A. 1
C.3
LEARNER DIFFERENCES
SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
A. 2
C.2
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
AI for inclusion
Framework
LEARNING NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
AI TEACHING ASSISTANCE
AI-DRIVEN ACCESSIBILITY
A.3
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
C.1
SELF-REGULATION DEVELOPMENT
AI FOR DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
B.1
LEGEND:
TEACHING STRATEGIES
AI TOOLS
B.3
ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION ENHANCEMENT
MEMORY BOOST
B.2
THINKING AND REASONING ENHANCEMENT
daiverse.eu
AI TOOLS FOR CONTENT & TEACHER PRODUCTVITY
GUIDANCE & FEEDBACK
LESSON PLANS
ADAPTATIONS
MAGIC SCHOOL AI: A platform with 70+ apps for generating different types of activities for the classroom. They also have a monitored environment for students to build their AI literacy.
REAL FAST REPORTS: A tool for writing unique, personalised reports.
DIFFIT: Differentiate, extend, or get resources for your existing content - using any text, PDF, Article URL or YouTube video. Adapting, re-leveling, and translating existing curriculum or articles
GOT FEEDBACK: Upload student work and receive feedback suggestions.
EDUAIDE: A platform for dynamic lesson design, customizing learning materials and generating feedback.
SNORKL: Upload student work and receive feedback suggestions.
BRISK TEACHING: A Google Chrome extension for creating lesson plans, presentations, quizzes, rubrics and more.
CLASS COMPANION: Give instant, personalized feedback on written assignments.
ALMANACK: Create lesson plans, slide decks, worksheets, report cards and more.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT LEARNER DIFFERENCES
VISUAL SUPPORT
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
INTERACTION AND ACTION
COLOSSYAN: A tool for making videos from text. AI avatars and voices can be added, which makes it excellent for auditory learners.
ELEVEN LABS: A platform that allows students and teachers to create realistic speech from text.
SCRATCH: A coding platform that allows students to learn by creating their own interactive stories, games, and animations.
VOICEMAKER: Online Text to Speech converts text into very human like natural sounding AI voices, which can be downloaded in MP3 & WAV audio format.
CANVA: A graphic design tool that teachers and students can use to create visually appealing posters, infographics, and presentations.
DANCE PARTY AI EDITION: An unplugged activity for learning to code, boost computational thinking skills and learn about AI.
VOICEOVER GENERATOR: Quick and easy creation of voiceover samples of 4096 characters.
MICROSOFT DESIGNER: A graphic design tool that helps you create, design, and edit your creations.
MURF. AI: Voice generator that supports multiple languages.
VIDEO DUBBER: A tool for making high-quality voiceovers and dubbing, 5 min/month.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
CHATBOTS
TRANSLATORS
TRANSCRIPTION TOOLS
SCHOOL AI: Create safe GPT-powered chatbots, tailored for each students’ needs. Chats are monitored by the teacher. There is a growing library of teacher made chatbots that can be used and modified.
COCKATOO: A transcription service that automatically generates text from recorded speech. It transcribes all spoken dialogue in any standard audio or video file format.
DEEPL: A tool for translating word, pdf PPT or Excel documents. Use the microphone to translate speech. 33 languages are supported.
HEYGEN VIDEO TRANSLATOR: AI video maker that helps you turn text into spokesperson videos by typing a text. Create, translate and personlize your vides.
TRANSKRIPTOR: A tool for converting audio and video files and YouTube videos into text. Record your own voice or meetings directly using this app and then convert it into text.
MIZOU: Create AI Chatbot based on your instructions, resources, and rubrics, while protecting student data.
TURBOSCRIBE: Convert audio and video to accurate text. Upload files in all common formats. Export as DOCX, PDF, TXT, captions and subtitles.
TRANSLATE.VIDEO: a tool for translating videos, and generating and embedding subtitles to videos.
HUMY: Interview historical figures, generate interactive assignments and support your students with AI-tutoring.
CLIPCHAMP: It includes automatic subtitles, AI voiceovers and audio transcription. It makes content accessible to students with hearing imapirments and language barriers.
MICROSOFT TRANSLATOR: Real-time translated conversations across devices, for one-on-one chats and for larger group interactions
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT CULTURAL DIVERSITY
EMOTIONAL INSIGHTS
VIDEO CAPTIONING
VR, AR and 360
ADOBE AERO: Create spatially aware interactive experiences for favorite spaces and places.
ADOBE EXPRESS CAPTION VIDEO: Upload a video and quickly generate captions for any video.
GOBLIN TOOLS: A collection of small, simple, single-task tools, mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult.
COSPACES: Create virtual scenes in 3D.
SPATIAL: Play and create 3D games on desktop, mobile, tablet, and even in VR.
BOOK CREATOR:A digital tool for making multimedia digital books. AI funcationalities include text-to-speech, video captining and autodraw.
TINY WOW TONE OF VOICE:Type a text and use AI to generate it in a different tone of voice, such as casual, formal, dramatic, grumpy etc.
SKYBOX AI: Create 360-degree panoramic images based on simple text descriptions.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION DEVELOPMENT
STUDY COMPANIONS
DIGITAL STORY- TELLING
MICROSOFT READING COACH: Detects students' challenging words and automatically provides opportunities for additional, independent practice.
STORYTOOL: Create eye-catching comics for blog posts, articles and other projects. Use LLMs to create captions.
STORY.COM: Enter the prompt and then edit any part of the AI-generated text. When finished, transform your story into a video or a storybook.
WRITEFULL: Helps you write, paraphrase, copyedit, generate titles and turn informal sentences into academic ones.
WRITIFY STORY GENERATOR: Write a prompt, topic or story idea, select genre, length, type of creativity (normal or creative :-) and language. If you want, add charaters and the setting.
STUDY NINJA: A tool for AI generated writing, note-taking, assignment management and more.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT THINKING AND REASONING ENHANCEMENT
PRESENTATIONS
SUMMARISATION
QUIZZES
QUIZZIZ: A tool to create quizzes and presentations and give personalized practice recommendations for every student.
