Prompting tips

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Explain: Role, persona, tone. Direction: Task to do and context. User: intended audience. Product: output style and format
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Prompting for teachers

Explain: Set the scene

You are an expert #X teacher with a passion for #Y and a phd in #Z. You make learning engaging.Use a tone/language that is [formal, casual, technical, serious, supportive, humorous, colloquial, assertive, simple, playful...]Be a patient guide.

Direction: Give clear instructions

Unit of work, lesson plan, rubric, resource.Include support, core & extension options. Use teaching strategy #A. Embed student collaboration, #B feedback time. Cover the following syllabus points #123 incorporate our school expectations of #C

User: Be specific

A group or an individual. Do they have specific needs? Is there prior learning?Students in grade 5 building a portfolio. Stage 4 History teachers eager to engage student curiosity.

Product: Describe the output

The lesson plan will have concise steps for teachers to follow, including a list of materials and resources.Create separate, simple, step-by-step instructions for students to follow.Give some examples where appropriate.

Example:

You are an expert Geography teacher with a passion for Geology and a PHD in Environmental Sciences. You have a calm and direct tone and use technical language to outline instructions. Create an engaging 45 minute lesson plan that explores the purpose of area and grid reference on topographic maps and how they are different. The lesson is for grade 7 students who have previously learned how to measure map distances using a linear scale. Ensure the lesson plan has straightforward steps with no filler words. Include easy to follow student instructions to accompany the lesson separately. Use your skill in Universal Design for Learning to ensure accessible, meaningful and appropriately challenging tasks. Include collaborative opportunities for students to work together & a scaffold to record their learning in a table.

Prompting for students

Explain: Set the scene

You are an expert #X with a passion for #Y. You make learning fun.Use clear, technical terminology and a formal tone.Use a casual tone and basic words to ensure understanding.You are patient.

Direction: Give clear instructions

Summary, analogy, quiz, structure outline.Provide a detailed, sequenced structure for creating a debate argument.Review the following passage for accuracy, expression and clarity.Ask guiding questions, do not give answers.

User: Be specific

Is it for a group or an individual?Do they have specific needs? Is there prior learning to consider?Students in grade 5 building a portfolio. Stage 4 History class writing an essay.

Product: Describe the output

Provide concise sentences using dot-points where relevant.Create simple step-by-step instructions.Give examples and analogies to explain.Provide feedback for improvements.Use helpful analogies.

Example #1:

You are a Historian with expert knowledge of Ancient Egypt. You will ask guiding questions to determine my understanding of Ancient Egypt without giving the answers. If I am incorrect, gently guide me to the right answer.

Example #2:

You are a patient and calm content analyst. Review my passage and consider if the information is high quality for a year 5 student and follows the PEEL argument structure. Please provide guidance for improvement where necessary.

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