AI Hacks for Lesson Planning

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Differentiation for ELL's and reading assistance: Students can watch the optional video at .5 speed with closed captions turned on for guided practice (External Link to video)Links to an external site. For Added rigor, students work with Excited States and Ions, writing electron configurations for excited states and common ions.

Reflect on your answer to the bell ringer. Were you right? Or wrong? Explain the changes and growth in your learning. Self Assessment- From 0-5, assess your mastery of today's learning objective, what questions do you still have?

Q3.1: Electron Arrangement in Atoms Quiz (Due Date- Next Friday)

Slide 32 - Electron Configuration Notation Practice - watch video for assistance (External Link to video)Links to an external site.

L3.1 Electron ConfigurationsLinks to an external site. Slides 9 to 31 Checks for understanding include.

• Questions in slideshow
• Hashtag summary activities
• Student-generated questioning
• "This reminds me of"...
• make connections to prior knowledge
• Draw-it practice

Write one sentence in the chat or draw an image in Nearpod to represent how you think electrons are arranged within an atom. (Make sure to also keep your answer handy to review at the end.) L3.1 Slides 7 + 8 (course link).

• How are electrons arranged in an atom?
• How do valence electrons influence chemical behavior?

I can . . .

• Describe the orbitals in an atom and the location of valence electrons.
• Describe the information given by the electron configuration of an element.

Virginia Standards of Learning for Chemistry: Chemistry Standard 4.1: Understand the arrangement of electrons in atoms. Explain how electrons are distributed in energy levels and sublevels within atoms, and how valence electrons influence chemical behavior

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Bonus Resources

Engagement Resource Collection

Student Engagement activities Templates.

Student Practice

Guided and Independant Practice AI tools can develop scaffolded check-for-understanding questions that gradually increase in rigor, guiding students through important practices or skills. Use AI to create both student-friendly prompts and teacher-facing prompts to include in your presentation speaker notes, assisting your instruction.Guided Practice Tips:

• Paste lesson slide text or readings into AI tools to develop engaging check-for-understanding activities tailored to your instructional materials.

Independent practice Tips:

• Enhance learning by offering student choice. Example: Use AI to create three versions of independent practice at different readiness levels (mild, medium, hot) and let students choose the practice activity right for them.
• Ask AI to generate prompts adapted to suit various learning styles. This might include options for students to demonstrate their understanding through different modalities. Prompt AI to draw on Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences

*Sample Prompts:

• Create scaffolded check-for-understanding questions based on the following content: Include questions that gradually increase in rigor and build on the understandings from the previous questions. Include prompts the teacher can use to guide students through each question: [paste lesson text or readings below]
• Generate three versions of independent practice activities for [grade level and subject] students based on the content below. Each activity should increase in rigor and be labeled 'mild,' 'medium,' or 'hot.' Ensure the 'mild' version is simplified and includes scaffolding for students, 'medium' is moderately challenging, and 'hot' is more advanced." [paste instructional content or learning standards]
• Write prompts for [grade level and subject] independent practice activities tailored to different learning styles. Include options for students to demonstrate understanding through art, writing, acting, or kinesthetic activities. Base the activity on the following content. [paste instructional content or learning standards]

Discover more AI prompts to enhance lesson plans and more in our AI Recipe Book.

Lesson Notes

AI can enhance lesson plan notes for virtual classrooms, creating comprehensive guides for students and facilitators or co-teachers. Notes can cover strategies for leading group work, supporting students needing extra help, and addressing the needs of students who missed class or need additional review.

• Tip: If your lesson plans are public, avoid sharing student names or identifying information to comply with FERPA laws. You can inform AI tools about students' accommodations without revealing personal details.
• Template Tip: Keep some notes in your lesson plan template to be copied each week, such as protocols for absent students to make up work and get extra support. This might include reminders about where to find key class materials like assignments, direct instruction materials, or class recordings.

Sample Prompts:

• Using this lesson plan: [paste provided lesson plan or activity insturctions], create facilitator notes to outline how a facilitator can support students during the lesson. Include strategies for facilitating group work, assisting students who need extra help, and ensuring all students are engaged and on track.

• Using this lesson plan: [paste lesson plan or activity instructions], provide differentiation suggestions for the following circumstances [provide circumstances here]. (Note: Differentiations may include ELL, items from 504s and IEPs, visual, hearing, technological, and more).
• Create a differentiated version of the following reading for this lesson activity rewritten for [grade level, lexile level, english language learners, or other specific accommodations]: [paste original reading text]

Academic Standards (District-Facing Language)

AI tools like Chat GPT, Microsoft Copilot, Eduaide and Magic School can streamline the process of identifying relevant educational standards for your lesson by quickly searching for state-specific standards based on the subject and grade level.

• TIP: Specify the exact set of standards for your state to help AI tools identify the relevant standards for your lesson.
• TIP: Clearly outline the topics or learning objectives your lesson will cover, and avoid asking AI to translate standards between states.

*Sample Prompts:

• If I’m writing a lesson plan in [State] for [grade level and subject]on the topic of [explain your lesson topic or learning outcomes], what specific state standards am I meeting? Provide specific standards with standard identifiers.

