CrossLink AI

Discover Interdisciplinary Connections. Instantly

The Cross Link AI Application is a specialized AI tool designed to help educators discover interdisciplinary learning opportunities. Its purpose is to facilitate collaborative lesson planning by providing research-backed connections between subjects, enhancing student engagement and instructional innovation.

The Cross Link AI Application is supported by leading educational frameworks including UDL, ISTE, Competency-Based Learning, SEL, and the UN SDGs in order to support inclusive, tech-enabled, and globally relevant instruction. These frameworks ensure that interdisciplinary connections are accessible, purposeful, and aligned with the concepts students need to thrive.

Please note this tool is complex and built on a reasoning model. It will take about 45 seconds before it generates.

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Mission


The Cross Link AI Application is a specialized AI tool designed to help educators discover interdisciplinary learning opportunities. Its purpose is to streamline lesson planning by providing research-backed, standards-aligned connections between subjects, enhancing student engagement and instructional innovation.

Underlying Technology

The CrossLink AI Application is run on DeepSeek-V3-0324 Open Source customized code. DeepSeek-V3-0324 has achieved the highest benchmarks and cheapest cost per output of any LLM. It performs the best of all LLMs for reasoning and complex tasks. For more information on why DeepSeek was chosen over ChatGPT or Claude for the underlying AI technology view benchmarks here.

This application is programed to run through DeepSeek architecture but the underlying role of the AI is processed through the following knowledge base ensuring it only provide relevant educational information:

  • Academic Standards: CCSS, NGSS, NCSS, ISTE, WIDA, Competencies, and more…

  • Frameworks: UDL Guidelines, Competency-Based Education, CASEL, UN SDGs, ISTE Standards

  • AI Analysis: Our system maps your inputs to 5,000+ documented interdisciplinary connections

Commitment to Educators

This tool adheres to three core principles:

  • Accuracy: Suggestions are grounded in established educational research.

  • Utility: Prioritizes actionable, teacher-tested strategies.

  • Ethics: Never replaces professional judgment but positions itself as a thought partner for educators.