GAMMA APP: A tool that can help students simplify the process of making presentations from text.
NOTEBOOK LM: Upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides and NotebookLM will summarize them, make interesting connections between topics or turn them into podcasts.
SLIDESGO: Just type in the topic, choose your prefered design and edit the AI generated presentation if needed.
QUIZALIZE: A tool that can help students simplify the process of making presentations from text.
QUILBOT: A tool for summarising, paraphrasing, translating and improving writing skills.
QUESTIONWELL: Create multiple-choice questions (free version) from text, YouTube videos, websites and adjust the reading.
BEAUTIFUL.AI: Create stunning presentations with Beautiful.ai's AI-assisted smart slides and present ideas effectively.
NOTEGPT.IO: Summarise YouTube videos, PDFs, PPTs, Summary, Images and more. Create PPTs, mindmaps and notes.
EDPUZZLE TEACHER ASSIST: A tool for turning videos into lessons. AI capabilities include AI generated questions and open-ended grading.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT MEMORY ENHANCEMENT
MIND MAPPING
REINFORCEMENT
VISUALISATIONS
INSTAGRAPH: A tool for converting text or URLs into insightful knowledge graphs.
MY LENS: Create mindmaps, flowcharts, timelines, quadrants and tables from different types of input such as prompts, texts, PDFs, web links or You Tube videos.
MEMRIZZ: AI flashcard generator. Simply upload a pdf file and create flashcards with difficulty levels in over 20 languages.
NAPKIN: Turns your text into visuals so sharing your ideas is quick and effective.
MIXFLOW: Create mindmaps, diagrams and summaries from text, PDFs or YouTube videos.
CURIPOD: An interactive platform that allows teachers to create engaging visual presentations with quizzes, polls and collaborative activities.
WHIMSICAL: Enter your initial idea or questions to generating ideas in your map.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT SELF-REGULATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING NAVIGATOR
PRODUCTIVITY & MOTIVATION
NOTE-TAKING
OTTER.AI: AI meeting assistant records, transcribes and summarizes in real time. Transcription and summaries in English, French, or Spanish.
EXPLORER GLOBE ENGINEER: A tool that helps you visually explore any topic and create a detailed, easy-to-navigate page about that topic.
TINYWOW: A set of free AI generators for different purposes, no registration is required.
INFOGRAFIX: An AI tool to create infographics, timelines, charts, diagrams and more.
EVERNOTE.AI: Write down ideas and combine them with images, sketches, documents or audio.
IMAGE ACCESSIBILITY CREATOR: Generate alt text and detailed descriptions and extract text from slides and images that are not accessible.
PIKOTCHART AI: An AI tool to create infographics, posters, social media posts and more.
REFLECT: A tool for organising tasks, taking notes and transcribing voice.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT LEARNING NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
DYSCALCULIA
ADHD
DYSLEXIA
IMMERSIVE READER: A tool to support reading and writing by customizing how word documents appe ar while you read and edit.
DUOLINGO MATH: This tool offers activities and exercises as preparation for everyday life, speeding up students' mental math and having fun with math.
FOCUSKEEPER: Use the Pomodoro Technique as a time management method: Set a timer and commit to focused work for short periods.
HELPERBIRD: A set of different tools that students ca use to customize their reading experience to match their style and needs.
MATHGPT: A tool for providing step-be-step solutions to math problems along with an AI-generated video,
MEMO: Create flashcards from slides, text, PDFs or prompts.
GENTYPE: A Google experiment for creating alphabet letters from prompts.
SCREENAPP: Record your screen, generate AI summaries, take notes and ask anything with AI so you can find what you need quickly.
SIZZLE.AI: A free tool that breaks down complex math, physics and chemistry problems.
SPEECHIFY: A text to speech tool that uses AI voices to turn any input text into speech. The input text can be from a PDF, email, Google doc, epub, website - just scan a page and listen to it.
SCHOOL YOURSELF: Free interactive online lessons for students and teachers.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS
TALKING AVATARS
SPEECH-TO-TEXT
NOTION - A space where students can write, collaborate and take notes. Up to 8 members can collaborate in the free version.
HEYGEN: Create videos with lifelike avatars that speak your script with natural voice.
AUDIO PEN: Converts voice notes into text that's easy to read and ready to share.
DREAMFACE: Animate you photos or create fun, high-quality videos using their AI avatars and voices.
SPEECHNOTES: A tool to dictate your notes instead of typing, it also functions as a transcription tool that converts voice and audio into text.
CANVA MAGIC WRITE: AI text generator that allows collaborative writing.
D-ID STUIDO: A tool for creating digital talking avatars, AI agents and personal avatars, and for translating videos in multiole languages.
ADOBE PODCAST: Record, edit and share spoken audio enhanced with AI. Create a shareable link for anyone to join.the recording.
SPACEBAR.FM: Record yourself and get a full transcription and a summary instantly. No registration needed.
SYNTHESIA: Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 140+ languages.
LEARNER DIFFERENCES
Students bring diverse backgrounds, abilities, and ways of processing information to the classroom. These learner differences may affect how they engage with content, understand new ideas, and demonstrate what they’ve learned. Recognizing this diversity calls for teaching approaches that are flexible and adaptable. In the DAIVERSE+ project, AI-driven tools are used to better understand these differences and offer personalized support. By analyzing patterns in student engagement and learning, these tools help educators tailor their strategies and resources, ensuring that each student receives the guidance they need to succeed.
ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION ENHANCEMENT
Students with attention and concentration difficulties struggle to stay focused during lessons. They cannot follow others' presentations for long periods, such as the teacher's instructions, which often leads to unfinished tasks. They are easily distracted by external stimuli and this is often the reason why they sometimes cause classroom disruptions. There are also issues with time management and self-organization, making it difficult for these students to independently plan and organize their time, both in school and at home. Impulsiveness and lack of attention can also lead to challenging interpersonal relationships.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- Create a work plan that the student receives at the beginning of the lesson to understand the structure and duration of the work.
