An AI tool to connect your students to their community.

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

The Authentic Learning Applications tool within our REAL Connections Framework (Relevant, Engaging, Authentic Learning Connections) bridges classroom content with local community contexts. This powerful resource enables educators to transform abstract academic standards into meaningful learning experiences by connecting curriculum directly to community organizations, local issues, and real-world applications. Teachers can quickly identify authentic contexts where students apply their knowledge to address genuine challenges, creating learning that is simultaneously standards-aligned and deeply relevant to students' lives.

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Mission


The REAL Connections Application is a specialized AI tool designed to help students apply their knowledge to address genuine challenges, and create learning that is simultaneously standards-aligned and deeply relevant to students' lives.

Underlying Technology

The REAL Connections Application is run on DeepSeek-V3-0324 Open Source custom 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:

  • Global and Regional Knowledge: Countries, Cities, Regions

  • Authentic Learning Frameworks: PBL, Service Learning, Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW), Connected Learning, Situated Learning, and more

  • Research: Research sources are broadened behind the educational domain to allow for communal integration

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, positions itself as a thought partner for educators.