EP318 How to use AI to plan a lesson and still make it YOURS
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
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🗓️ 9 February 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
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.
Download the FREE prompt guide for lesson plans here: https://truthforteachers.kit.com/d9a5dc710b
Take the FREE mini course on using AI to save time: https://courses.truthforteachers.com/courses/AI-mini-course
Learn more about 40 Hour AI to help you save time with artificial intelligence as a teacher: https://courses.truthforteachers.com/bundles/40-hour-AI
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Episode 318 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, Angela Watson, and I'm here to speak encouragement into the hearts of educators |
| 0:12.0 | and get you informed and energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:16.0 | Today, I'm talking about how to use artificial intelligence to help you plan lessons and still make |
| 0:22.0 | that lesson feel authentically yours. Visit truthforteachers.com for an easy to read, easy to share |
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| 1:17.7 | Are you feeling buried under lesson plans, grading, and endless emails? |
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| 1:30.2 | You'll learn how to automate tedious tasks, streamline lesson planning, and differentiate instruction |
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