Frizzle

Frizzle is an innovative educational technology platform built specifically for K-12 mathematics classrooms. The platform acts as an intelligent operating system for math education, helping teachers transform handwritten student work into detailed, actionable learning insights. Rather than requiring students to change how they learn, Frizzle allows them to continue solving problems on paper while advanced artificial intelligence analyzes their work behind the scenes.

The core idea behind Frizzle is simple yet powerful: students work exactly as they always have, using worksheets, quizzes, assignments, and handwritten notes, while teachers capture images of completed work using a smartphone, scanner, or document camera. The platform then processes every page automatically, identifying individual students, reading handwritten mathematics, and analyzing each step of the problem-solving process. This approach eliminates the need for tablets, student accounts, device rollouts, or complicated technology integrations.

Unlike traditional grading tools that only determine whether a final answer is correct or incorrect, Frizzle focuses on understanding student thinking. Its computer vision and AI systems analyze every step taken to reach a solution, allowing the platform to recognize multiple valid approaches to the same problem. Whether a student uses factoring, square roots, or the quadratic formula, Frizzle understands the reasoning and awards appropriate credit. This creates a more accurate picture of mathematical understanding than conventional grading systems.

One of the platform's most valuable capabilities is misconception detection. Frizzle has been trained on approximately 1.4 million pages of real K-12 student work and can identify hundreds of common mathematical misconceptions. Instead of simply reporting that a student answered incorrectly, the platform helps teachers understand exactly where the student's reasoning broke down. It can identify issues related to distributive property, sign errors, prerequisite skill gaps, algebraic reasoning, and many other concepts. This enables teachers to intervene earlier and provide more targeted instruction.

For classroom teachers, Frizzle dramatically reduces the time spent grading assignments while increasing the depth of feedback available. Within minutes of uploading a stack of papers, teachers receive detailed dashboards showing which students are struggling, which concepts require reteaching, and which misconceptions are beginning to spread throughout the class. The system provides step-level feedback, allowing educators to focus on instruction rather than administrative tasks.

Schools and districts can also benefit from Frizzle's broader analytics capabilities. The platform aggregates anonymized data across classrooms, grade levels, and schools, providing administrators and instructional leaders with a comprehensive view of mathematics performance. These insights help identify curriculum effectiveness, monitor student progress, detect equity gaps, and guide educational decision-making at scale. Frizzle supports multiple educational standards frameworks, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS), TEKS, and numerous state-specific standards.