Kami Coach: A math formative assessment tool that shows you how students think

What is Kami Coach?
Kami Coach is an AI-powered math coaching product that gives teachers real-time formative assessment data while students work through problems independently.
Rather than giving students the formula or the answer, Kami Coach uses Socratic questioning: probing questions that reveal how a student is thinking and guide them toward the next step themselves. Teachers gain real-time insight into student understanding, common misconceptions, and where reteaching may be needed. Unlike an open chatbot, Kami Coach is scoped to the assigned math activity and built to support teacher-led instruction.
Learn more about how Kami Coach helps turn stuck moments into productive struggle, while teachers stay informed at every step. 

There is a moment in every math class that teachers know well.

A student reads the problem. They pause. Something doesn’t click. Instead of raising a hand, they go quiet — staring at the page, waiting for the moment to pass. By the time a teacher reaches them, the window for intervention may already be closing. The misconception has started to take hold.

The data does not exist until it is too late.

Teachers cannot act on information they do not have. And for much of the school day, particularly during independent practice, that information does not exist in a usable format.

Math formative assessment has a timing problem

Districts invest heavily in math formative assessment, benchmark tests, exit tickets, and progress monitoring tools. All of it is valuable. But most of it arrives after the fact: a snapshot of what students understood yesterday, not what they are struggling with right now.

According to  NWEA’s Spring 2025 Trend Snapshots report , drawing on data from over 20 million K–8 students across 30,000 schools, math scores remain below pre-pandemic levels and gaps have only narrowed modestly since their lowest point. Recovery is happening, but slowly.

For district leaders, that makes the moments when students get stuck during everyday instruction more important, not less.

That moment is where math confidence erodes. Where misconceptions take hold. And it is the hardest gap to close, because by the time the data surfaces, the opportunity to act has often already passed.

That is the problem Kami Coach is built to solve.

What Kami Coach does: real-time student data in math

Kami Coach works alongside teacher-assigned math activities. Teachers can upload a PDF, image, or worksheet they already use. Kami Coach adapts to those existing materials and generates activity goals automatically, or teachers can upload their own rubric or scoring criteria instead. 

During independent practice, students can get support when they are not sure where to start, ask for feedback partway through an activity, and keep making progress in the moments a teacher cannot be everywhere at once: when a hand stays down out of embarrassment, when the teacher is working with another group, or when a student is doing homework and no one at home can help with the math. 

Through Socratic questioning, the coaching is grounded in the work on the page, prompting students to check their own thinking and self-correct rather than simply handing over an answer. Teachers are not out of the loop while this happens.

Kami Coach helps surface which students are struggling, which misconceptions are emerging, and where reteaching may be needed, giving teachers the insight to intervene sooner and before those gaps show up in a formal assessment.

Teachers can review the completed page, see how the student worked through the problem, and understand the exchanges that happened during coaching. The thinking process, not just the final answer, becomes visible.

That makes Kami Coach more than a student support tool. It becomes a way for teachers to see and hear learning as it happens.

Teacher view in Kami Coach

Why district leadership needs to be in this conversation 

After Kami Coach’s first public showing at CUE in March 2026, district interest made one thing clear: leaders are looking for AI tools with a defined instructional purpose, meaningful teacher oversight, and a clear role in student learning. 

District leaders are under increasing pressure to show that AI in the classroom has a clear instructional purpose. Boards, leadership teams, and communities want evidence that AI tools are being used responsibly, with strong oversight and a measurable role in student learning.

For many districts, the question is shifting from whether AI belongs in the classroom to which AI tools are structured enough to support authentic learning.

Kami Coach has a clear answer.

It keeps teachers in control of when and how coaching support is available. It gives students guided help in the moment they need it. And it gives teachers oversight into the work, the reasoning, and the conversation behind each submission.

Kami Coach is not an open chatbot. Every interaction is scoped to the activity the student is working on. Teachers have visibility into student thinking , and the experience is designed to stay aligned to instructional intent.

