Teachers' Cheat Sheet: 13 Ways ChatGPT can reduce teachers’ workload (by Dan Fitzpatrick)

From: 13 Ways ChatGPT can reduce teachers’ workload by Dan Fitzpatrick. Please subscribe to his fantastic newsletter to stay up-to-date at https://theaieducator.io/

Contents:
Introduction
1. Grade student work
2. Provide feedback
3. Model answers
4. Create a unit of work with Copilot
Sample prompt in Copilot: Write a lesson plan
5. Create a lesson plan
6. Create questions
7. Create a lesson booklet
8. Generate PowerPoint with Educationcopilot.com
9. Create a report for a student
10. Parents' evening notes
11. Write a curriculum intent document
12. Exam question how-to guide
13. Students talk to a fictional figure

Introduction

Here are some prompts created by Dan Fitzpatrick, which I took from his booklet in PDF and converted to text, so that you can easily copy and paste them into your AI-powered application. He wrote these prompts because he noticed that most teachers are overburdened by their work, and continue to work in the evenings and on weekends. Teacher burnout is a real issue, as anyone in the profession can attest.

You should avoid ChatGPT, but test these time-saving prompts in Forefront.ai, Poe.com, or Preplexity.ai, which uniquely indicates its sources of information. Your role will now become less of a creator from scratch, and more of an editor or curator of existing or AI generated unique materials. 

Intelligent use of AI-powered tools by teachers reduces cognitive load and allows them to focus on the quality of their materials and their own unique human contribution to the class. It also allows teachers to move away from using published textbook materials and create their own materials in less time. Materials can for example be easily entered into Google Sheets and then converted into Google Forms using the Sheets-to-Forms utility.

Although the results are impressive and are almost ready to use, you should, however, acknowledge that you use these tools to generate teaching materials and that after editing and adapting them you are the only responsible author. This is in line with the generally accepted practice by editors of peer-reviewed academic journals.

Dan Fitzpatrick

1. Grade student work

Grade this student's work and explain your grade.

You are a historian who specialised in post-World War 2 Europe. You are also an experienced examiner for the IB Diploma Programme History.

Familiarise yourself with the question and answer, then link your grade to the mark scheme.

Write this in 200 words. Use headings and bullet points.

Paste your exam question:

Paste your mark scheme:

Paste your student's answer:

2. Provide feedback

Provide feedback on the student's work.

You are a teacher who provides outstanding feedback to your students, that helps them to improve.

Provide feedback on the student's work. Include:

- The most impressive part of their answer

- How they can improve to a level 7

Use short and impactful sentences.

Break down complex ideas, so they are clear and easy to understand.

3. Model answers

Write a model answer.

You are a History student who knows the mark scheme very well and always gets top marks.

Write a level 4 model answer for this exam question.

Also, create a 'fill the blanks' task out of this answer. Miss out only keywords.

Also, write a level 1 answer.

Use excellent vocabulary and provide evidence to back up your answers. 

Make your evaluations thorough and insightful.

4. Create a unit of work with Copilot

Follow the simple steps below to create a new unit. 

Go to: app.educationcopilot.com

This amazing platform is built on ChatGPT technology.

In seconds, create full units of work, complete with lesson plans and lots of resources.

5. Create a lesson plan.

You are an expert on pedagogy.

Create a lesson plan for a year 7 science lesson.

This lesson introduces students to cells.

Make it an engaging and informative lesson. Write your answers in headings, subheadings and bullet points.

Tip: You can easily copy and paste the response into a lesson plan pro forma.

Tip: When you create a unit of work on Copilot, it creates lesson plans for you!

6. Create questions

Create a set of questions for students.

You are an expert in learning theory, specialising in retrieval practice. 

You are also an experienced physics teacher.

Create a series of questions for a class of 8-year-old students on gravity.

Also, include tasks such as:

- Asking pupils to speak like an expert

- Using working memory challenge grids

Plan these out over two weeks. Only Monday to Friday.

7. Create a lesson booklet

You are an expert in population growth and change, who is renowned for your ability to simplify complex ideas into understandable information for 13-year-olds.

Create a lesson booklet for a year 8 Geography class on the DTM.

Include:

- 4 paragraphs of writing

- A multiple-choice hinge question after each paragraph

- Questions at the end based on SOLO (or Revised Bloom, or IB assessment objectives) taxonomy

- An extra question that stretches students to IGCSE level.

8. Generate PowerPoint with Educationcopilot.com

Go to: app.educationcopilot.com

Generate a 15-slide, educational PowerPoint on any topic.

Simply provide a few details and let Copilot do the rest!

Go to 'Workshop', then ‘PowerPoint Generator”.

In a few seconds, you'll have a 15-slide Informative presentation that you can use as the basis of your next lesson.

9. Create a report for a student

You are a teacher who is outstanding at writing students' reports. You synthesise student grades and effort and give a clear picture of how students are progressing. You write in short sentences, that are easily understandable.

Paste student's grades:

Paste the students’ effort ratings:

Here are a few bullet points of information about the student:

10. Parents' evening notes

Create notes for a parent and student meeting.

You are an expert at analysing student data and providing clear, insightful notes about a student's progress. Format your answer, using headings, subheadings and bullet points.

Create notes on a student's progress.

Paste the student's grades:

Paste the student's effort ratings:

Here are a few bullet points of information about the student:

11. Write a curriculum intent document

You are an outstanding personal assistant who can create professional documents. You have the ability to write clear and punchy sentences, that deliver impact.

Create a curriculum intent document for my year 8 music class.

Explain why we teach this content and how it links to careers and growing emotional intelligence.

Base it on the content outlined below.

Paste content:

12. Exam question how-to guide

You are an experienced Law Professor who creates impactful resources for A-Level students. You write how-to guides that are easily understandable, contain short and punchy sentences and turn complex ideas into simple ones.

Paste your question:

Paste your mark scheme:

Create a 3 step how-to guide on how to answer this question in a closed exam setting, where you can't research.

Use headings, subheadings and bullet points. 

13. Students talk to a fictional figure

You are going to become a fictional character.

Take on the persona of Romeo from Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet".

Your knowledge is limited to that of Romeo.

Answer all my questions in the style of Romeo.

Final Remarks

We strongly recommend you use these prompts on another Large Language Model site, such as Forefrtont.ai or Perplexity.ai because of ChatGPT limitations: no web search, no information after Sep. 2021 and no reliable links to sources of information.

Here is one bonus prompt, for those who still find the workload/pay ratio for teachers unattractive, here is a prompt you can use with Forefront.ai based on GPT4 to write a cover letter based on your resume:

Act as job applicant, write an outstanding, high-impact, cover letter based on my resume and this job description. 

Highlight <write a few bullet points with your key achievements for this role, or conditions you are looking for>.

This is my resume: <paste the text or a weblink>

This is the job description: <paste the text or a weblink>

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