CurioMind AI is an intelligent co-pilot for K-12 educators and a critical thinking sandbox for students. For teachers, it streamlines lesson planning, generates culturally relevant and differentiated materials, and suggests creative project ideas, significantly reducing administrative burden and fostering equitable learning environments. For students, it offers a guided platform to ethically interact with AI, providing tools to analyze AI-generated content for bias and “flatness,” and prompts to transform raw AI output into original, critically informed, and creative work. This addresses concerns about AI eroding creativity by actively teaching students to leverage AI as a thought companion while developing their unique voice and critical discernment.