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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056: The 50/30/20 model for learning
055: Avoiding tech overwhelm for students AND teachers
054: You don't need the app to create the experience
053: GimKit: Like Kahoot with power-ups
052: Perfection is the enemy of your goals
051: Now's the perfect time to reflect
050: Love TED Talks? Teach like them!
048: You are already teaching coding ...
049: What do our assessments reward?
047: Making the most of online learning
046: Escalate or de-escalate? Humanize or de-humanize?
045: 4 teaching skills I learned in the journalism world
044: How to create Bitmojis for students
043: Hearing from EVERY student
042: About that ONE kid that's not paying attention ...
041: Use KQED Learn to learn and share with an audience
040: The power of lunch with students
039: Battling naughty Kahoot! nicknames
038: Internet access for any assessment?
037: 4 tips to live by on Twitter
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