of each student's engagement.

Managing Attendance and Parent Notifications

Mark attendance at the start of each session

Get into the habit of marking attendance at the beginning of class rather than the end. If a student arrives late, you can update their status afterward.

Add parent emails for younger students

If your program serves younger students, adding a parent or guardian email to each student profile ensures parents are notified automatically when their child is absent. This reduces the administrative burden of manual follow-up.

Absence notifications are sent immediately

When you mark a student as absent and they have a parent email on file, the notification is sent right away. If you mark a student absent by mistake, update their status to present to stop any follow-up confusion — the initial email cannot be recalled.

Setting Up a New Cohort

When a new term or cohort starts, you don't need to rebuild your curriculum from scratch. Create a new class, attach your existing curriculum, set new dates and a new recurring schedule, then enroll the new group of students. Your materials carry over instantly.

Previous classes and their data remain in your account and can be archived from the class settings. Archived classes are hidden from the main dashboard but their records are preserved.

Questions or feedback?

We're always looking to improve these guides. If something is unclear or you have a tip worth sharing, reach out at hello@ladwick.com.