Doable Data-Driven Instruction with Instant Insights in Pear Deck

Real-time understanding. Actionable next steps. No extra work.

Teachers are flooded with student data. They’ve told us that what they really need is support in turning that data into action, especially during class. That’s why we built Instant Insights, a new AI-powered feature in Pear Deck that gives you immediate clarity into student understanding and recommends instructional next steps on the spot. No extra dashboards. No post-class data dives. Just fast, meaningful recommendations with differentiated content you can use right away.

Making data-driven instruction doable requires timely, in-the-moment support with contextually relevant data. Instant Insights was built with that in mind. It’s not just about analyzing student responses—it’s about helping you decide what to do next, without adding to your workload.

How does Instant Insights in Pear Deck work?

Instant Insights automatically analyzes student responses from your Pear Deck session and highlights key takeaways: 

• Understanding by Topic: AI-generated groupings of concepts students struggled with.
• Understanding by Student: A snapshot of how each student performed across all questions.
• Engagement Signals: Identification of students who skipped questions or didn’t respond.

It surfaces this information directly in the Pear Deck Teacher Dashboard and the Session History, so you can quickly scan the data and make informed instructional choices while students are still in front of you.

More importantly, Instant Insights doesn’t just stop at the analysis. After recommending student groups based on the performance data, it suggests targeted, ready-to-launch learning path for each group. These include AI-generated, student-ready content, like Pear Decks for reteaching and differentiated practice sets to advance learning. With one click, you can respond to what students need next, without switching tools or creating content from scratch.

Built into the Pear Deck experience you already use, Instant Insights is available in both Instructor-Led Mode and Student-Paced Mode:

• In Instructor-Led Mode, insights are automatically generated when you reach the final slide.
• In Student-Paced Mode, you’ll be notified when new data is available and can regenerate insights as needed.

All insights are generated from multiple-choice, number, poll, and open-ended questions. No changes are needed to how you currently run class. Instant Insights is available to all users of School & District partnerships.

Data alone doesn’t drive instruction; insight does. Instant Insights was built to take the burden off teachers and make data actually usable. It’s a tool that keeps you in control, offering suggestions, so you can make expert decisions with greater speed and clarity.

Trustworthy AI

 Instant insights, like all Pear Deck Learning AI tools, was thoroughly reviewed by our Privacy & Trust team to ensure adherence to our Privacy Policy and Responsible AI Principles. Any PII that is present in the Pear Deck is cleared before AI processes it. Our Zero-Day Retention policy requires our LLM partners to delete all data from instant insights within 24 hours, which means no data from your Pear Deck can be read or used by third parties. 

Try Instant Insights in your next Pear Deck session to see the difference real-time, AI-powered support can make in your classroom.