A professional development resource from the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges focused on practical strategies for crafting effective prompts to support teaching, assessment, and student engagement.
Best for: Improving prompt design for lesson planning, assessment creation, and student support workflows.
Classroom use: Designing AI-assisted assignments, refining prompts for deeper student thinking, and aligning AI use with instructional goals.
Tips: Align prompts with learning outcomes; test and refine prompts iteratively; use AI to enhance—not replace—pedagogical decision-making.
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