ClassCare: Streamlining Lesson Planning for Educators
Web & Mobile
Product Designer
2023-2024
EdTech & Teacher Tools
Overview
ClassCare is a comprehensive platform designed to streamline lesson planning and resource management for educators. It enables teachers to efficiently create, store, and share lesson plans while offering features like personalized filters, collaborative sharing, and seamless teacher-student interaction. By simplifying the planning process, the system helps educators save time and focus on delivering engaging and effective lessons.
Context & Approach
ClassCare is a lesson planning solution based on user research, teacher insights, and feasibility checks. Proposed to the education system, it remains undeveloped due to budget constraints. This project highlights my ability to design complex, real-world solutions.
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High Level Goals
Develop an intuitive platform that streamlines lesson planning, fosters collaboration, and enhances classroom management for better teaching and learning.
The Problem
Teachers struggle to find and organize lesson planning resources efficiently.
Interviews with educators revealed a common challenge: an overwhelming abundance of scattered teaching materials with no centralized system to streamline lesson planning. Without an intuitive platform tailored to their needs, teachers spend excessive time searching, organizing, and structuring content—time that could be better spent engaging with students and enhancing learning experiences.
Market Landscape: Competitor Research
While existing tools focus on grading, attendance, and assignment tracking, teachers still struggle with lesson planning. Our research revealed a gap—educators lack a dedicated platform to efficiently create, organize, and share lesson plans. To address this, I analyzed competitor platforms and gathered key insights to develop a tailored solution for teachers.
Conducted +8 in-depth interviews with educators
10+ hours of observations with teachers to understand workflow challenges.
User personas
What the Data Taught Us | Pain Points
Research and User Insights
To better understand these frustrations, we conducted in-depth research, including interviews, surveys, and usability studies. Here's what we discovered:
Teachers struggle to find relevant lesson planning resources.
Many educators find it difficult to locate materials that align with their teaching style and curriculum needs.
Lack of collaboration tools makes planning inefficient.
Teachers want better ways to share lesson plans and collaborate with colleagues.
Lesson planning feels overwhelming and time-consuming.
Many educators spend hours organizing content due to a lack of streamlined tools.
Teachers need personalized recommendations.
A system that suggests relevant content based on subjects and grade levels would greatly improve efficiency.
User flow
Translating Insights into Needs
With our research insights and competitor analysis in hand, we set out to map the key requirements and needs of our users. This step ensured that our design process was firmly grounded in addressing real pain points and delivering meaningful value to our audience.
Streamlined Lesson Creation
Teachers need an intuitive system to quickly build and organize lesson plans without hassle.
Efficient Resource Management
A centralized space to store, access, and reuse teaching materials simplifies planning.
Collaborative Tools
Educators want to easily share lesson plans and collaborate with colleagues.
Personalized Recommendations
Teachers benefit from smart suggestions based on their subjects, grade levels, and past lessons.
Solutions - Key Feature 1
Main dashboard
The main dashboard provides teachers with a clear and structured overview of their upcoming lessons and unscheduled sessions. It allows for quick task management, enabling users to add, edit, or adjust lessons effortlessly. Additionally, teachers can track their progress, monitor time spent in the system, and gain valuable insights into their teaching schedule—all in one intuitive and organized interface.
AI-Powered Lesson Customization
Smart Lesson Adaptation
Lessons automatically adjust based on student level for a more personalized learning experience.
Instant Lesson Refresh
Easily swap lessons with AI-generated alternatives, ensuring diverse and engaging content.
Save & Reuse Lesson Plans
Teachers can like and store lesson plans for quick access and future use.
Solutions - Key Feature 5
Smart Teaching, Optimized for Mobile
With the mobile version of ClassCare, teachers can manage their lesson plans and schedules on the go. This version ensures that educators have quick access to key insights and essential tools, anytime and anywhere.
The mobile dashboard offers a personalized lesson feed that recommends relevant lesson plans based on past activities and preferences. Teachers can track completed lessons, upcoming sessions, and time allocation.
A simplified and intuitive navigation menu allows users to seamlessly switch between different sections: lesson plans, schedules, personal notes, and student insights—all within a few taps.
This visual dashboard provides teachers with a real-time snapshot of their lesson progress, helping them stay on track with their curriculum.
Solutions - Key Feature 3
Lesson Hub: Discover & Save
Discover lesson plans from across the country with advanced filtering options to find the perfect fit for your students. Easily switch between the gallery and your favorites, saving lesson plans effortlessly for quick access.
Key Learnings
Through research, user interviews, and iteration, I identified critical challenges that shaped the design of ClassCare. These insights helped refine the platform to better serve educators:
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Understanding Teacher Workflows
Speaking with educators revealed the need for a more intuitive way to structure and access lesson plans, ensuring efficiency without added complexity.
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Balancing Flexibility and Structure
Teachers required both predefined lesson structures and customizable options, leading to a design that supports adaptability without overwhelming users.
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Iterative Validation and Feedback
Gathering feedback throughout the process allowed me to refine features, ensuring the system aligned with real classroom needs and teaching methodologies.
Fun Fact
🦸♂️ Superpowers Needed! A teacher joked they needed "six arms and two brains" to plan lessons without a proper tool.
Solutions - Key Feature 2
Education Roadmap
The Class Journey feature provides a structured timeline of upcoming lesson plans, allowing teachers to filter lessons by date and difficulty level. This ensures that each student receives content tailored to their skill level without visible differentiation. Additionally, daily tips help optimize lesson planning and improve classroom efficiency, enabling educators to manage their schedules seamlessly.
Solutions - Key Feature 4
Smart Notes: Organize & Enhance Your Teaching
This feature allows teachers to create, organize, and manage notes efficiently. Whether drafting lesson ideas, saving insights, or preparing classroom activities, educators can keep everything in one place. Notes can be categorized with tags for easy access, ensuring a structured and intuitive workflow. Additionally, the system enables teachers to revisit past notes, refine lesson plans, and continuously improve their teaching strategies.
