Top chats from high school teachers

Educators across the U.S. share how they use Chat for lesson planning, research, and administrative tasks

Today we’re launching Chats for High School Teachers, a collection of practical examples of how teachers are using ChatGPT every day.

1. You are an expert [grade level, subject] teacher. Create a yearlong curriculum map for [topic]. [Add additional direction.]

2. I need help creating a [subject] unit based on the attached goals. Please come up with a plan for a [number]-day unit with [length]-minute classes. [Add additional direction.]

3. I need help creating an engaging [length] introduction to my lesson. [Add additional context and direction.]

4. Can you take these thoughts on my lesson and turn them into bullet points I can use in my class slides?

5. I have an upcoming lesson on [topic]. Help me build out the hands-on learning portion.

6. Here’s my current draft of the directions for the assignment. Please make it more clear and concise, and format it so I can easily post to Canvas.

7. Create a collaborative activity for [course] students. Make sure they can showcase their creativity. Class periods are [length] minutes long.

8. Create a lesson plan for [requirements]. [Add additional direction.]

9. Using the prompt for the attached readings, generate [number] different example responses. The responses should be a [length] long and vary in strength from extremely well written to very poorly written. Include a rationale for each response on what level of writing it is. [Add additional direction.]

10. You are a [grade level, subject] teacher. Write [number] questions for a quiz on [topic]. [Add additional direction.]

11. What details, fun facts, or counterarguments could I add to this presentation to make my instruction more interesting and useful for my students?

12. I am about to teach a lesson on [topic] to [grade level] students. Help me connect its themes to something they care about, like [their interests].

13. I am working on a proposal for a session at [conference]. I would like you to act as editor and idea consultant. Please help me think about ways to turn our initial brainstorming into a coherent proposal with a high likelihood of acceptance.

14. What are some interesting case studies for [level] high school students in a [subject] course?

15. Review my students’ answers to the exit ticket from this week’s class. Provide me feedback on [learning goals]. Do you have any questions before I upload their answers?

16. Review these papers according to the attached rubric. Draft comments and add encouraging feedback. Have a critical eye for detail.

17. Act as a teacher and draft a letter to parents updating them on [message]. [Add additional direction.]

18. Translate this email to [language].

19. Help me reply nicely to this email and answer their questions.

20. Give me all the relevant [standards] that apply to this curriculum.

21. I want to design an activity for the first class to [lesson goals]. Can you help me make something fun and clever?

22. Help me write a short recap about our [class or event] based on the information below. I want a version that I can include in my parent email update. [Add information.]

23. I have been asked for comments on some of my students from colleagues who are writing their college recommendation letters. I am going to give you some rough thoughts. Please convert them into comments that will be helpful to the writers.

Thank you to the educators who shared and tested these chats ✨

Ali Lewis, Anjini Grover, Brent Schmitz, Casey Cuny, Chris Butts, Coral Riley, Maggie Thompson, Maitreyee Karmarkar, Racquel Gibson, Sean Coleman, Spencer Brown, Tripp Reed, Tyler Tarver

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