In this episode of the Ditch That Textbook podcast, hosts Matt Miller and Karly Moura delve into the exciting world of lesson planning with AI. They explore free tools that can help educators save time, offering quick teaching strategies and tech tips that can be implemented immediately. Additionally, they provide updates on education news and share innovative ideas for utilizing the template of the week.
News and Updates
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The Big Idea
Artificial intelligence can help you write lesson plans faster -- and give you new ideas you might not consider. Here are some tips and strategies you can use. Check out our post Lesson planning with AI: Save time and get ideas.
Ask an AI assistant for a lesson plan. Suggested tools: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Bard, Perplexity, Anthropic Claude.
Use AI tools to create lessons or parts of lessons for you. Suggested tools: MagicSchool.ai, EduAide, Diffit Curipod.
Tech Tips
This idea comes from Nadine Gilkison, she suggests using responses from your students’ interest surveys to help craft AI prompts. Using resources like MagicSchool.ai’s “Make it Relevant” tool you can generate ideas that make what you’re teaching relevant to your class based on their interests and background. Check out: Student interest surveys to connect learning to their world - Ditch That Textbook
Use Google Forms to record data about your students. Check out: 25 practical ways to use Google Forms in class, school
Quick Teaching Strategies:
Try the add-and-pass strategy but add an AI twist by having an AI assistant generate the prompt for you! Ask AI to begin a story using your content. Have students either finish the story or use the add-and-pass strategy to complete it. Check out: Add and pass: A fun activity to get them moving AND creating - Ditch That Textbook
Create a checklist for common feedback for students. Read: How do I give feedback to 100+ students?
Template of the Week
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076: Co-teaching across the world from your classroom
075: Awesome animated GIFs with Jake Miller
074: TONS of places to go virtually with students
073: Video call guests: Just ask them!
072: How to make your OWN Google Expeditions
071: 7 keys to providing stellar feedback
070: The benefits of student feedback
069: Optimal spacing between reviews
068: The power of #ISTE18 from home
067: Are you an over-consumer?
065: Research says to ditch that rudeness
064: Organizing and archiving Twitter with Wakelet
063: How I make the videos in my online course
062: The Create a World Project
061: Several Seesaw tips from the teaching trenches
060: More power for your Genius Hour
059: What's your WHY, and has it changed?
058: Google Forms Quizzes are getting smarter
057: Creating engaging repetitions
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