Claude for Teachers
50 articles in series
Fifty essays on Anthropic's Claude for Teachers launch and its ecosystem — the free-for-educators offer, the Learning Commons standards connector, the open-source K-12 lesson-planning and differentiation skills, the partner integrations (MagicSchool, Brisk, Diffit, Eedi, Canva, and more), teacher workflows with Claude Code and Cowork, FERPA and the AFT Gold Standard, AI-fluency training, and the public goods shipped alongside it.
Built for Educators: The 18+, Teacher-Only Design
Claude for Teachers is a product for the adult in the room, not the students. Here's why a teacher-only tool consistent with Claude's 18-and-over policy is the safer design decision.
The Free-Year Offer, Decoded: Eligibility, Verification, and the June 30, 2027 Deadline
Claude for Teachers is entirely free once you verify — and signing up by June 30, 2027 locks in a full year of access. Here's exactly who qualifies, what verification means, and why the deadline is the part not to sleep on.
Individuals Now, Districts Next: Claude for Teachers vs Claude for Nonprofits
Claude for Teachers is for individual verified educators, with a schools-and-districts offering coming soon. Until then, districts run through Claude for Nonprofits. Here's which path fits whom, and how to choose today.
Coteach + Claude: K-12 Math Diagrams Grounded in Curriculum
The Coteach connector creates high-quality math diagrams grounded in K-12 curriculum. In math, the diagram isn't a decoration on the concept — it often is the concept. This is why 'grounded in curriculum' is the phrase that matters.
Cowork for Teachers: Handing Off Work That Carries Forward
Claude for Teachers includes Cowork and Claude Code, so Claude can run multi-step work autonomously. A practical guide to what a teacher should hand off, what to keep, and how to delegate work that carries forward without you.
Differentiate for Every Learner in the Room: A Workflow
How the Claude for Teachers differentiation workflow turns one lesson into tiered versions — below, at, and above proficiency — with a differentiation plan and per-level student materials that keep the core content consistent.
Differentiation vs Personalization: What AI Actually Changes
Differentiation and personalization get used interchangeably, and the confusion matters. One keeps the destination fixed and varies the road; the other risks moving the destination itself. Here's which one Claude for Teachers actually does — and why the distinction protects students.
Diffit + Claude: Adapting Instructional Materials for Every Student
The Diffit connector creates and adapts instructional materials for every student. The interesting verb is 'adapt' — reworking material you already trust for the range of readers in front of you, which is the highest-value, most time-expensive job a teacher does.
Eedi + Claude: Diagnostic Questions That Reveal Student Thinking
Eedi's Claude for Teachers connector generates diagnostic questions that reveal student thinking in English and Spanish — turning assessment from a backward-looking grade into a forward-looking plan.
FERPA and the K-12 Data Processing Addendum: What CfT Protects
Claude for Teachers ships its own teacher terms and a K-12 Data Processing Addendum written to comply with FERPA. Here's what that actually protects when you hand Claude your class data.
Fork the Evals: Writing Rubric-Based Tests for Your Own Education Skills
Anthropic open-sourced not just the K-12 teaching skills but the evals/ framework and rubric CSVs that judged them. Here's how to fork that harness to test your own teaching skills for rigor, alignment, and usability.
From Skill to Printable: The Render-to-DOCX/HTML Scripts
The k12-lesson-planning skill doesn't stop at chat text. Its scripts/ folder renders a structured lesson JSON into a Word doc and a styled web page — because the real finish line is a file you can print, hand out, and project.