A coordinator-ready MYP unit plan requires a Statement of Inquiry, inquiry questions across three categories, ATL skill mapping, differentiation strategies, and a criteria coverage check. That takes two to four hours of careful writing. End-of-term reports add another layer: fifty criterion-referenced, strand-specific comments due Friday. Most tools weren't designed with MYP's structure in mind. PrepAiro was.
💡 Key Takeaways
MYP teachers write up to 12 unit plans per year, each taking 2-4 hours, and up to 125 report comments per term.
PrepAiro has 6 tools built around actual MYP logic: criteria, strands, command terms, Key Concepts, and Global Contexts.
Every tool works standalone in under 60 seconds, with no school IT approval or ManageBac access required.
When students join via a class code, their practice data feeds back into teacher reporting tools automatically.
The platform is free to start. Your first unit plan takes about 20 minutes.
Why Generic AI Tools Don't Work for MYP Teachers
Generic AI tools produce MYP-flavored output that fails on specifics. ChatGPT can produce MYP-flavored output, but it isn't specifically trained to deliver consistently high-level IB-aligned results. When writing an assessment, it may miss criterion-strand alignment, use the wrong command term for a level band, or generate an SOI that doesn't hold together conceptually. The pieces are individually plausible, but the framework connections often need a full check before the output is usable.
MagicSchool is well-built for general education but has no IB framework awareness. ManageBac's AssessPrep requires a school-wide subscription. Toddle requires a school-level contract. None of them are tools an individual teacher can sign up for this afternoon.
The MYP framework requires criterion-referenced assessment on a 0-8 scale across four criteria per subject, strand-level feedback, command terms enforced by level band, and each criterion assessed at least twice per year. That specificity is what makes generic tools fall short.
What PrepAiro IB Is
PrepAiro is AI native web platform at prepairo.ai/ib with six AI-powered tools covering the full teaching year: unit planning, lesson planning, assessment creation, rubric building, and student feedback and reporting. Every tool is built around actual MYP framework logic, not a generic education template. It works for individual teachers with no school budget, no IT approval, and no ManageBac dependency.
PrepAiro is built on one design principle: MYP teachers shouldn't have to choose between speed and framework accuracy. A coordinator-ready unit plan in 20 minutes and criterion-tagged assessment questions in 60 seconds are not in conflict.
The MYP Teacher's Year: Four Phases PrepAiro Covers
MYP teaching has a rhythm. You plan units before a term starts, build assessments through it, score and give feedback, then write reports at the end. PrepAiro's tools map to each phase, and context from a unit plan can carry forward into assessment and lesson planning.
- Phase 1: Planning: Unit Planner, SOI Generator, Lesson Planner
- Phase 2: Assessment Design: Assessment Generator, Rubric Maker
- Phase 3: Feedback and Scoring: Feedback Writer (Assessment tab)
- Phase 4: Reporting: Feedback Writer (Report tab, Report Season)
The Six PrepAiro Tools
Unit Planner
The Unit Planner is a five-step wizard that generates a complete, coordinator-ready MYP unit plan. You select subject, year group, Key Concept, and Global Context. The tool generates three Statement of Inquiry options, inquiry questions across Factual, Conceptual, and Debatable categories, a summative task, a full lesson sequence, ATL skill mapping, learner profile connection, differentiation strategies, and a criteria coverage check. The finished plan exports to PDF or Word. A plan that normally takes two to four hours takes around 20 minutes.
Read: IB MYP Unit Planner — From Blank Template to Coordinator-Ready Plan in 20 Minutes →
SOI Generator
The Statement of Inquiry must connect a Key Concept, Related Concepts, and a Global Context into a single academically precise, student-accessible sentence. The SOI Generator handles this in two steps: select your concepts and context, then review and edit the generated options. It's also embedded inside the Unit Planner, so you don't need to run it separately unless you want to
Lesson Planner
The Lesson Planner generates individual lesson plans in two formats: Quick Plans for straightforward lessons and Full Plans for the complete MYP structure. Full Plans include ATL skill focus, learner profile integration, differentiation strategies, resource suggestions, and a lesson sequence aligned with the MYP learning arc. When you've already built a unit plan in PrepAiro, the Lesson Planner draws on that context automatically, keeping lessons aligned to the unit's inquiry questions and summative task.
Assessment Generator
The Assessment Generator creates criterion-tagged questions with mark schemes in two steps. You select subject, criterion, level band, and question types (MCQ, Short Answer, Extended Response, or Data Processing), then choose AI generation, past papers, or a mix. Command terms are enforced by level band automatically: a level 1-2 question uses "state" or "identify," a level 7-8 question uses "evaluate" or "justify." The tool exports separate student and teacher PDF versions.
Command term enforcement prevents one of the most common sources of criterion misalignment in teacher-built assessments. Generating a level 5-6 question with a level 1-2 command term is easy to do and hard to catch in review.