- Prepare simple written instructions for independent work and assign tasks using visual elements—pictures, illustrations, charts, color coding, etc.
- Assign tasks based on the principle of easier – harder – easier, and break down complex tasks into smaller parts.
- Prepare summaries of key points and terms for specific lesson content.
- In collaboration with the student, create a task list and a schedule for completing tasks.
- Use sound signals as reminders or to refocus attention.
- Allow frequent breaks and physical movement.
- For assessment, assign tasks similarly to how the material was taught and allow additional time.
SELF-REGULATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Self-regulation skills refer to the abilities that help students to control their thoughts, emotions and behaviors to achieve their goals. These skills include managing time effectively, setting and working towards goals, monitoring and adapting behavior in response to changing circumstances and employing strategies to stay focused and motivated. Self-regulation is crucial for academic success, personal development, and overall well-being, as it enables students to handle challenges, manage stress, and make thoughtful decisions.Challenges with self-regulation can lead to issues like procrastination, distraction, and difficulty in completing tasks.
Please note that the strategies and AI tools recommended in the Framework are NOT limited to a single category. On the contrary, they are versatile, they often overlap and they can, and should, be applied across multiple categories and areas to maximise their potential and impact.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Create written material that suits the student—use simple vocabulary the student knows, and provide additional instructions using words, pictures, charts, colors, etc.
- Create simple reminders the student can have with them.
- Use ready-made models or examples of solved tasks.
- Offer the same information in different presentation formats (text, video, audio) so that each student can access the information in the way that suits them best.
- Connect abstract concepts to real-life situations or examples for easier understanding.
- Direct the student's attention to identifying cause-and-effect relationships, and if necessary, graphically represent them.
- For assessment, allow various expression methods—oral, written, presentations, etc.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- Use translation tools that can provide real-time translation of lessons and instructions into students' native languages. - Create adaptive exercises, interactive lessons and feedback tailored to individual linguistic needs. - Develop AI chatbots programmed to provide conversation opportunities in their language. - Provide immediate feedback on pronunciation errors and offer practice exercises. Provide detailed insights into areas needing improvement. - Use tools that convert text to speech and vice versa can help students with reading difficulties or language barriers to access written materials more effectively.
- Integrate collaborative platforms that support multilingual communication, group projects, and peer learning.
DYSCALCULIA
DYSLEXIA
ADHD
Dyscalculia is a difficulty with mathematical skills, including performing arithmetic operations and understanding mathematical concepts and terms. Students with dyscalculia may also struggle with spatial concepts, orientation, and measurement, posing challenges in learning geometry. Dyscalculia causes difficulties in understanding the sequence of events and tracking time intervals, complicating time planning and organization. Difficulties also arise in grasping abstract concepts like quantity, relationships, and measures, and abstract mathematical concepts like fractions, percentages, and other relationships.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects a person’s ability to regulate attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity. It can manifest in various ways, typically categorized into three types:
- Inattentive: Difficulty focusing, organizing and following through on tasks.
- Hyperactive-Impulsive: Excessive movement, talking and acting without thinking.
- Combined: A mix of inattentiveness and hyperactive-impulsive behaviors.
Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by difficulties in word recognition, decoding, and text comprehension. It often involves the confusion of visually similar words and difficulties in quickly scanning text, creating barriers to fluent reading and understanding. Consequently, there are also challenges in written communication (grammatical and spelling errors) and maintaining attention when reading long texts, necessitating multiple readings and extended time for understanding and processing information.
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
Linguistic diversity refers to the variety of languages and language backgrounds that students and teachers bring into the learning environment. This diversity can encompass differences in native languages, dialects, accents and proficiency levels in a dominant language.Students face different challenges in linguistically diverse classrooms, which often include difficulties in understanding instructional language, expressing themselves clearly and comprehending academic content presented in a language that may not be their strongest. This can affect their academic performance, confidence, and overall engagement in learning. Students may also experience challenges in social interactions and forming relationships due to language barriers.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Replace spoken instructions or tasks with visual ones—pictures, written instructions, charts, etc.
- If a student struggles to grasp new terms due to receptive difficulties, create memory cards with short text and graphic representations, symbols, etc.
- Use various media to access information—apps that enable alternative communication.
- Adjust the length and complexity of texts according to the student's needs.
- Use various assessment methods to accommodate different expression and response styles, including oral presentations, written tests, or visual knowledge displays.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY
ADHD
DYLEXIA
DYSCALCULIA
- Provide text or instructions for independent work in audio format for better access to information.
- Use larger print for better visibility and easier word tracking—minimum 12 pt or larger, with sans-serif fonts like Arial, Calibri, or Lucida Sans.
- Align text to the left, break larger text sections into paragraphs, and use subheadings and visual organizers to facilitate understanding.
- Increase spacing between letters and lines for easier readability.
- Highlight important text parts in bold, avoiding underlining or italicizing.
- Allow the use of technological tools like software that converts speech to text or vice versa to ease reading and writing.
- Use automatic spelling correction tools.
- Prioritize oral assessments, reduce the number of tasks, allow dictation of responses, or typing on a computer instead of handwriting.
- Permit frequent breaks during work to maintain concentration.
- Break complex tasks into smaller parts with step-by-step instructions.
- Avoid combining word problems and numerical tasks on the same worksheet.
- Highlight key terms in word problems.
- Create reminders with mathematical formulas, procedures for solving specific types of tasks, examples of solved problems, etc.
- Allow the use of calculators.
- Visualize mathematical concepts.
- Provide ample time and frequent breaks.
- Apply the same conditions for evaluation as during instruction and review
The learning content should be as close as possible to the students' interests. Divide teaching materials and tasks into smaller parts Create short and simple written instructions for solving tasks. If necessary, add pictures, graphs, tables to the instructions. Enable students to easily create mental maps. Simplify and shorten longer texts. Extract key terms, create memo cards. Create summaries of texts.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- For students who learn by seeing, AI can suggest pictures, videos, infographics, mind maps and charts. - Students who learn by hearing can use podcasts and text-to-speech tools. - Students who learn by doing can use interactive games, simulations and hands-on activities.
