Built by Canadian Educators, for Canadian Classrooms
MyLessonStudio is a Canadian lesson planning tool from JLN Education. We built it for teachers who want to plan well and keep their professional judgment at the centre of their practice, with lessons that fit the students in front of them.
What We Stand For
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
Why We Exist
To help teachers plan with confidence and keep their professional judgment at the centre of their practice.
Vision
Where We're Headed
A world where every teacher has the support and tools to create meaningful, personalized learning for all students.
Values
How We Work
Teacher-centred design, educational equity, innovation with purpose, and responsible AI that strengthens rather than replaces a teacher’s expertise.
The Problem & Our Answer
We Saw a Gap. We Built a Solution.
The Challenge We're Tackling
AI has changed what's possible in lesson planning. But most tools get the balance wrong. They do the thinking and hand you the output, leaving the teacher to accept a plan they didn't make and may not believe in.
The professional judgment that makes a lesson work — knowing your students, your philosophy, and your curriculum — gets bypassed, not supported.
So We Built MyLessonStudio To Do The Opposite
We built a planning platform that puts AI in service of your thinking, not in place of it. Grounded in Understanding by Design and Universal Design for Learning, and aligned to your provincial curriculum, it generates a strong starting point from what you tell us about your students, your philosophy, and your curriculum.
You tell us. We generate. You take it from there.
The People Behind the Platform
Meet the Team
We are Canadian educators, researchers, and technologists building tools that put Canadian teachers first.
Dr. Jason Shulha
- •Certified K-12 teacher with PhD in Education
- •15 years K-12 teaching experience in Canada and internationally
- •5 years teaching education graduate students
- •Assessment and Curriculum Coordinator for online graduate programs at Queen's Faculty of Education
- •Currently develops educational content and manages content quality and delivery
- •Oversees all content creation, including webpage content, instructional videos, and media releases
Dr. Launa Gauthier
- •Certified K-12 teacher with PhD in Education
- •8 years K-12 teaching experience in Canada and internationally
- •14 years in higher education teaching, administration, and faculty development
- •Currently ensures company-wide cohesion and strategic alignment
- •Develops metrics to track progress and improvement
- •Fosters cohesion across departments and promotes unified corporate culture
Nate Axcell
- •BSc in Computer Science and Business Administration
- •Expert in AI and educational software development
- •Leads product development and technology strategy
- •Oversees software engineering and technical infrastructure
- •Ensures technical solutions meet company needs
Why Teachers Choose Us
Why Teachers Choose MyLessonStudio
Teacher-Centred Personalization
Every plan reflects your teaching style, your philosophy, and your classroom context.
Curriculum-Aligned and Research-Based
Built on the UbD and UDL frameworks and aligned to your provincial curriculum.
Built Around How You Plan
Choose from planning pathways shaped around the different ways teachers think, so the process fits you.
Responsible AI
Transparent and ethical, built to strengthen your professional agency rather than replace it.
Built On A Belief
We believe that great teaching starts with a great plan, and that every teacher deserves the confidence to walk through the door ready.