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Prompts for College Professors

Five copy-paste prompts written for actual day-to-day work. Each names the recommended tool and the expected output shape.

Differentiated lesson plan for one topic, three levels

Recommended tool · MagicSchool · Intermediate
You are assisting a college professor. Build a 45-minute lesson plan on [topic] for [grade]. Provide three differentiation tiers: support (concrete, visual, scaffolded), on-grade (target standard), and extension (challenge for early-finishers). For each tier: objective in 1 sentence, hook (5 min), guided practice (15 min), independent task (15 min), and exit ticket. Note any materials needed.
Expected output shape

A three-tier lesson plan ready to print or post to your LMS.

Rubric-based feedback on student work

Recommended tool · Claude · Beginner
As a college professor, give feedback on the student work below using this rubric: [paste rubric or describe criteria]. For each criterion: rating, one strength quoted from the work, one specific suggestion (action verb + what to change), and one stretch question to push the student further. Feedback should be growth-oriented, not punitive. Student work:

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Expected output shape

Rubric-aligned feedback with strengths, specific suggestions, and stretch questions.

Explain a concept three ways for different learners

Recommended tool · Khanmigo · Beginner
Explain [concept] as a college professor would, in three different ways: (1) a story or analogy a struggling learner can latch onto, (2) a worked example with concrete numbers/specifics for the on-grade learner, (3) a deeper-question framing for the advanced learner. Each version under 150 words. Use vocabulary appropriate to the grade.
Expected output shape

Three differentiated explanations of the same concept, ready to pull into materials.

Parent email about a concern

Recommended tool · Gemini · Intermediate
Draft an email a college professor would send to a parent about [concern — academic, behavioral, attendance, etc.]. Tone: warm, partnership-oriented, specific not vague. Include: what you've observed (specific behaviors/work, no labels), what you've already tried, what you'd like to do next, what you're asking the parent to do, and an invitation to talk. Avoid jargon. Under 250 words.
Expected output shape

A warm, specific parent email ready to review and send.

Quiz or assessment item generator

Recommended tool · MagicSchool · Intermediate
Generate [N] assessment items for a college professor on [topic, grade]. Mix: 60%% basic recall and skill-application, 30%% transfer to new context, 10%% extension/synthesis. For each item: question stem, answer, common wrong-answer with the misconception it surfaces, and a 1-line reason teachers might want to use it. Avoid trick questions.
Expected output shape

Assessment items with answers, distractors, and pedagogical rationale.

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