Draft class materials and score student work
A teacher used ChatGPT to draft lessons and tests, while others also tried it for grading and classroom text.
- What they did
- A co-teacher used ChatGPT to put together tests, handouts, and other class materials. A student spotted it when the format matched a study guide they had asked ChatGPT to make for themselves. In the comments, other teachers said they used tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or district Copilot to draft resources, then rewrote the wording, structure, and formatting by hand to fit their classes.
- How it went
- People in the thread said the tool could give them a starting draft, but it often did not cut much work. Several commenters said the output was frequently clumsy or wrong, and one said building the material from scratch was faster and more accurate than cleaning up AI first.
- Tips
- Use AI for an early draft, not a finished classroom product. If you want it to be usable, expect to check facts, adjust the level, and rewrite the formatting.
Try it yourself with Claude Cowork
Help me create classroom materials for my [grade] [subject] class on [topic]. First, draft a [quiz/test/worksheet/assignment] with [number] items and an answer key, using [question types]. Then suggest a version of the directions and layout that matches my students’ reading level. After that, pause and ask me to approve the draft before you finalize, save, send, or submit anything. Once I approve, help me score these student responses from [folder] using this rubric: [rubric]. Give brief feedback for each response and flag any item you are unsure how to grade.
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