What Share My Lesson does

Share My Lesson is a free online educational resource platform operated by the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, headquartered in Washington, D.C. The platform hosts more than 400,000 lesson plans, classroom activities, webinars, and professional development resources serving PreK-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, higher education faculty, and parents. It runs as a community-driven, freemium product with a self-serve web distribution model; users register directly at sharemylesson.com, browse by grade, subject, and resource type, and access all material at no charge.

The product is a cloud-based educational content platform layered with specialized sub-brands: the AI Educator Brain community (focused on AI literacy and educator training), Vital Lessons (a health and wellness community led by Dr. Vin Gupta), Summer of Learning (a seasonal 30+-webinar collection with for-credit professional development), and EdBrAIn, an AI-powered teaching assistant in beta since July 2025. EdBrAIn is built on OpenAI technology and is designed to reformat, translate, and adapt lesson plans across grade levels and output types (quiz, rubric, worksheet, study guide, discussion guide). Content partnerships with PBS NewsHour Classroom, Discovery Education, News Literacy Project, NBC News Learn, iCivics, Twinkl USA, and TeachingAmericanHistory supply curated external material.

Share My Lesson is a private, for-profit entity wholly owned by the American Federation of Teachers, a nonprofit labor union founded in 1916. The platform operates with a small internal team (1-10 employees) and is funded through AFT membership dues rather than direct commercial revenue; there are no subscription tiers, paywalls, or transactional pricing in the data. Go-to-market is community-led and partnership-driven, leveraging the AFT membership network for organic distribution to educators, supplemented by webinar programming, email newsletters, partner co-marketing, and a monthly podcast as additional acquisition and engagement channels.

Name

Share My Lesson

Legal name

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

Website

https://sharemylesson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Share My Lesson is a free AFT-operated educational platform serving over 2.1 million educators with 400,000+ lesson plans, professional development webinars, and the EdBrAIn AI teaching assistant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educator Resource Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher-Led Digital Lesson Packages & Instructional Resources (EDAFACAL), K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA), K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Educator resource platform
• Lesson plan library
• Professional development webinars
• Teacher community network
• AI teaching assistant

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Platform Access: Share My Lesson provides free access to 400,000+ lesson plans, classroom activities, and professional development resources. The platform is created and maintained by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), AFL-CIO, which funds operations through union membership. No direct revenue is generated from educators using the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Share My Lesson is a free online platform operated by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that hosts 400,000+ lesson plans, classroom activities, and professional development resources for PreK-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, higher education faculty, and parents. The platform provides community collaboration tools, free for-credit professional development webinars, and the EdBrAIn AI-powered teaching assistant (in beta) that customizes resources by grade level, language, and format. All content and services are provided at no cost to users, with operations funded by AFT union membership dues and partner sponsorships.

Product overview

Share My Lesson is a free online education platform operated by the American Federation of Teachers, offering over 400,000 lesson plans and teaching resources across all grade levels and subjects. The platform operates as a community-driven ecosystem where educators contribute and access content. The core platform is supplemented by specialized sub-brands including the AI Educator Brain Community (providing AI literacy resources and the EdBrAIn AI assistant), Vital Lessons (health education with Dr. Vin Gupta), and the Summer of Learning seasonal collection. Professional development webinars and the AI Educator Brain podcast extend the platform's offerings. EdBrAIn, the AI-powered teaching assistant, represents the platform's generative AI capability, enabling educators to adapt existing resources for different grade levels, languages, and formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI Educator Brain: An award-winning AI in education community featuring webinars, lessons, and resources to help educators use AI tools responsibly.
• Vital Lessons
• EdBrAIn
• National Academy for AI Instruction

