How Atlas by Kiddom Works

Atlas by Kiddom closes the loop between assessment and instruction. Rather than presenting teachers with more data to interpret on their own, Atlas analyzes student work, identifies misconceptions, builds student groups, and creates differentiated materials for each group, all inside the core math curriculum a district has already adopted. Built by Kiddom to integrate directly with district-adopted curricula, Atlas streamlines the steps between daily checks and tomorrow's instruction.

The daily cycle follows four steps:

1. Students complete a Cool-down, three questions tied to the day's lesson, and Atlas scores responses automatically.
2. Atlas maps misconceptions by class and by student, surfacing exactly where understanding broke down and why.
3. Atlas builds student groups automatically based on the patterns it finds.
4. Atlas prepares differentiated Warm-ups matched to each group's needs, ready for the next lesson.

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Three Levels of Support

Atlas connects daily formative assessment with the support students need next, all within one system:

• Tier 1: Every Cool-down and Warm-up serves as a check for understanding, giving teachers a clear view of where students are in their learning.
• Tier 2: Atlas helps teachers provide targeted, grade-level support faster and more often, so students can address misconceptions while staying connected to core instruction.
• Tier 3: Atlas surfaces persistent misconceptions before they compound, helping interventionists see where more intensive support may be needed and where to focus.

Support isn't limited to students who need additional help. Atlas also prepares curriculum-grounded extension activities for students who are ready to go further, helping teachers respond to a range of learning needs while keeping students connected to grade-level instruction.

Flexible Classroom Fit

Atlas can run before a usual Warm-up, in place of a shorter one, or as a bell ringer, transition activity, or small-group check-in. The rest of the lesson stays exactly as planned.

Atlas is designed to support classroom workflows that do not require constant device interaction, such as discussion-based instruction, small-group work, and shared-device workflows.

"The students are not on screens all day. Our district students spend class time talking, reasoning, and writing by hand. The technology serves the teaching and finishes the paperwork."

— Middle School Math Teacher

Who It's For

Atlas is for districts that want to strengthen core instruction with a coherent system that uses formative data to reveal the best path forward while keeping teacher agency at the center. It supports responsive teaching, reduces planning burden, and fits naturally within core curriculum and MTSS frameworks. As part of Kiddom's platform, Atlas emphasizes teacher control and curriculum fidelity.

Teachers

Teaching is a series of real-time decisions: who is ready to move forward, who needs a different approach, and who needs the teacher beside them. Atlas answers those questions so teachers spend more time where they belong, in front of students.

"You really can't do real-time data-based decisions if you're a teacher in your classroom alone. I don't have the time. So Atlas really allows you to make those calls within ten minutes, and that's such a game changer for our students."
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— Mike C., Teacher, District 11, New York City Public Schools

Instructional Coaches

Atlas shows which standards have gaps and which classrooms need the most support. Coaches see exactly where they are needed and co-design with teachers from shared data.

Administrators

Atlas provides data across all classrooms and students so leaders respond faster and more often. Students get continuous support from day one, delivering September data instead of April surprises.

"Atlas shows what's possible when formative assessment is embedded directly into high-quality instructional materials, so teachers can respond to student thinking without leaving grade-level instruction."
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— Michelle Odemwingie, CEO, ANet

How It Differs from Add-on Assessment and AI  Tools

Many assessment tools operate as add-ons, requiring a separate login, pulling content from the open web, or generating freestanding materials disconnected from the curriculum a district has adopted. Atlas takes a fundamentally different approach: it reads student work inside a closed system grounded entirely in the district's adopted core curriculum.

Atlas is not an adaptive, student-tracking system. It surfaces what students missed, shows what options are available next, and drafts groups and Warm-ups, but it never moves without the teacher. Every suggestion goes through the teacher before it reaches a student.

With Atlas:

• ‍‍No new login or separate tool to manage
• Clear next steps, not just another data dashboard
• Misconceptions surfaced inside your curriculum
• Targeted student groups and Warm-ups prepared for teachers
• Assessments connected to the unit and lesson you're teaching
• Grounded in your adopted core curriculum
• Teachers can edit groups, Warm-ups, and pacing at any time

With typical add-on tools:

• ‍‍Separate logins and tools to manage
• Data dashboards that still require teachers to determine what happens next
• Generic recommendations or assessments disconnected from the lesson
• Workflows that may not adapt to how teachers actually teach

Teacher Control

Teachers review and modify any student group, override any recommendation at any time, and retain professional judgment at the center of every instructional decision. Atlas shortens the time between seeing student data and providing support. It does not make instructional decisions for teachers.

Data Protection

Districts retain ownership of data. Atlas operates in a closed environment and does not use student personally identifiable information in its analysis models. Student data is anonymized before analysis, and the system maintains full compliance with FERPA, COPPA, and state privacy laws.

Early Classroom Results

Teachers using Atlas gave students six months of additional learning in one year.

20% higher achievement than low-usage Atlas classrooms.

6 months of additional learning gained by high-usage Atlas classrooms.

"Live cool down data. Honestly, it's amazing. A real time view of what the students are answering with explanations of the misconceptions is a whole new level. I am able to see what I need to do in my next lesson, so my students can understand the concepts better."
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— Middle School Math Teacher

Atlas is available for the 2026-27 school year. Contact us to schedule your district's implementation.

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