Throughout this course, you have encountered a variety of ways you can use AI tools to support your learning practice. From saving time on everyday tasks to differentiating instruction to enhancing your existing lessons and activities in creative ways, AI tools can be a great resource for you as an educator. In this activity, you will create your own instructional resource. Choose a use case from two categories: student activity resources or educator resources. Each example use case will have a template you can refine, or you can try to develop your own prompt from scratch. Once you’ve chosen your use case, you will pre-plan your prompt before running it in an AI tool.
Student activity resources
Differentiate a project for students with different mastery levels
Students often have different levels of understanding of a subject. Here is a prompt template to try:
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I am a [Enter your role]. Based on the following information, suggest ways to differentiate project tasks for students with different levels of mastery and experience:
Project: [Enter project name]
Grade level: [Enter grade level]
Learning objectives:
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
Clear instructions and expectations: [Explain how the activity will be conducted and what students should accomplish]
Resources: [List required resources]
Constraints: [Note any potential limitations]
Specific theme or context: [Include information about the project’s theme or the context in which it will exist]
Differentiate a project for students with different mastery levels — short version
Prompt:
| I am a [Enter your role]. Suggest ways to differentiate project tasks for students with different levels of mastery and experience with [Enter subject]. They must achieve [Enter project goals] by the end of the project. |
Create an engaging in-class writing exercise
Creating opportunities for students to actively engage in the learning process by exploring what they have learned is a great way to affirm important takeaways, but it can be time consuming to think of new and exciting exercises to keep students engaged. Here is a prompt template to try:
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I am a [Enter your role]. Based on the following information, create an in-class writing assignment for my students about [Enter writing topic]. The in-class writing assignment should include [Enter specific goals]. Students must complete their work in [number] minutes.
Subject: [Enter subject]
Grade level: [Enter grade level]
Learning objectives:
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
Clear instructions and expectations: [Explain how the activity will be conducted and what students should accomplish]
Resources: [List required resources]
Constraints: [Note any potential limitations]
Specific theme or context: [Include information about the themes or the context in which this exercise will exist]
Create an engaging in-class writing exercise — short version
Prompt:
| I am a [Enter your role]. Create an in-class writing assignment for my students about [Enter writing topic]. The in-class writing assignment should include [Enter specific goals] about [Enter topic]. Students must complete their work in [number] minutes. |
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Generate a review activity
Giving students opportunities to review content themselves engages their critical thinking skills and helps them put their new knowledge into practice. You can use AI tools to develop fresh review activities that do just that! Here is a prompt template to try:
Prompt:
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I am a [Enter your role]. Based on the following information, develop an engaging activity that will enable students to review the specified content:
Subject: [Enter subject]
Grade level: [Enter grade level]
Learning objectives:
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
Knowledge, skills, and understanding: [Note key facts, concepts, or processes covered in the material]
Critical thinking: [Explain whether the students will be analyzing information, drawing conclusions, evaluating arguments, problem-solving, etc.]
Content and material: [Specify the specific content area, lesson, or topic you want to focus on]
Materials: [Paste in textbook chapters or sections, lecture notes, handouts, or other relevant resources]
Reading level: [State the desired reading level for the review activity]
Activity type and format: [Describe the desired type of activity, such as quiz, game, simulation, collaborative project, etc.]
Difficulty and length: [Indicate the difficulty level and length]
Generate a review activity — short version
Prompt:
| I am a [Enter your role]. Develop an engaging activity that will enable [Enter grade level and subject] students to review [Enter content and material]. This activity should help students achieve [Enter learning objectives] in [number] minutes. |
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Create an email newsletter
As an educator, so much of your work happens outside of the classroom. If you often find yourself having to take the time to write email updates or draft a newsletter to share news and events, use AI to streamline those tasks. Here is a prompt template to try:
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I am a [Enter your role]. Based on the information provided, draft a [Enter newsletter cadence] focused on [Enter newsletter topics]. Include sections for [Enter necessary section headers]. Encourage readers’ participation by highlighting the benefits for students, fostering a sense of community, and clearly outlining the [event details or upcoming events]:
Subject: [Enter the subject]
Grade: [Include grade-level]
Upcoming events: [Provide a brief overview of any events, their purpose, and any highlights]
Target audience: [Specify if the event is for all guardians, specific grade levels, or particular student groups]
Desired outcome: [State your goal for parent participation, such as increased engagement, community building, supporting student learning, etc.]
Tone: [Note the particular tone or message to be conveyed, such as enthusiastic, informative, persuasive, etc.]
Length: [Specify how many pages the newsletter should be]
Optional additional Information: [Include any special dates, additional notices, or important information]
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Create an email newsletter — short version
Prompt:
| I am a [Enter your role]. Draft a [Enter newsletter cadence] focused on [Enter newsletter topics]. Include sections for [Enter necessary section headers]. Format the newsletter using [Enter preferred formatting]. |
Design a lesson plan
Designing lesson plans that keep students engaged and help them achieve important learning objectives is a critical part of your job as an educator. AI can support your work as you design lesson plans, brainstorm activities, and work to achieve learning objectives within your class’s timeframe. Here is a prompt template to try:
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I am a [Enter your role]. Based on the following information, write a lesson plan that will help my students achieve the desired learning outcomes:
Subject: [Enter subject]
Grade level: [Enter grade level]
Learning objectives:
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
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[Enter learning objective]
Time limit: [Enter duration of lesson]
Prior knowledge: [Enter information about what students already know about the topic]
Materials: [List any required materials]
Time allotment: [Enter required time for the lesson]
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Design a lesson plan — short version
Prompt:
| I am a [Enter your role]. Write a lesson plan that will help my [Enter grade level and subject] students [Enter learning objectives]. Our class is [number] minutes long. The lesson plan should include a section for [Enter desired lesson plan structure]. |
If you have been inspired by everything you have learned so far and have your own idea for a prompt, feel free to write a prompt from scratch to create another instructional resource!
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