AI for DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
AI is used to tailor instruction to individual students' learning styles, preferences, and abilities. By analysing data on student performance and behaviour, AI can suggest personalized learning pathways, recommend resources, and provide targeted interventions to address specific learning needs.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSITANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Summarize the material to the most critical points and prepare appropriate materials—short texts with highlighted key terms, graphic representations of concepts, and use language suitable for the student.
- Provide information in various ways (text, pictures, film, speech).
- Link content to the student's experiences and interests as much as possible.
- Frequently review learned material using visual reminders and continuously practice the learned material.
- Use diagrams, charts, pictures, mind maps, and other visual aids that facilitate learning for students who prefer visual memory.
- Use digital technology that reduces working memory demands.
- Allow flexibility in assessment methods and different ways of demonstrating knowledge.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
-Adapt curriculum and instructional strategies to reflect and respect diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of students. Create inclusive learning environments and teaching materials that value and celebrate cultural differences
Encourage collaborative activities and group work that promote intercultural understanding and peer support. facilitate virtual cross-cultural collaborations and projects among students from diverse backgrounds, promoting cultural exchange and understanding. Provide targeted support and feedback. Develop AI chatbots programmed to provide culturally sensitive support and guidance to students. Integrate VR simulations to create culturally immersive learning experiences that allow students to explore different cultural contexts and perspectives.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- For students who learn by seeing, AI can suggest pictures, videos, infographics, mind maps and charts. - Students who learn by hearing can use podcasts and text-to-speech tools. - Students who learn by doing can use interactive games, simulations and hands-on activities.
THINKING AND REASONING ENHANCEMENT
Thinking and reasoning challenges may hinder understanding information and making conclusions. Lack of abstract thinking complicates understanding abstract concepts, while problems with logical reasoning create barriers in recognizing cause-and-effect relationships and making logical conclusions. Furthermore, there are challenges in analyzing information and lack of flexible thinking, which makes it difficult to extract important information from larger data sets. Processing information from different sources and connecting them, as well as applying acquired knowledge to new examples, can be challenging. Some students may not find it easy to verbally express ideas and communicate in general.
MEMORY ENHANCEMENT
Memory challenges affect storing, processing, and recognizing information. If a student has short-term memory difficulties, it will be challenging to follow lessons and complete tasks because they cannot store the information needed to solve the task (content, task-solving sequence). Problems with transferring information from short-term to long-term memory make it harder to connect already learned material with new material.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Encourage students to start with the end goal and plan backward to identify the steps needed. Instruct students to divide their day into blocks of time dedicated to specific tasks or subjects. Have students keep a journal to reflect on what they learned, what they struggled with, and how they can improve. Use visual tools like charts or graphs for students to track their progress towards goals. Develop rubrics and checklists that allow students to assess their own work against set criteria. Encourage students to verbalize their thought process while solving a problem. Teach students how to organize their materials systematically in binders or folders. Incorporate mindfulness exercises to help students stay focused and manage stress. Teach students strategies to identify and manage their emotions, such as deep breathing or counting to ten.
AI-DRIVEN ACCESSIBILITY
We have known the concept of accessibility for a long time, but before the mass use of digital technology, it referred to the accessibility of buildings, especially public institutions, the accessibility of public transport, etc. Nowadays, the concept of accessibility is much broader and largely refers to the use of digital technologies, because they are now a part life of every person.
The concept of AI-driven accessibility refers to the use of digital technologies powered by AI. This approach utilizes AI to adapt and optimize digital content and interfaces for users with diverse abilities in a way that everyone can navigate, understand and interact with digital environments effectively. By automating and personalising accessibility features, AI-driven tools can dynamically adjust text size, provide speech-to-text functionalities, generate descriptive audio for visuals and more, making digital spaces more inclusive and accessible to people with various disabilities.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Cultural diversity poses challenges that affect students' learning experiences and academic success. These challenges include language barriers, varying learning styles influenced by cultural backgrounds and socioeconomic disparities that impact access to resources. Cultural differences can also lead to misunderstandings and identity issues among students. This in turn may have a huge impact on their sense of belonging and motivation. Additionally, curriculum gaps in representing diverse perspectives may contribute to disengagement and marginalization.
AI Teaching Assistance
In this area, we focus on three key subareas: learning differences, linguistic diversity and cultural diversity. These encompass both student-facing and teacher-facing AI tools, each designed to enhance the teaching and learning process in unique ways. Student-facing tools offer personalized assistance to help students understand concepts in a way that aligns with their learning needs, while teacher-facing tools provide valuable support for classroom management and effective content delivery. Teaching Assistance can be categorized into two types: Teacher-focused assistance, which supports educators with administrative tasks and preparation for diverse student needs, reducing the workload outside of classroom hours. Student-focused assistance, which provides personalized learning experiences, helping students engage with content in ways that suit their individual learning styles, languages, and cultural backgrounds. Both types are essential, as teachers often face high demands on their time, and students increasingly benefit from customized learning approaches that cater to their unique needs and abilities.
We decided to focus on three key areas in this Framework:- AI Teaching Assistance
- AI for Differentiated Instruction
- AI-driven Accessibility
These areas were selected because they offer practical and immediately actionable strategies that educators can use to create personalized, equitable and accessible learning experiences. Furthermore, these approaches are highly versatile and can be adapted to a wide range of teaching contexts—across subjects, grade levels, and classroom settings. Whether you’re working with students who need additional support, catering to advanced learners or addressing diverse needs in a multilingual classroom, these areas provide a foundation for integrating AI in ways that enhance inclusivity and effectiveness in education.
SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
Providing appropriate support to students with speech and communication challenges is crucial, as communication is essential for social and emotional development. Speech difficulties can be manifested at the expressive level (articulation disorders, stuttering, fluency disorders) and at the receptive level (difficulty following lessons, understanding instructions, and tasks). Both can have a negative impact on spoken communication, presenting content, answering questions, understanding content, etc., and consequently on independence, self-confidence and overall academic success.
