How does Toddle support planning for backward design?

We worked with Jay McTighe to build the UbD planning template into Toddle. Teachers plan in it directly, with your standards and skill frameworks already on the platform and ready to pull into Stage 1. Toddle AI works as a planning partner throughout, drafting essential questions, performance tasks, and learning experiences aligned to the desired results teachers have set.

How do Toddle’s AI Tutors support meaning-making and transfer?

A teacher builds a Tutor for a unit and sets the rules it follows. Students work with it 1:1, and it coaches rather than answers, so a student who asks for the solution gets a question back. Teachers can put students in situations that demand transfer: debating Hamlet with Hamlet, arguing against a Tutor taking the other side, or applying a concept to a problem they have not seen. Toddle AI analyzes every conversation and reports back on how each student reasoned, not just whether they were right.

How does Toddle connect assessment and reporting to support UbD?

Everything is connected on Toddle. A teacher grades student work against the rubric or checklist they built, and that grading flows into the gradebook and onto the report without anyone re-entering it. Portfolio evidence sits alongside it, so a report comment can point to the work behind it. Backward design only holds if what you assess reflects what you set out to achieve, and on Toddle that link is kept intact from the plan through to the report families read.

How does Toddle AI support teachers following UbD?

Toddle AI works alongside teachers throughout the teaching cycle. In Stage 1 it helps them shape essential questions and enduring understandings. In Stage 2 it helps them design performance tasks that get students to transfer their learning, not just recall it. In Stage 3 it helps them build the lessons and resources that get students there. When students submit their work, it takes the first pass at grading against their rubrics and drafts report comments drawn from evidence of student work. Teachers review, refine, or discard every suggestion. You can learn more about Toddle AI here .

Does Toddle integrate with our SIS?

Yes. Toddle offers two-way integrations with widely used SIS platforms, including Veracross, Blackbaud, PowerSchool, Compass, and Synergetic. You can the full list here . If your SIS is not listed yet, let our team know and we will evaluate a custom integration. In most cases we can build one within a few weeks.

How is Toddle priced for a UbD school?

Toddle's pricing is flexible, and the team works with each school to find a plan that fits its size, budget, and priorities. To get a quote tailored to your school, you can book a quick chat with the team here .

In collaboration with Jay McTighe, co-author of Understanding by Design

AI-powered LMS for schools following UbD

Toddle brings together two things schools planning with UbD value most: planning grounded in the principles of backward design, and one platform connecting curriculum, assessment, reporting, and family communication.

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Trusted by schools that plan with Understanding by Design

The UbD planner, built in

Desired results, performance tasks, and learning plans, all connected in one place.

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Assessment & reporting finally connected

Grades and evidence of learning flow from assessment to gradebook to reports, with no context about the learner lost along the way.

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Assessment & reporting finally connected in Toddle

AI tutors that support transfer

AI Tutors work 1:1 with each student, helping them deepen understanding and transfer learning to new contexts, all at their own pace.

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AI tutors that support transfer in Toddle

AI trained in UbD, built into every workflow

Toddle AI takes the first pass at everything your teachers do: drafting units and assessments, grading against your rubrics, and writing evidence-based reports.

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AI trained in UbD, built into every workflow in Toddle

One app for families, one inbox for teachers

Grades, learning updates, progress reports, and announcements reach families in a single app, with every reply landing back in one place for teachers.

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One app for families, one inbox for teachers in Toddle

Support from people who have run schools

Personalized, 1:1 support from an experienced educator, focused on your school's long-term success.

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Support from people who have run schools in Toddle

Planner built for backward design

Stage 1: Desired Results

Your standards and skill frameworks are already on Toddle, so teachers pull them straight into Stage 1 alongside transfer goals, enduring understandings, and essential questions. No copying from another document.

Stage 2: Evidence

Design performance tasks and supplementary evidence right inside the planner, with rubrics built against the standards you tagged in Stage 1.

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Build lessons, activities, and resources that move students toward your desired results. Everything sits inside the same unit, so the learning plan stays connected to the evidence and goals it was designed for.

Alignment across the school

See horizontal and vertical alignment across your curriculum maps at a glance.

AI-powered planning

Draft essential questions, performance tasks, and learning experiences with Toddle AI, all aligned to your desired results.

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Planner built for backward design in Toddle

Stage 1: Desired Results — Your standards and skill frameworks are already on Toddle, so teachers pull them straight into Stage 1 alongside transfer goals, enduring understandings, and essential questions. No copying from another document.

Stage 2: Evidence — Design performance tasks and supplementary evidence right inside the planner, with rubrics built against the standards you tagged in Stage 1.

Stage 3: Learning Plan — Build lessons, activities, and resources that move students toward your desired results. Everything sits inside the same unit, so the learning plan stays connected to the evidence and goals it was designed for.

Alignment across the school — See horizontal and vertical alignment across your curriculum maps at a glance.

AI-powered planning — Draft essential questions, performance tasks, and learning experiences with Toddle AI, all aligned to your desired results.

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Support meaning-making and transfer with AI Tutors

1:1 support toward the desired results

Build AI Tutors around your desired results. Each student works toward them at their own pace.

Immersive learning across subjects

Students debate historical figures, role-play literary characters, get hot-seated on an essential question, and learn in ways static content cannot deliver.

