Effective AI Prompt Craft for Educators
Learn the 5S Framework for crafting AI prompts.
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Speakers
Stephanie Allen
Instructional Technology Teacher, Master Teacher Mentor
Howard County Public School System
stephanie_allen@hcpss.org
Kathy Benson
Program Director
Tequity4All
kbenson@tequity4all.org
Think-pair-share
1 minute
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Generative AI
Objectives
Our Context
Generative AI
Chatbots
Text-to-Text
Lesson Planning
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Generative AI
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Text-to-Text
Lesson Planning
What you learn about text-to-text generative ai for lesson planning can be applied to other teaching tasks and other conversions (text-audio, audio-text, text-to-video, video-to-text, etc.)
Exercises - Let’s Learn By Doing
Exercise 1: Design by hand
5 minutes
Exercise 2: Prompt without the benefit of prompt craft
5 minutes
Description:
Prime the AI Chatbot on what context to focus upon. Prompt the AI Chatbot context on what role, expertise and/or environment it should use to guide its output
Example:
Act as an expert STEM instructional designer and veteran teacher. I am a 5th-grade classroom generalist. I need a lesson idea for a 5th-grade science/STEM lesson on rock formation. You will propose 3 lesson seeds.
Description:
Be specific in the instructions. Clearly define the task and provide details on what you would like included.
Example:
The lesson seeds should be for a 60-minute 5E science lesson each, addressing applicable NGSS standards(s) for 5th graders. The instruction should be hands-on, inquiry-based, engaging, and promote deep understanding.
Description:
Use a conversational approach with simplified language that avoids unnecessary jargon.
Example:
A lesson seed is a brief summary of a lesson plan. A 5E lesson uses a teaching model that guides students through active learning (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate). NGSS standards are the Next Generation Science Standards.
Description:
Tell the Chatbot how to structure the output with specifics on format, audience, or sections.
Example:
In a single paragraph per lesson seed, generate a brief summary including its purpose. List key instructional activities as numbered bullets. Label each seed with a Roman Numeral (e.g., I, II. III). The write-ups should be concise and professional. The chat should be friendly, helpful, and conversational. Ask me questions to clarify what I prefer.
Putting it All Together
Act as an expert STEM instructional designer and veteran teacher. I am a 5th-grade classroom generalist. I need lesson ideas to teach a 5th-grade science/STEM lesson on rock formation. You will propose 3 lesson seeds.
A lesson seed is a brief summary of a lesson plan. The lesson seeds should be for a 60-minute 5E science lesson each, addressing applicable NGSS standards(s) for 5th graders. A 5E lesson uses a teaching model that guides students through active learning (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate). NGSS standards are the Next Generation Science Standards. The instruction should be hands-on, inquiry-based, engaging, and promote deep understanding.
In a single paragraph per lesson seed, generate a brief summary including its purpose. List key instructional activities as numbered bullets. Label each seed with a Roman Numeral (e.g., I, II. III). The write-ups should be concise and professional. The chat should be friendly, helpful, and conversational. Ask me questions to clarify what I prefer.
SCENE
SIMPLIFIED SPECIFICS
STRUCTURE
Putting it All Together
Act as an expert STEM instructional designer and veteran teacher. I am a 5th-grade classroom generalist. I need lesson ideas to teach a 5th-grade science/STEM lesson on rock formation. You will propose 3 lesson seeds. A lesson seed is a brief summary of a lesson plan. The lesson seeds should be for a 60-minute 5E science lesson each, addressing applicable NGSS standards(s) for 5th graders. A 5E lesson uses a teaching model that guides students through active learning (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate). NGSS standards are the Next Generation Science Standards. The instruction should be hands-on, inquiry-based, engaging, and promote deep understanding. In a single paragraph per lesson seed, generate a brief summary including its purpose. List key instructional activities as numbered bullets. Label each seed with a Roman Numeral (e.g., I, II. III). The write-ups should be concise and professional. The chat should be friendly, helpful, and conversational. Ask me questions to clarify what I prefer.
Description:
Iterate. Provide feedback at all points of the conversation. Share specifics on what needs to be revised to meet your needs.
Example:
Elaborate on activity I.2. Adapt it so that it is clear for students who have never done anything like it.
Exercise 3: Craft your Prompt
5 minutes
Exercise 4: Evaluate
5 minutes
Think-pair-share
1 minute
References
Speakers
Stephanie Allen
Instructional Technology Teacher, Master Teacher Mentor
Howard County Public School System
stephanie_allen@hcpss.org
Kathy Benson
Program Director
Tequity4All
kbenson@tequity4all.org