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    Lesson-plan API integration for your LMS or ERP

    How a school LMS or ERP adds governed, curriculum-aligned lesson-plan generation as an API — so teachers get a strong first draft, not a blank page.

    Time to implement: ~1 day · For: LMS / ERP product teams

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    IN SHORT

    Lesson-plan generation plugs into your LMS or ERP as an API: you send the grade, subject, topic, and any board or curriculum constraints; you get back a structured, curriculum-aligned plan a teacher can edit and approve. The integration is roughly a day. The design points that matter are governance (curriculum alignment, teacher approval) and storing the plan as structured data your platform can reuse, not just display.

    // WHAT.YOU'LL.DO

    01Authenticate and choose the inputs
    02Call the generation endpoint
    03Store it as structured data
    04Keep teacher approval in the loop
    05Govern alignment
    1

    Authenticate and choose the inputs

    CHECKGet API credentials and confirm the inputs your platform will pass — grade, subject, topic, board/curriculum, duration.

    WHYWhich constraints are mandatory in your context (e.g. NEP/NCERT alignment).

    2

    Call the generation endpoint

    CHECKPOST the inputs and receive a structured lesson plan — objectives, activities, materials, assessment.

    WHYSynchronous (teacher waits a moment) vs queued.

    3

    Store it as structured data

    CHECKMap the response into your schema so the plan is reusable, searchable, and linkable to the rest of the teacher's workflow.

    WHYWhich fields you index now. Storing structure, not just text, is what lets you build on it later.

    4

    Keep teacher approval in the loop

    CHECKPresent the generated plan for teacher edit and approval before it's official, logged.

    WHYYour approval states. The plan is a strong first draft under teacher authority, not an auto-published artefact.

    5

    Govern alignment

    CHECKConstrain generation to your curriculum and board, and flag anything off-pattern for review.

    WHYYour guardrails. Governed generation is what makes the output trustworthy at scale.

    // ILLUSTRATIVE.SHAPE

    POST /v1/lesson-plan
    grade:Class 10
    subject:Science
    topic:Photosynthesis
    board:CBSE
    duration:40 min
    response.json
    objectives[0]:Explain the process of photosynthesis
    activities[0]:Diagram analysis + group discussion
    materials[0]:Textbook, whiteboard markers
    assessment:Short-answer exit ticket

    Illustrative shape. See the API docs at /docs for the exact endpoints and schema.

    // CHECKLIST

    Credentials obtained
    Inputs defined
    Structured storage mapped
    Teacher approval flow wired
    Curriculum guardrails set

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    // COMMON.QUESTIONS

    Common questions

    Does this replace the teacher's planning?

    No. It gives a strong, curriculum-aligned first draft the teacher edits and approves. The teacher stays in control; the API removes the blank-page work.

    How long does the integration take?

    About a day for a first integration: authenticate, call the endpoint, map the structured response into your schema, and wire the teacher approval step.

    Is the output curriculum-aligned?

    Yes — generation is constrained to the grade, subject, board, and curriculum you pass, and off-pattern output can be flagged for review.

    Add lesson-plan generation to your platform