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Iris: Grade 100 Papers in the Time It Once Took to Grade 10

A practical toolkit for the work teachers handle every day—from grading and lesson planning to emails, recommendation letters, plagiarism checks, and on-demand content creation.

90 sec
To grade more than 100 student submissions
10+
Tools designed around everyday teaching tasks
1
Chat for generating text, images, and presentations
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I used to spend entire weekends grading. Iris gives me that time back so I can focus on the students who need extra support.

Teacher using Iris
The Challenge

The Work Around Teaching Took More Time Than Teaching

For many teachers, grading alone could take up an entire evening. Reading through more than 100 submissions, applying a consistent rubric, and providing useful feedback required hours of focused work. Grading was only one part of the workload. Teachers also had to prepare lesson plans, respond to parents and administrators, write recommendation letters, translate materials, and check assignments for plagiarism. These tasks were essential, but they happened outside the classroom and often took time away from planning better lessons or supporting students individually.

Reviewing a full set of student submissions manually could take an entire evening.
Reviewing a full set of student submissions manually could take an entire evening.
Lesson plans, emails, recommendation letters, and other administrative tasks competed for the same limited time.
Lesson plans, emails, recommendation letters, and other administrative tasks competed for the same limited time.

By the time I finished grading, answering emails, and preparing the next lesson, I had very little time left to think about how to improve the teaching itself.

Teacher using Iris
The Solution

One Toolkit for the Tasks Teachers Handle Every Day

Iris brings common teaching tasks into one practical toolkit. Teachers can use AI to grade assignments, create lesson plans, build presentations, write emails, draft recommendation letters, translate content, and check work for plagiarism. The grading module delivers one of the biggest time savings: more than 100 submissions can be graded in approximately 90 seconds using a teacher-defined rubric. Iris also includes a flexible chat interface for tasks that do not fit a predefined tool. Teachers can ask it to write content, create an image for a worksheet, or generate a presentation whenever they need one.

Grading, lesson planning, emails, and other routine tasks are available from one teacher-focused toolkit.
Grading, lesson planning, emails, and other routine tasks are available from one teacher-focused toolkit.

The grading tool was what first caught my attention, but the chat is what I use most. I can ask for a presentation or a piece of content and have a starting point immediately.

Teacher using Iris
Results

More Time for Students and Better Preparation

Tasks that once consumed entire evenings can now be completed in a fraction of the time. Grading more than 100 submissions takes approximately 90 seconds, while lesson plans, emails, recommendation letters, and plagiarism checks can all be handled from the same toolkit. The built-in chat also gives teachers a flexible option when a task does not match one of the available workflows. By reducing the time spent on routine administrative work, Iris gives teachers more room to prepare thoughtfully, support individual students, and focus on the parts of teaching that require human judgment.

Time saved on grading and administrative work can be redirected toward lesson preparation and student support.
Time saved on grading and administrative work can be redirected toward lesson preparation and student support.

I no longer spend Sunday night worrying about unfinished grading. It is not hanging over the entire week anymore.

Teacher using Iris

Iris does not change what teachers teach or replace their professional judgment. It reduces the routine work around teaching so they can spend more time preparing lessons and helping students.

At a Glance
90 sec
To grade more than 100 student submissions
10+
Tools designed around everyday teaching tasks
1
Chat for generating text, images, and presentations
Conclusion

Teaching Was Not the Bottleneck. The Routine Work Was.

A teacher’s expertise—explaining difficult ideas, adapting to different learning styles, and supporting struggling students—was never the problem. The challenge was the growing volume of grading, emails, lesson plans, recommendation letters, and administrative tasks competing for the same limited hours.

Iris helps clear that workload without taking judgment away from the teacher. By handling repetitive tasks more efficiently, it gives teachers back the time and energy they need to focus on their students and their teaching.

I still teach the way I always have. The difference is that I now have my evenings back to prepare for it.

Teacher using Iris