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A. 1
C.3
LEARNER DIFFERENCES
SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
A. 2
C.2
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
AI for inclusion
Framework
LEARNING NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
AI TEACHING ASSISTANCE
AI-DRIVEN ACCESSIBILITY
A.3
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
C.1
SELF-REGULATION DEVELOPMENT
AI FOR DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
B.1
LEGEND:
TEACHING STRATEGIES
AI TOOLS
B.3
ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION ENHANCEMENT
MEMORY BOOST
B.2
THINKING AND REASONING ENHANCEMENT
daiverse.eu
AI TOOLS FOR CONTENT & TEACHER PRODUCTVITY
GUIDANCE & FEEDBACK
LESSON PLANS
ADAPTATIONS
MAGIC SCHOOL AI: A platform with 70+ apps for generating different types of activities for the classroom. They also have a monitored environment for students to build their AI literacy.
REAL FAST REPORTS: A tool for writing unique, personalised reports.
DIFFIT: Differentiate, extend, or get resources for your existing content - using any text, PDF, Article URL or YouTube video. Adapting, re-leveling, and translating existing curriculum or articles
GOT FEEDBACK: Upload student work and receive feedback suggestions.
EDUAIDE: A platform for dynamic lesson design, customizing learning materials and generating feedback.
SNORKL: Upload student work and receive feedback suggestions.
BRISK TEACHING: A Google Chrome extension for creating lesson plans, presentations, quizzes, rubrics and more.
CLASS COMPANION: Give instant, personalized feedback on written assignments.
ALMANACK: Create lesson plans, slide decks, worksheets, report cards and more.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT LEARNER DIFFERENCES
VISUAL SUPPORT
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
INTERACTION AND ACTION
COLOSSYAN: A tool for making videos from text. AI avatars and voices can be added, which makes it excellent for auditory learners.
ELEVEN LABS: A platform that allows students and teachers to create realistic speech from text.
SCRATCH: A coding platform that allows students to learn by creating their own interactive stories, games, and animations.
VOICEMAKER: Online Text to Speech converts text into very human like natural sounding AI voices, which can be downloaded in MP3 & WAV audio format.
CANVA: A graphic design tool that teachers and students can use to create visually appealing posters, infographics, and presentations.
DANCE PARTY AI EDITION: An unplugged activity for learning to code, boost computational thinking skills and learn about AI.
VOICEOVER GENERATOR: Quick and easy creation of voiceover samples of 4096 characters.
MICROSOFT DESIGNER: A graphic design tool that helps you create, design, and edit your creations.
MURF. AI: Voice generator that supports multiple languages.
VIDEO DUBBER: A tool for making high-quality voiceovers and dubbing, 5 min/month.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
CHATBOTS
TRANSLATORS
TRANSCRIPTION TOOLS
SCHOOL AI: Create safe GPT-powered chatbots, tailored for each students’ needs. Chats are monitored by the teacher. There is a growing library of teacher made chatbots that can be used and modified.
COCKATOO: A transcription service that automatically generates text from recorded speech. It transcribes all spoken dialogue in any standard audio or video file format.
DEEPL: A tool for translating word, pdf PPT or Excel documents. Use the microphone to translate speech. 33 languages are supported.
HEYGEN VIDEO TRANSLATOR: AI video maker that helps you turn text into spokesperson videos by typing a text. Create, translate and personlize your vides.
TRANSKRIPTOR: A tool for converting audio and video files and YouTube videos into text. Record your own voice or meetings directly using this app and then convert it into text.
MIZOU: Create AI Chatbot based on your instructions, resources, and rubrics, while protecting student data.
TURBOSCRIBE: Convert audio and video to accurate text. Upload files in all common formats. Export as DOCX, PDF, TXT, captions and subtitles.
TRANSLATE.VIDEO: a tool for translating videos, and generating and embedding subtitles to videos.
HUMY: Interview historical figures, generate interactive assignments and support your students with AI-tutoring.
CLIPCHAMP: It includes automatic subtitles, AI voiceovers and audio transcription. It makes content accessible to students with hearing imapirments and language barriers.
MICROSOFT TRANSLATOR: Real-time translated conversations across devices, for one-on-one chats and for larger group interactions
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT CULTURAL DIVERSITY
EMOTIONAL INSIGHTS
VIDEO CAPTIONING
VR, AR and 360
ADOBE AERO: Create spatially aware interactive experiences for favorite spaces and places.
ADOBE EXPRESS CAPTION VIDEO: Upload a video and quickly generate captions for any video.
GOBLIN TOOLS: A collection of small, simple, single-task tools, mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult.
COSPACES: Create virtual scenes in 3D.
SPATIAL: Play and create 3D games on desktop, mobile, tablet, and even in VR.
BOOK CREATOR:A digital tool for making multimedia digital books. AI funcationalities include text-to-speech, video captining and autodraw.
TINY WOW TONE OF VOICE:Type a text and use AI to generate it in a different tone of voice, such as casual, formal, dramatic, grumpy etc.
SKYBOX AI: Create 360-degree panoramic images based on simple text descriptions.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION DEVELOPMENT
STUDY COMPANIONS
DIGITAL STORY- TELLING
MICROSOFT READING COACH: Detects students' challenging words and automatically provides opportunities for additional, independent practice.
STORYTOOL: Create eye-catching comics for blog posts, articles and other projects. Use LLMs to create captions.
STORY.COM: Enter the prompt and then edit any part of the AI-generated text. When finished, transform your story into a video or a storybook.
WRITEFULL: Helps you write, paraphrase, copyedit, generate titles and turn informal sentences into academic ones.
WRITIFY STORY GENERATOR: Write a prompt, topic or story idea, select genre, length, type of creativity (normal or creative :-) and language. If you want, add charaters and the setting.
STUDY NINJA: A tool for AI generated writing, note-taking, assignment management and more.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT THINKING AND REASONING ENHANCEMENT
PRESENTATIONS
SUMMARISATION
QUIZZES
QUIZZIZ: A tool to create quizzes and presentations and give personalized practice recommendations for every student.
