Differentiating Instruction with GoGuardian Teacher and Pear Deck Learning

Every classroom brings together students who learn at different paces, in different ways, and with different levels of support. The challenge for districts is not whether teachers can differentiate, but whether the systems around them make it practical to do so. Too often, that support is split across disconnected tools. One for classroom management, another for lessons, and a third for assessments. The result is more systems to juggle and less time for students.

GoGuardian Teacher and Pear Deck Learning offer a more streamlined approach. Together, they provide teachers with classroom safety and management tools alongside an instructional platform designed for engagement and differentiation, from a single partner you already trust.

How GoGuardian Teacher supports differentiation

GoGuardian Teacher equips educators with visibility into student activity and tools to keep learning on track. Teachers can see which students are engaged, who may be struggling, and who is distracted, then respond immediately with the added resources.

Key capabilities that support differentiation at scale include:

• Engagement insights that highlight student focus and activity trends.
  
  
• Private chat for discreet redirection or encouragement.
  
  
• Scenes, default scenes, and scheduled sessions to set digital guardrails, automate routines, and ensure every class begins with focus.
  
  
• Student groups which allow teachers to create random groups or custom groups, supporting small-group instruction and targeted differentiation.
  
  
• Open Tab to direct students to the right resources when support is needed, or to provide scaffolding by opening targeted sites or tools.
  
  
• Off-task alerts that notify teachers when students may be disengaged, helping them recognize who might need additional support.

By reducing distractions and streamlining workflows, GoGuardian Teacher helps create equitable conditions for learning across classrooms. Teachers spend less time managing technology and more time addressing student needs.

How Pear Deck powers differentiated instruction 

Pear Deck is the teacher-favorite instructional tool that helps create and deliver interactive lessons on any topic as part of the Pear Deck Learning platform. Instead of students passively receiving content, Pear Deck invites every learner to respond, participate, and show what they know during class. With in-the-moment visibility into student understanding, teachers can gauge comprehension throughout a lesson and pivot to provide scaffolding and support as needed.

“Pear Deck has taught me the immense power of differentiated learning. It's not just about making lessons "fun"; it's about creating a truly equitable classroom where every student has the opportunity to learn and succeed at their own pace.” – Christy Hall, High School Science Teacher, Alexander County Schools, North Carolina 

While GoGuardian Teacher creates the conditions for focus, Pear Deck enables meaningful, student-centered instruction. With Pear Deck, teachers can:

• Run interactive checks for understanding to ensure all students, even reluctant participants, have a voice.
  
  
• Differentiate using live data to adjust instruction, reteach small groups, or extend learning for advanced students.
  
  
• Save time with content converter, which transforms existing worksheets, slides, or quizzes into interactive Pear Deck lessons, Pear Practice sets, or Pear Assessment tests.
  
  
• Leverage instant lesson packages to generate tiered resources, presentations, practice, and assessments, for students at varying skill levels.
  
  
• Use instant insights to see performance trends, auto-group students, and make immediate instructional adjustments.

How GoGuardian Teacher and Pear Deck work together 

GoGuardian Teacher and Pear Deck are powerful on their own, but together they give districts a seamless way to connect classroom management with instruction. Through Pear Deck Instant Share, teachers can launch Pear Deck lessons directly within a GoGuardian Teacher session, eliminating join codes and ensuring students are automatically placed in the right content.

For administrators, the value is twofold: Efficiency and differentiation. Class time is no longer lost to technical hurdles, and teachers can deliver different Pear Deck lessons to groups or individual students within the same class. Struggling learners receive added scaffolding while advanced students move ahead, all without extra tools or workflows. 

“I love that I can generate a lesson from my GGT classroom without having to navigate outside of GoGuardian.” - Elementary School Teacher, Morris, South Dakota 

Pairing Pear Deck and GoGuardian Teacher provides a unique, multi-angle view into student engagement. Teachers can see if students are on task, and also if they are understanding the material. That level of insight helps schools keep learning consistent, expand opportunities for all students, and stay focused on preparing every learner for success. 

The Pear Deck Learning platform

For districts ready to expand beyond interactive lessons, Pear Deck sits within Pear Deck Learning, GoGuardian’s sister product and full instructional platform that connects planning, instruction, practice, and assessment in one place. 

The platform includes:

• Pear Start: A library of time-saving AI tools that support lesson planning and daily teaching tasks, giving teachers classroom-ready, differentiated content in minutes.
  
  
• Pear Deck: Interactive instruction where every student participates, and teachers can adapt lessons on the spot.
  
  
• Pear Practice: Differentiated practice that adjusts to student performance.
  
  
• Pear Assessment: Standards-aligned assessments with reporting that highlights where students need more support.

District leaders can see the value of having all of this in one system, but it matters just as much to teachers using it every day. Here’s one teacher sharing what it means to have everything in one place with Pear Deck Learning:

(Embed this video) Everything in One Place with Pear Deck Learning

Together, these tools form a connected cycle of instruction. Teachers can move from planning, to teaching, practice, and assessment in one platform, with AI features like instant lesson packages, content converter, and instant insights helping them differentiate at every step. For districts, this means consistent instruction, fewer disconnected tools, and sustainable ways to scale support for diverse learners.

One partner, one vision

Pear Deck Learning and GoGuardian are part of the same family, giving districts a single partner to support the full learning environment, from keeping classrooms focused and safe, to delivering high-quality instruction, practice, and assessment. This alignment reduces the complexity of juggling multiple vendors while ensuring teachers and students benefit from tools that are designed to work together.

“Finding a partner that can provide us with multiple services and provide them under one umbrella is very important to me.” — Dr. Josh Rayburn, CIO, Woodford, Kentucky 

Dr. Rayburn also emphasized that a unified platform is about trust and security. “For me, it’s about not having to roster and share data with multiple platforms, and knowing one vendor meets our cybersecurity requirements.”

Key advantages of one partner for your district:

• Procurement and support are simplified with one contract and one point of contact.
  
  
• Implementation and training are more efficient because the tools share a common design approach.
  
  
• AI and student data protections are consistent with clear standards for privacy and accountability.
  
  
• Budgets go further by avoiding redundant purchases and investing in solutions that connect.

By combining GoGuardian Teacher with Pear Deck Learning, districts give teachers fewer systems to manage, create more consistent opportunities for students, and strengthen the efficiency of their overall instructional strategy.

See how Pear Deck Learning can extend the impact of GoGuardian Teacher in your district.