AI as a Teaching Resource
From a blank spreadsheet to a ready-to-use student video in five moves. The whole workflow at a glance.
Start with the AI Workflow Sheet
List the teaching tasks you actually do. Score how much joy each one brings you. AI handles the low-joy stuff first.
Use the RAFT Prompting Method
The more detail you give AI, the better it helps. RAFT is a quick mental checklist so you don't leave anything out.
A Worked Example: Iron Heart + UDL
A real prompt for a grade 5 lesson on Riri Williams (aka Iron Heart), using UDL's "multiple means of action and expression."
Using the UDL framework, specifically A multiple means of action and expression, T what are some ways a grade five student can present information about Iron Heart's suit?
F Please put this in a table I can download.
Level Up with Google NotebookLM
Take your AI output and turn it into something students can actually watch or look at. One source, multiple formats.
Layer in Accommodations
Run a second prompt to add an accommodations column. This is where AI starts feeling like a real co-teacher.
Prompt 1 The Base Table
Expression options for the Iron Heart assignment.
- Expression Option
- What the Student Does
- Why It Works for Diverse Learners
Prompt 2 Add a Column
"You are a UDL specialist. Add a fourth column with 2 to 3 practical accommodations."
- Expression Option
- What the Student Does
- Why It Works for Diverse Learners
- Suggested Accommodations
One workflow. Endless lessons.
Spreadsheet → RAFT prompt → AI output → NotebookLM remix → accommodations layer. Build it once, reuse it forever.