It does not replace what teachers do. It extends their reach during independent practice, helping more students get unstuck and self correct,  while giving teachers the insight they need to intervene sooner.

For district leaders, that matters because the challenge is not only AI access. It is trust, accountability, and evidence of instructional value.

Student view in Kami Coach

What participation in the Kami Coach beta looks like 

Kami Coach is currently in beta. The beta is designed to be low-friction for teachers and useful for district teams evaluating responsible AI use in math instruction.

Participation looks like:

• Using existing materials: Teachers can upload a PDF, image, or worksheet they already use. No new curriculum or lesson redesign is required.
• Fast activity setup: Kami Coach adapts to the uploaded material and generates activity goals automatically.
• Guided independent practice: Students receive contextual hints, check-ins, and feedback while they work.
• Teacher visibility: Teachers can review completed activities , student work progress , and coach exchanges.
• Reteaching signals: Teachers and leaders gain earlier insight into where students are struggling and what may need to be retaught.
• Teacher-led control: Educators decide when and how coaching support is available.

For district leaders, beta participation means early input into a product designed to support AI-assisted math instruction with clear guardrails, teacher oversight, and measurable classroom value.

The districts joining now are helping shape a product built around a clear instructional problem: the gap between when a student gets stuck and when a teacher finds out.

Join the beta here

The evidence bar we are holding ourselves to 

Kami Coach should be evaluated the same way districts evaluate any meaningful math intervention: on evidence of impact, not on the promise of AI. 

The beta should help answer practical questions:

• Do students engage with the coaching when it is available?
• Does it help students keep working independently when they might otherwise stop?
• Does it give teachers better visibility into student understanding?
• Does it surface reteaching needs earlier than existing workflows?
• Are teachers able to use it consistently?

A 2025 systematic review published in ZDM Mathematics Education found that computer-based formative assessment in interactive learning environments showed particular promise, particularly when implementation was regular and tied to specific content and learning intentions.

Kami Coach is built around that kind of use case: focused, activity-based, and tied to the learning already happening in the classroom.

Before reaching beta classrooms, Kami Coach also spent a semester in the hands of a student design team at Design Tech High School, who tested it, challenged it, and helped shape how it works. Read how students helped design an AI math coach for the full story.

That is how districts should evaluate any math intervention tool: not on the novelty of the technology, but on whether it helps teachers act sooner and students keep learning when they get stuck.

If the gap between a student getting stuck and a teacher knowing about it is something your district wants to close, Kami Coach is worth a closer look.

Request a Kami Coach beta conversation to explore whether your district is a fit. 

Frequently asked questions

What data and privacy standards does Kami Coach meet?
Kami Coach is fully compliant with COPPA, FERPA, GDPR, UK GDPR, and strict US state-level student privacy laws (including SOPPA and SOPIPA). Our systems are SOC 2 Type II certified.

Kami never harvest or sell student data, and we utilize Google Gemini AI with a strict commitment to ethical responsibility.

How much does the Kami Coach cost?
Coach is offered at School and District level. For pricing please request a quote.
Already a Kami or Book Creator customer? Talk to your account manager today. 

How is Kami Coach different from different form any other chat bot  for math?
Teachers have full insight to student activity, every keystroke and annotation along with their thoughts as they talk through the process. Kami Coach won’t give the solution but guide students in demonstrating where they are at in their understanding of a concept. 

Can Kami Coach be used with existing math worksheets and curriculum materials? 
Yes! Coach works with any PDF or image file that the teacher provides. Good quality images are recommended and consideration of space for students to annotate onto the page. 

How do I join the Kami Coach beta?
The beta is currently open to a limited number of districts. To find out more and request a conversation with the Kami Coach team, use the link below.

Not ready yet? For district leaders navigating the broader question of AI, academic integrity, and what authentic learning looks like today, our executive briefing on AI and authentic assessment goes deeper.