Read: IB MYP Assessment Generator — Build Criterion-Tagged Questions with the Right Command Terms →
Rubric Maker
The Rubric Maker generates MYP criterion rubrics in four formats: Single Point, Analytic, Holistic, and Band Descriptor. It connects directly to the Assessment Generator, so if you build an assessment there, the corresponding rubric can be generated without re-entering task details. All outputs follow the 0-8 scale and strand structure of the relevant MYP criterion.
Feedback Writer
The Feedback Writer covers four distinct feedback and reporting tasks.
The Assessment tab reads a student's PDF submission, evaluates it against the relevant MYP rubric at the strand level, generates written feedback with direct quotes from the student's work, and scores each strand. Those scores write to the student's history in the platform.
The Report tab generates end-of-term report comments per student, criterion-referenced and tone-controlled, drawing on the student's score history from the term.
Report Season mode handles batch class-level report generation with a review queue. An entire class of reports can be drafted and reviewed in one to two hours.
The Quick Comment tab generates concise per-criterion comments in two steps, for situations where you need targeted feedback without a full report narrative.
Read: IB MYP Feedback Writer — Strand-Level Feedback That Reads the Student's Actual Work →
How IB-Specific Design Makes AI More Useful
Command term enforcement. The Assessment Generator checks that the cognitive demand of each question matches its target level band. You don't need to cross-reference the MYP command term list manually.
Strand-level feedback. MYP rubrics assess criteria at the strand level. The Feedback Writer scores and comments at strand level, which is what a proper MYP report requires. Generic AI feedback tools don't know that granularity exists.
Past paper integration. The Assessment Generator can draw on past papers as a question source alongside AI-generated content.
Criteria coverage checking. The Unit Planner flags gaps in your criterion coverage before you submit to a coordinator and tracks which criteria you've assessed across the year, supporting the MYP requirement that each criterion is assessed at least twice.
SOI coherence. Generating a coherent Statement of Inquiry from a Key Concept, Related Concepts, and Global Context takes experienced MYP teachers ten to twenty minutes of careful drafting. The SOI Generator produces three options in seconds.
Teacher-Student Integration: How the Platform Gets Smarter Over Time
PrepAiro also has a student platform where students practice criterion-aligned content. You generate a class code, share it with up to 25 students, and their per-topic accuracy scores become visible in a Self-Study panel, giving you a live view of where your class is struggling before you build your next assessment.
Feedback Writer scores from the Assessment tab write automatically to each student's criterion history. By Report Season, every student's performance arc for the term is already loaded. The batch report tool draws on that history to draft comments that reflect actual performance, not just memory of the last assignment.
Teachers who find Report Season most useful are those who've used the Feedback Writer consistently through the term. Each assessment session adds a data point. By week twelve, the batch report generation reflects a detailed picture of each student's criterion performance across the full term.
How to Get Started
PrepAiro is free to start. No IT department, ManageBac administrator, or budget conversation required. Sign up at prepairo.ai/ib, select your subjects and year groups, and you're inside the platform.
Run the Unit Planner on an upcoming unit. Choose subject, year group, Key Concept, and Global Context, work through the five-step wizard, and most teachers have a complete draft in 15 to 20 minutes. Each tool is self-contained. You can try the Assessment Generator, SOI Generator, or Lesson Planner independently without committing to any particular workflow. Student integration is optional. All six teacher tools work fully without it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does PrepAiro work without ManageBac?
Yes, completely. PrepAiro is an independent platform with no ManageBac dependency. The two platforms don't connect, and your school doesn't need a ManageBac subscription.
Does it cover all MYP subjects?
PrepAiro supports all core MYP subject groups: Sciences, Mathematics, Language and Literature, Individuals and Societies, Arts, Physical and Health Education, and Design. Each has its own criteria configuration built in.
Does it replace my professional judgment as a teacher?
No. PrepAiro generates drafts that reflect the MYP framework accurately, but every output is editable before you use it. Your subject knowledge, your knowledge of individual students, and your judgment about what's appropriate remain essential.
Can I use PrepAiro at any IB school?
Yes. PrepAiro is designed for individual teacher access and doesn't require school-level adoption, administrator approval, or a school-wide contract.
What if my students don't join the student platform?
All six teacher tools work fully without student data. Student integration adds functionality to Report Season and the Self-Study panel, but the other tools are entirely independent.
Give It a Try Before Your Next Unit Plan Is Due
PrepAiro builds the MYP framework into the tools so you spend your time on the parts of teaching that require your expertise. If you have a unit plan due, try the Unit Planner. Heading into report season, try the Feedback Writer. Building a new assessment, try the Assessment Generator.
Create a free account at prepairo.ai/ib and have your first unit plan drafted before the end of the day.
