# Create a board: from a course, a cohort, a student, or an AI lesson plan

> A board can auto-import a course's lessons, scope to a cohort or a single student, or start blank. You're never locked into one mode — and you can pull a course in later or top up with AI anytime.

Last updated 2026-06-13 · Source: https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-create

From the Teaching Tracker gallery, click New board. The create dialog asks two things: what to call it, and how to fill it. The 'how' is the important part — it decides whether the board arrives pre-filled with topics or blank for you to build.

*Pick how the board starts — describe it for AI, import a course, or build it yourself.*

## From a course (auto-import)

Pick 'From a course' and choose one of your courses. Every lesson becomes a topic card, grouped by its module and kept in curriculum order — so an eight-module course arrives as a fully-populated board in one click. The card keeps a link back to its lesson, which is what lets you re-sync later.

## Per student or per cohort

Teaching the same course to two cohorts at different speeds? Make a board per cohort — each tracks its own pace independently. Want to track one learner's journey (common for 1:1 tutoring)? Make a per-student board: it starts blank so you can add exactly the topics that student needs, and the board is labeled with their name in the gallery.

> **Note:** A per-cohort board can optionally seed from a course too — pick the cohort and the course, and you get that course's lessons scoped to that cohort.

## AI lesson plan or from scratch

No course built yet? Describe what you'll teach in the purpose box and choose 'AI lesson plan' — AI drafts an ordered set of topics for you (covered in the next article). Or pick 'From scratch' for a blank board and add topics by hand with the + Add topic button on the Upcoming column.

## You're not locked in

Modes aren't permanent. Any board — even a blank one — has an Import course button and a ✨ Generate cards button in its header. So you can start blank, teach for a week, then pull a course's lessons in, then have AI suggest a few more topics. Imported lessons that are already on the board are skipped, so re-importing just adds what's new (a 're-sync').

```text
New board → name it → choose:
  ( ) AI lesson plan   — needs a purpose
  ( ) From a course    — pick a course
  ( ) Per student      — pick a student
  ( ) Per cohort       — pick a cohort (+ optional course)
  ( ) From scratch     — blank
```

## Related

- [Teaching Tracker overview](https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-overview)
- [Generate a lesson plan with AI](https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-ai-plan)
- [Resources & presentations](https://prolaud.com/help/teaching-tracker-resources)