EP318 How to use AI to plan a lesson and still make it YOURS
Feb 9, 2025
Discover how AI can streamline lesson planning without sacrificing your personal teaching style. Learn to choose the right AI tools, like ChatGPT and Canva Magic Write, for your needs. Get step-by-step guidance on brainstorming and enhancing lessons. Find out how to generate engaging activities and differentiate instruction for various learning levels. Plus, tips for refining AI-generated ideas to align with your unique approach. Uncover the secrets to using AI to inspire and connect with your students more effectively.
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AI as a Teaching Assistant
AI acts as a sous chef assisting teachers by prepping lesson ideas, but teachers remain the head chefs.
Teachers must personalize and present lessons, while AI handles preliminary prep work.
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Enhance Lessons with AI
Use AI to enhance or improve existing lesson plans with creative and engaging ideas.
Ask AI for hands-on activities, collaboration ideas, or higher order thinking questions to revamp your lessons.
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Prompt Wisely for AI Help
Use broad or vague prompts to explore creative teaching approaches with AI.
Give specific instructions to generate detailed, targeted lesson steps or content.
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AI tools are transforming the way teachers plan lessons, but how do you use them without losing the personal touch that makes your teaching unique? In this episode of Truth for Teachers, I’m showing you how to use AI as a time-saving tool while still keeping your lessons authentic, creative, and tailored to your students.
Here’s what you’ll learn :
How to choose the right AI tools, like ChatGPT, Curipod, and Canva Magic Write, to fit your planning needs.
The step-by-step process for using AI to brainstorm, outline, and enhance lesson plans. Prompt examples for generating lesson ideas, differentiating activities, and improving engagement.
Why you don’t need to have perfectly worded prompts to get great results (and how to prompt when you’re unsure of what you need)
Tips for refining AI-generated ideas and adapting them to your teaching style.
Practical strategies for using AI to differentiate instruction for students at various learning levels.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly how to harness AI to make lesson planning faster and easier—while keeping your expertise and creativity front and center. AI can’t replace you, but it can free you up to do what you do best: inspire and connect with your students.