GAMMA APP: A tool that can help students simplify the process of making presentations from text.
NOTEBOOK LM: Upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides and NotebookLM will summarize them, make interesting connections between topics or turn them into podcasts.
SLIDESGO: Just type in the topic, choose your prefered design and edit the AI generated presentation if needed.
QUIZALIZE: A tool that can help students simplify the process of making presentations from text.
QUILBOT: A tool for summarising, paraphrasing, translating and improving writing skills.
QUESTIONWELL: Create multiple-choice questions (free version) from text, YouTube videos, websites and adjust the reading.
BEAUTIFUL.AI: Create stunning presentations with Beautiful.ai's AI-assisted smart slides and present ideas effectively.
NOTEGPT.IO: Summarise YouTube videos, PDFs, PPTs, Summary, Images and more. Create PPTs, mindmaps and notes.
EDPUZZLE TEACHER ASSIST: A tool for turning videos into lessons. AI capabilities include AI generated questions and open-ended grading.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT MEMORY ENHANCEMENT
MIND MAPPING
REINFORCEMENT
VISUALISATIONS
INSTAGRAPH: A tool for converting text or URLs into insightful knowledge graphs.
MY LENS: Create mindmaps, flowcharts, timelines, quadrants and tables from different types of input such as prompts, texts, PDFs, web links or You Tube videos.
MEMRIZZ: AI flashcard generator. Simply upload a pdf file and create flashcards with difficulty levels in over 20 languages.
NAPKIN: Turns your text into visuals so sharing your ideas is quick and effective.
MIXFLOW: Create mindmaps, diagrams and summaries from text, PDFs or YouTube videos.
CURIPOD: An interactive platform that allows teachers to create engaging visual presentations with quizzes, polls and collaborative activities.
WHIMSICAL: Enter your initial idea or questions to generating ideas in your map.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT SELF-REGULATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING NAVIGATOR
PRODUCTIVITY & MOTIVATION
NOTE-TAKING
OTTER.AI: AI meeting assistant records, transcribes and summarizes in real time. Transcription and summaries in English, French, or Spanish.
EXPLORER GLOBE ENGINEER: A tool that helps you visually explore any topic and create a detailed, easy-to-navigate page about that topic.
TINYWOW: A set of free AI generators for different purposes, no registration is required.
INFOGRAFIX: An AI tool to create infographics, timelines, charts, diagrams and more.
EVERNOTE.AI: Write down ideas and combine them with images, sketches, documents or audio.
IMAGE ACCESSIBILITY CREATOR: Generate alt text and detailed descriptions and extract text from slides and images that are not accessible.
PIKOTCHART AI: An AI tool to create infographics, posters, social media posts and more.
REFLECT: A tool for organising tasks, taking notes and transcribing voice.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT LEARNING NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
DYSCALCULIA
ADHD
DYSLEXIA
IMMERSIVE READER: A tool to support reading and writing by customizing how word documents appe ar while you read and edit.
DUOLINGO MATH: This tool offers activities and exercises as preparation for everyday life, speeding up students' mental math and having fun with math.
FOCUSKEEPER: Use the Pomodoro Technique as a time management method: Set a timer and commit to focused work for short periods.
HELPERBIRD: A set of different tools that students ca use to customize their reading experience to match their style and needs.
MATHGPT: A tool for providing step-be-step solutions to math problems along with an AI-generated video,
MEMO: Create flashcards from slides, text, PDFs or prompts.
GENTYPE: A Google experiment for creating alphabet letters from prompts.
SCREENAPP: Record your screen, generate AI summaries, take notes and ask anything with AI so you can find what you need quickly.
SIZZLE.AI: A free tool that breaks down complex math, physics and chemistry problems.
SPEECHIFY: A text to speech tool that uses AI voices to turn any input text into speech. The input text can be from a PDF, email, Google doc, epub, website - just scan a page and listen to it.
SCHOOL YOURSELF: Free interactive online lessons for students and teachers.
AI TOOLS TO SUPPORT SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS
TALKING AVATARS
SPEECH-TO-TEXT
NOTION - A space where students can write, collaborate and take notes. Up to 8 members can collaborate in the free version.
HEYGEN: Create videos with lifelike avatars that speak your script with natural voice.
AUDIO PEN: Converts voice notes into text that's easy to read and ready to share.
DREAMFACE: Animate you photos or create fun, high-quality videos using their AI avatars and voices.
SPEECHNOTES: A tool to dictate your notes instead of typing, it also functions as a transcription tool that converts voice and audio into text.
CANVA MAGIC WRITE: AI text generator that allows collaborative writing.
D-ID STUIDO: A tool for creating digital talking avatars, AI agents and personal avatars, and for translating videos in multiole languages.
ADOBE PODCAST: Record, edit and share spoken audio enhanced with AI. Create a shareable link for anyone to join.the recording.
SPACEBAR.FM: Record yourself and get a full transcription and a summary instantly. No registration needed.
SYNTHESIA: Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 140+ languages.
LEARNER DIFFERENCES
Students bring diverse backgrounds, abilities, and ways of processing information to the classroom. These learner differences may affect how they engage with content, understand new ideas, and demonstrate what they’ve learned. Recognizing this diversity calls for teaching approaches that are flexible and adaptable. In the DAIVERSE+ project, AI-driven tools are used to better understand these differences and offer personalized support. By analyzing patterns in student engagement and learning, these tools help educators tailor their strategies and resources, ensuring that each student receives the guidance they need to succeed.
ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION ENHANCEMENT
Students with attention and concentration difficulties struggle to stay focused during lessons. They cannot follow others' presentations for long periods, such as the teacher's instructions, which often leads to unfinished tasks. They are easily distracted by external stimuli and this is often the reason why they sometimes cause classroom disruptions. There are also issues with time management and self-organization, making it difficult for these students to independently plan and organize their time, both in school and at home. Impulsiveness and lack of attention can also lead to challenging interpersonal relationships.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- Create a work plan that the student receives at the beginning of the lesson to understand the structure and duration of the work. - Prepare simple written instructions for independent work and assign tasks using visual elements—pictures, illustrations, charts, color coding, etc. - Assign tasks based on the principle of easier – harder – easier, and break down complex tasks into smaller parts. - Prepare summaries of key points and terms for specific lesson content. - In collaboration with the student, create a task list and a schedule for completing tasks. - Use sound signals as reminders or to refocus attention. - Allow frequent breaks and physical movement. - For assessment, assign tasks similarly to how the material was taught and allow additional time.
SELF-REGULATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Self-regulation skills refer to the abilities that help students to control their thoughts, emotions and behaviors to achieve their goals. These skills include managing time effectively, setting and working towards goals, monitoring and adapting behavior in response to changing circumstances and employing strategies to stay focused and motivated. Self-regulation is crucial for academic success, personal development, and overall well-being, as it enables students to handle challenges, manage stress, and make thoughtful decisions.Challenges with self-regulation can lead to issues like procrastination, distraction, and difficulty in completing tasks.
Please note that the strategies and AI tools recommended in the Framework are NOT limited to a single category. On the contrary, they are versatile, they often overlap and they can, and should, be applied across multiple categories and areas to maximise their potential and impact.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Create written material that suits the student—use simple vocabulary the student knows, and provide additional instructions using words, pictures, charts, colors, etc. - Create simple reminders the student can have with them. - Use ready-made models or examples of solved tasks. - Offer the same information in different presentation formats (text, video, audio) so that each student can access the information in the way that suits them best. - Connect abstract concepts to real-life situations or examples for easier understanding. - Direct the student's attention to identifying cause-and-effect relationships, and if necessary, graphically represent them. - For assessment, allow various expression methods—oral, written, presentations, etc.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- Use translation tools that can provide real-time translation of lessons and instructions into students' native languages. - Create adaptive exercises, interactive lessons and feedback tailored to individual linguistic needs. - Develop AI chatbots programmed to provide conversation opportunities in their language. - Provide immediate feedback on pronunciation errors and offer practice exercises. Provide detailed insights into areas needing improvement. - Use tools that convert text to speech and vice versa can help students with reading difficulties or language barriers to access written materials more effectively. - Integrate collaborative platforms that support multilingual communication, group projects, and peer learning.
DYSCALCULIA
DYSLEXIA
ADHD
Dyscalculia is a difficulty with mathematical skills, including performing arithmetic operations and understanding mathematical concepts and terms. Students with dyscalculia may also struggle with spatial concepts, orientation, and measurement, posing challenges in learning geometry. Dyscalculia causes difficulties in understanding the sequence of events and tracking time intervals, complicating time planning and organization. Difficulties also arise in grasping abstract concepts like quantity, relationships, and measures, and abstract mathematical concepts like fractions, percentages, and other relationships.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects a person’s ability to regulate attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity. It can manifest in various ways, typically categorized into three types:
Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by difficulties in word recognition, decoding, and text comprehension. It often involves the confusion of visually similar words and difficulties in quickly scanning text, creating barriers to fluent reading and understanding. Consequently, there are also challenges in written communication (grammatical and spelling errors) and maintaining attention when reading long texts, necessitating multiple readings and extended time for understanding and processing information.
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
Linguistic diversity refers to the variety of languages and language backgrounds that students and teachers bring into the learning environment. This diversity can encompass differences in native languages, dialects, accents and proficiency levels in a dominant language.Students face different challenges in linguistically diverse classrooms, which often include difficulties in understanding instructional language, expressing themselves clearly and comprehending academic content presented in a language that may not be their strongest. This can affect their academic performance, confidence, and overall engagement in learning. Students may also experience challenges in social interactions and forming relationships due to language barriers.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Replace spoken instructions or tasks with visual ones—pictures, written instructions, charts, etc. - If a student struggles to grasp new terms due to receptive difficulties, create memory cards with short text and graphic representations, symbols, etc. - Use various media to access information—apps that enable alternative communication. - Adjust the length and complexity of texts according to the student's needs. - Use various assessment methods to accommodate different expression and response styles, including oral presentations, written tests, or visual knowledge displays.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY
ADHD
DYLEXIA
DYSCALCULIA
- Provide text or instructions for independent work in audio format for better access to information. - Use larger print for better visibility and easier word tracking—minimum 12 pt or larger, with sans-serif fonts like Arial, Calibri, or Lucida Sans. - Align text to the left, break larger text sections into paragraphs, and use subheadings and visual organizers to facilitate understanding. - Increase spacing between letters and lines for easier readability. - Highlight important text parts in bold, avoiding underlining or italicizing. - Allow the use of technological tools like software that converts speech to text or vice versa to ease reading and writing. - Use automatic spelling correction tools. - Prioritize oral assessments, reduce the number of tasks, allow dictation of responses, or typing on a computer instead of handwriting. - Permit frequent breaks during work to maintain concentration.
- Break complex tasks into smaller parts with step-by-step instructions. - Avoid combining word problems and numerical tasks on the same worksheet. - Highlight key terms in word problems. - Create reminders with mathematical formulas, procedures for solving specific types of tasks, examples of solved problems, etc. - Allow the use of calculators. - Visualize mathematical concepts. - Provide ample time and frequent breaks. - Apply the same conditions for evaluation as during instruction and review
The learning content should be as close as possible to the students' interests. Divide teaching materials and tasks into smaller parts Create short and simple written instructions for solving tasks. If necessary, add pictures, graphs, tables to the instructions. Enable students to easily create mental maps. Simplify and shorten longer texts. Extract key terms, create memo cards. Create summaries of texts.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- For students who learn by seeing, AI can suggest pictures, videos, infographics, mind maps and charts. - Students who learn by hearing can use podcasts and text-to-speech tools. - Students who learn by doing can use interactive games, simulations and hands-on activities.
