Two editors, one workflow. When you create a standalone lesson, you'll see a format picker with two options: New editor (Early Access, recommended) and Legacy editor. See The New Lesson Editor for the new flow.
Lessons can be created independently, without needing to be inside a pathway first. A standalone lesson lives in your Lessons library and can be assigned directly to classrooms, added to pathways later, or shared with colleagues.
Creating a standalone lesson
1. Navigate to Lessons in the left sidebar.
2. Click the + Create button in the top right corner.
3. Pick the lesson format (New editor or Legacy editor) and choose how you want to create your lesson, from scratch or with AI assistance.
4. Add your lesson content. In the New editor you write directly in the page and drop in questions and media inline. In the Legacy editor you add content blocks one at a time.
Standalone vs pathway lessons
A standalone lesson is simply a lesson that has not been added to a pathway. There is no difference in functionality. Standalone lessons support all the same block types, feedback modes, and assessment features as lessons inside pathways.
You can add a standalone lesson to a pathway at any time, and removing a lesson from a pathway does not delete it. It returns to your library as a standalone lesson.
When to use standalone lessons
One-off assignments: a single homework or assessment that doesn't belong to a larger sequence
Drafting and planning: create lessons first, then organise them into pathways once your curriculum structure is finalised
Sharing resources: share individual lessons with colleagues without sharing an entire pathway