Use this link to view your state's academic standards and prompt AI to search the specific set of standards you need.

AI Lesson Plan Prompt Template

Access our AI Lesson Plan Prompt Template to easily copy pre-made prompts to give clear and specific AI instructions while writing each component of your lesson plan.

Learning Objectives (Student-Facing Language)

AI can help formulate clear and concise learning objectives in student-friendly language. By analyzing lesson materials, such as slides or assessments, AI can distill complex objectives into 1-2 straightforward statements that students can easily understand. *Sample Prompts:

• Create a student-friendly learning objective for a lesson on [topic] use this content to inform your objectives [paste slide text or assessment questions]
• To synthesize numerous objectives, Summarize these learning objectives into 1-2 clear, student-friendly statements: [paste numerous learning targets]

Essential Questions AI can generate engaging essential questions that connect learning topics to real-world implications, fostering curiosity and deeper understanding among students. *Sample Prompts:

• create 1-2 essential questions that capture the key concepts of the learning objectives and encourage students to consider the broader, real-world significance of the topics being studied: [paste learning objectives or topics]

Objectives and EQs (Student-friendly language)

Consider using AI tools like:

• Chat GTP
• Microsoft Copilot
• Eduaide
• Magic School

• Use student-friendly language when writting EQs and Learning Objectives.
• Many schools request that teachers limit the number of Essential Questions and Learining Objectives to 1-2 each per lesson. (Students are less likely to pay attention to longer lists).
• Plan your lesson agenda to frequently reference the EQ's and learning objectives for your lesson. Give students opportunities to reflect on essential questions and self-assess their understanding of learning objectives.

Best Practices for Objectives and Essential Questions

To enhance EQs and write student-friendly lesson objectives.

• The lesson presentations included in your Canvas modules typicaly list lesson objectives and essential questions.
• You can copy-paste these objectives and essential questions into your lesson plan ,

Check the modules of your Canvas course

Bonus Resources

Exit Ticket Builder

Exit Ticket Self-Assessment Form

Interactive student checklist

Lesson Closers: Exit Tickets

Exit Tickets Templates

AI tools can be used to create valuable exit tickets that prompt student self-reflection. These moments are crucial for helping students reflect on key concepts and evaluate their understanding of learning objectives.

• TIP: Include the learning objectives and/or essential questions for your lesson in your prompts to AI to ensure the exit tickets are focused on core understandings.

*Sample Prompts:

• Generate an exit ticket for my [grade and subject] lesson on [lesson topic]. Include student-friendly questions that help students reflect on the main lesson concepts and evaluate their understanding of the learning objectives. Use the following information to help you [paste learning objectives, essential questions, and/or standards]
• Create an exit ticket for a [grade and subject] lesson on [lesson topic]. The questions should prompt students to reflect on their grasp of the material and identify areas they might need to review further. Use the following information to help you [paste learning objectives, essential questions, and/or standards].
• Design an exit ticket for a [grade and subject] lesson on [lesson topic]. Ensure the questions encourage students to connect the day's lesson to the broader essential questions and reflect on their learning progress.Use the following information to help you [paste learning objectives, essential questions, and/or standards].

*Sample Prompts:

• Create a bellwork question that reviews the core concepts from our last class on [topic or learning objectives]. The question should help students recall important information and apply it to new situations.
• Create a bellwork activity that introduces our new topic on [topic or learning objectives]. The activity should engage students and encourage them to think about the real-world applications of the material. Spark curiosity and require little prior knowledge of the topic.

AI tools can help you create engaging bell work to kickstart your lessons. You can use AI to generate questions that prepare students to dive into new topics or review key concepts from previous lessons. Just provide a brief overview of your lesson or the content covered in your last class.

• TIP: Specify the learning objectives or key topics for the AI to generate relevant bell work.
• TIP: using open-ended questions can encourage critical thinking and spark curiosity.

Bell Ringers

• AI Tools to for student-friendly Slide Text
• Magic School

• Eduaid
• Chat GPT
• AI Tools for Slide Generation
• Slidesgo

• Curipod
• Canva AI
• Gama

*Sample Prompts:

• Create slide text for [grade level] lesson on [lesson topic or standard]. Include clear explations of main ideas and key details as well as definitions of important vocabulary in student-friendly language.
• Design slides for a [grade level and subject] lesson on [lesson topic]. Ensure the slides align with [specific state standards]

AI tools can enhance your direct instruction content by generating clear, student-friendly slide text. You can ask AI tools to synthesize textbook or web content into grade-appropriate explanations with topic headers, bold lesson vocabulary, and Simplified reading aids for varied needs (e.g., bold text, highlights, chunking, etc). Platforms like Slidesgo, Curipod, Gama and Canva can create visually appealing slides tailored to your lesson's needs.

• TIP: Specify the grade level of your students and any necessary differentiation, such as student-friendly definitions or translations of key vocabulary.
• TIP: Identify the standards your lesson addresses to help AI focus the presentation content.

Additionally, AI tools excel at creating check for understanding questions, which will be our focus in the next section.

Direct Instruction