AI for DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
AI is used to tailor instruction to individual students' learning styles, preferences, and abilities. By analysing data on student performance and behaviour, AI can suggest personalized learning pathways, recommend resources, and provide targeted interventions to address specific learning needs.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSITANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Summarize the material to the most critical points and prepare appropriate materials—short texts with highlighted key terms, graphic representations of concepts, and use language suitable for the student. - Provide information in various ways (text, pictures, film, speech). - Link content to the student's experiences and interests as much as possible. - Frequently review learned material using visual reminders and continuously practice the learned material. - Use diagrams, charts, pictures, mind maps, and other visual aids that facilitate learning for students who prefer visual memory. - Use digital technology that reduces working memory demands. - Allow flexibility in assessment methods and different ways of demonstrating knowledge.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
-Adapt curriculum and instructional strategies to reflect and respect diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of students. Create inclusive learning environments and teaching materials that value and celebrate cultural differences Encourage collaborative activities and group work that promote intercultural understanding and peer support. facilitate virtual cross-cultural collaborations and projects among students from diverse backgrounds, promoting cultural exchange and understanding. Provide targeted support and feedback. Develop AI chatbots programmed to provide culturally sensitive support and guidance to students. Integrate VR simulations to create culturally immersive learning experiences that allow students to explore different cultural contexts and perspectives.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION)
- For students who learn by seeing, AI can suggest pictures, videos, infographics, mind maps and charts. - Students who learn by hearing can use podcasts and text-to-speech tools. - Students who learn by doing can use interactive games, simulations and hands-on activities.
THINKING AND REASONING ENHANCEMENT
Thinking and reasoning challenges may hinder understanding information and making conclusions. Lack of abstract thinking complicates understanding abstract concepts, while problems with logical reasoning create barriers in recognizing cause-and-effect relationships and making logical conclusions. Furthermore, there are challenges in analyzing information and lack of flexible thinking, which makes it difficult to extract important information from larger data sets. Processing information from different sources and connecting them, as well as applying acquired knowledge to new examples, can be challenging. Some students may not find it easy to verbally express ideas and communicate in general.
MEMORY ENHANCEMENT
Memory challenges affect storing, processing, and recognizing information. If a student has short-term memory difficulties, it will be challenging to follow lessons and complete tasks because they cannot store the information needed to solve the task (content, task-solving sequence). Problems with transferring information from short-term to long-term memory make it harder to connect already learned material with new material.
Proposed Adapted Teaching Methods
(DIFFERENTIATION, ASSISTANCE, ACCESSIBILITY)
- Encourage students to start with the end goal and plan backward to identify the steps needed. Instruct students to divide their day into blocks of time dedicated to specific tasks or subjects. Have students keep a journal to reflect on what they learned, what they struggled with, and how they can improve. Use visual tools like charts or graphs for students to track their progress towards goals. Develop rubrics and checklists that allow students to assess their own work against set criteria. Encourage students to verbalize their thought process while solving a problem. Teach students how to organize their materials systematically in binders or folders. Incorporate mindfulness exercises to help students stay focused and manage stress. Teach students strategies to identify and manage their emotions, such as deep breathing or counting to ten.
AI-DRIVEN ACCESSIBILITY
We have known the concept of accessibility for a long time, but before the mass use of digital technology, it referred to the accessibility of buildings, especially public institutions, the accessibility of public transport, etc. Nowadays, the concept of accessibility is much broader and largely refers to the use of digital technologies, because they are now a part life of every person. The concept of AI-driven accessibility refers to the use of digital technologies powered by AI. This approach utilizes AI to adapt and optimize digital content and interfaces for users with diverse abilities in a way that everyone can navigate, understand and interact with digital environments effectively. By automating and personalising accessibility features, AI-driven tools can dynamically adjust text size, provide speech-to-text functionalities, generate descriptive audio for visuals and more, making digital spaces more inclusive and accessible to people with various disabilities.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Cultural diversity poses challenges that affect students' learning experiences and academic success. These challenges include language barriers, varying learning styles influenced by cultural backgrounds and socioeconomic disparities that impact access to resources. Cultural differences can also lead to misunderstandings and identity issues among students. This in turn may have a huge impact on their sense of belonging and motivation. Additionally, curriculum gaps in representing diverse perspectives may contribute to disengagement and marginalization.
AI Teaching Assistance
In this area, we focus on three key subareas: learning differences, linguistic diversity and cultural diversity. These encompass both student-facing and teacher-facing AI tools, each designed to enhance the teaching and learning process in unique ways. Student-facing tools offer personalized assistance to help students understand concepts in a way that aligns with their learning needs, while teacher-facing tools provide valuable support for classroom management and effective content delivery. Teaching Assistance can be categorized into two types: Teacher-focused assistance, which supports educators with administrative tasks and preparation for diverse student needs, reducing the workload outside of classroom hours. Student-focused assistance, which provides personalized learning experiences, helping students engage with content in ways that suit their individual learning styles, languages, and cultural backgrounds. Both types are essential, as teachers often face high demands on their time, and students increasingly benefit from customized learning approaches that cater to their unique needs and abilities.
We decided to focus on three key areas in this Framework:
- AI Teaching Assistance
- AI for Differentiated Instruction
- AI-driven Accessibility
These areas were selected because they offer practical and immediately actionable strategies that educators can use to create personalized, equitable and accessible learning experiences. Furthermore, these approaches are highly versatile and can be adapted to a wide range of teaching contexts—across subjects, grade levels, and classroom settings. Whether you’re working with students who need additional support, catering to advanced learners or addressing diverse needs in a multilingual classroom, these areas provide a foundation for integrating AI in ways that enhance inclusivity and effectiveness in education.SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
Providing appropriate support to students with speech and communication challenges is crucial, as communication is essential for social and emotional development. Speech difficulties can be manifested at the expressive level (articulation disorders, stuttering, fluency disorders) and at the receptive level (difficulty following lessons, understanding instructions, and tasks). Both can have a negative impact on spoken communication, presenting content, answering questions, understanding content, etc., and consequently on independence, self-confidence and overall academic success.