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.1+ million members in the educator community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• iCivics EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartneriCivics provides civic education resources to the Share My Lesson platform, contributing lesson plans and teaching materials that help educators teach about the U.S. government, elections, and civic participation.
• NBC News LearncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBC News Learn contributes current events content and news-based educational resources to the Share My Lesson platform, providing teachers with materials connecting classroom learning to real-world events.
• News Literacy ProjectflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerProud sponsor of Summer of Learning webinars. News Literacy Project provides resources and expertise for teaching news literacy and media evaluation skills to students.
• Discovery EducationflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Summer of Learning professional development webinars. Discovery Education provides digital learning resources and content to support educators.
• PBS News Hour ClassroomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPBS News Hour contributes news-based lesson plans and current events resources to Share My Lesson, helping teachers connect classroom instruction to national and international news.
• TeachingAmericanHistorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeachingAmericanHistory provides primary source-based history resources and lesson plans focused on American history for grades K-12.
• Learning for JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning for Justice contributes social justice-oriented educational resources, lesson plans, and teaching materials focused on equity, inclusion, and anti-bias education.
• Twinkl USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwinkl USA provides educational resources and lesson plans to Share My Lesson, expanding the range of teaching materials available to educators on the platform.
• Journeys in FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJourneys in Film contributes film-based lesson plans and educational resources that use cinema to teach social-emotional learning, cultural awareness, and academic content.
• Speak Truth to PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpeak Truth to Power provides human rights education resources, lesson plans, and materials focused on social justice and civic engagement.
• Untold HistorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUntold History contributes lesser-known historical narratives and alternative perspective lesson plans to the Share My Lesson resource library.
• Dr. Vin GuptaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Vin Gupta, public health expert and pulmonologist, leads the Vital Lessons community on Share My Lesson. He hosts health-focused town halls and provides trusted health insights for educators, families, and communities. Community has 103 members.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI provides the AI technology powering EdBrAIn, Share My Lesson's AI-powered teaching assistant. EdBrAIn uses OpenAI's technology to help educators customize lesson plans, change grade levels, translate content, and reformat resources.
• Kelly BoozflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKelly Booz is the Director of Share My Lesson at AFT and co-founder/co-organizer of the AI Educator Brain community. She leads AI and education initiatives, hosts podcasts, and develops AI literacy resources.
• Sari Beth RosenbergflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSari Beth Rosenberg is a New York City public school teacher and co-host of the AI Educator Brain podcast. She contributes AI and education expertise and lesson plans focused on practical classroom implementation.
• Global Search for Education - Planet ClassroomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanet Classroom contributes educational content and resources focused on global perspectives and cross-cultural learning to the Share My Lesson platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CommonLit: CommonLit provides free literacy resources, lesson plans, and assessments for grades 3-12. It overlaps with Share My Lesson's free resource model and ELA/literacy subject focus.
• Discovery Education: Discovery Education provides digital curriculum, lesson plans, and professional development for K-12 educators. It is both an explicit strategic partner of Share My Lesson and a direct competitor in the digital curriculum and PD space.
• Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT): TpT is a marketplace for educators to buy, sell, and share original teaching resources. It overlaps directly with Share My Lesson's lesson plan and resource sharing model, serving the same PreK-12 teacher base, though with a paid marketplace model.
• PBS LearningMedia: PBS LearningMedia offers free, standards-aligned digital content for educators and students drawn from public media. It is a direct comparable in free, high-quality K-12 teaching resources and serves an overlapping educator base.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy provides free educational content, lessons, and practice exercises across K-12 and beyond. It overlaps with Share My Lesson's free, broad-reach model and serves a similar educator and learner audience with high-quality instructional resources.
• Newsela: Newsela offers leveled news articles and instructional content for K-12, often used for ELA, social studies, and current events instruction. It overlaps with Share My Lesson's news-based and current-events content offerings and serves the same educator segment.
• Curriki: Curriki is a nonprofit K-12 open educational resource (OER) library offering free lesson plans, videos, and interactive content. Its free, community-driven, and nonprofit model makes it a close structural comparable to Share My Lesson.
• Twinkl: Twinkl offers a massive digital marketplace of teacher-created lesson plans, worksheets, and educational resources for PreK-12. It is one of Share My Lesson's explicitly listed strategic partners and is the closest direct comparable in content category, grade coverage, and target audience.

Broad incumbents

• Edmodo (owned by NetDragon): Edmodo is a broader K-12 learning platform combining communication, lesson distribution, and assessment. While broader in scope, it overlaps with Share My Lesson's educator community and resource distribution capabilities.

Emerging players

• MagicSchool AI: MagicSchool AI is an AI-powered lesson planning and teaching assistant platform for educators. It directly competes with Share My Lesson's EdBrAIn feature and represents the emerging AI-native educator tools category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sharemylesson

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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