Gaps surface early

Get a detailed read on how each student is progressing toward the desired results, and use it to shape what you teach next.

Safe, teacher-led AI

Teachers set the guardrails. Every conversation stays visible, and anything concerning is flagged automatically.

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Support meaning-making and transfer with AI Tutors in Toddle

1:1 support toward the desired results — Build AI Tutors around your desired results. Each student works toward them at their own pace.

Immersive learning across subjects — Students debate historical figures, role-play literary characters, get hot-seated on an essential question, and learn in ways static content cannot deliver.

Gaps surface early — Get a detailed read on how each student is progressing toward the desired results, and use it to shape what you teach next.

Safe, teacher-led AI — Teachers set the guardrails. Every conversation stays visible, and anything concerning is flagged automatically.

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Assessment & reporting finally connected

Build assessments your way

Performance tasks, quizzes, or other evidence of understanding, all graded against the standards you use.

The gradebook populates automatically

Teacher grading flows straight into the Toddle gradebook, organized by the standards and objectives each assessment targets.

Reports built from your own evidence

Grades, rubrics, and portfolio evidence flow straight onto the report, so nothing is entered twice.

Performance and progress at a glance

See how students are doing against your standards and across subjects, year on year.

AI across the whole cycle

Build assessments in minutes, grade them 80% faster, and cut report writing from hours to minutes.

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Build assessments your way — Performance tasks, quizzes, or other evidence of understanding, all graded against the standards you use.

The gradebook populates automatically — Teacher grading flows straight into the Toddle gradebook, organized by the standards and objectives each assessment targets.

Reports built from your own evidence — Grades, rubrics, and portfolio evidence flow straight onto the report, so nothing is entered twice.

Performance and progress at a glance — See how students are doing against your standards and across subjects, year on year.

AI across the whole cycle — Build assessments in minutes, grade them 80% faster, and cut report writing from hours to minutes.

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AI trained in UbD, in every workflow

Curriculum Design Assistant

A creative planning partner at every step, from essential questions to performance tasks to learning plans.

Assessment Builder

Define your desired results and generate authentic assessments in minutes.

Grading Assistant

Takes the first pass at grading student work against the assessment tool you designed, rubric or checklist, so feedback goes out 80% faster.

Report Writing Assistant

Turns assessment data into personalized report comments, in your voice.

AI Tutors

Work 1:1 with every student to help them apply and transfer understanding, at their own pace.

Conversational Analytics

Ask a question about your school's data and get an answer in seconds.

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AI trained in UbD, in every workflow in Toddle

Curriculum Design Assistant — A creative planning partner at every step, from essential questions to performance tasks to learning plans.

Assessment Builder — Define your desired results and generate authentic assessments in minutes.

Grading Assistant — Takes the first pass at grading student work against the assessment tool you designed, rubric or checklist, so feedback goes out 80% faster.

Report Writing Assistant — Turns assessment data into personalized report comments, in your voice.

AI Tutors — Work 1:1 with every student to help them apply and transfer understanding, at their own pace.

Conversational Analytics — Ask a question about your school's data and get an answer in seconds.

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AI that works the way your school does

Knows your context

Toddle AI draws on your curriculum and your student data, so suggestions are sharper and more specific to your school.

Guardrails you control

Strong safeguards come built in, and your school adds its own on top. Every AI tool follows them in every interaction.

Teachers stay in charge

Every suggestion is there to review, refine, or discard. Teachers decide what is best for their students.

Your data stays yours

Student and school data is never used to train AI models.

One app for families, one inbox for teachers

Everything families need, in one app

Portfolios, grades, reports, deadlines, and announcements in one place.

Two-way messaging

Teachers and families message each other directly, without leaving the app.

Channels for the wider community

Families stay connected to extracurriculars, events, and school-wide updates.

AI helps communicate faster & better

Toddle AI drafts announcements and messages, summarizes channels and chats, and flags the messages that need a teacher's attention.

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Everything families need, in one app — Portfolios, grades, reports, deadlines, and announcements in one place.

Two-way messaging — Teachers and families message each other directly, without leaving the app.

Channels for the wider community — Families stay connected to extracurriculars, events, and school-wide updates.

AI helps communicate faster & better — Toddle AI drafts announcements and messages, summarizes channels and chats, and flags the messages that need a teacher's attention.

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Support from people who have run schools

1:1 support, forever
Your Toddle Buddy works with you personally, not only through onboarding but throughout your time with Toddle.
A transition that puts your team first
Migration, account setup, integrations, training. Every step is shaped around your teachers' priorities.
Training whenever your team needs it
Ongoing support for coordinators, principals, and teachers to build confidence and get more from Toddle over time.
500 of us, invested in your success
From founders to engineers to designers, an entire team works behind your Buddy to understand what your school needs and build Toddle around it.
We grow with you
We have shipped 120+ features in the last three years, each one inspired by feedback from partner schools.

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More ways that Toddle supports your school

Student portfolios

Capture learning moments as they happen, map them to learning outcomes, and share with families in real time.

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Attendance, timetable, and calendar

Mark attendance flexibly, sync two-way with your and build personalized timetables for every teacher and learner.

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Behavior Management

Track behavior alongside academics and attendance on Toddle. See the whole learner in one place.

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Toddle works well with the tools you already use

Veracross

Roster, SSO, Term Grades, Timetable, Attendance, Calendar