THE AI ACADEMIC

A 12 page illustrated guide

AI doesn't know your students. You do.

Generic prompts get generic worksheets. The Starter Guide to Smarter Resource Creation teaches TCEF, a four part way to ask that puts what you know about your students into the prompt, and PACT, four standards every resource has to meet before it reaches them. Three worked classroom examples show both at work, each with a prompt you can copy, fill, and paste for your own lesson.

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Cover of the Starter Guide to Smarter Resource Creation by Rod Montague, PhD

Why the first try comes back generic

It usually starts with a prompt like this one:

Weak
Make a worksheet on the water cycle.

It names a topic and nothing else. No grade. Nothing about what your students already know, where they get stuck, or what good looks like in your room. So AI fills every gap with guesses about a classroom it has never seen.

The fix isn't a longer prompt. It's the information only you have, in four places.

The same request, written with TCEF
TaskCreate a one page worksheet for my 4th grade science class on the water cycle.
ContextMy students already know the words evaporation and condensation and usually get stuck on what makes each one happen.
TaskBy the end, they should be able to explain how the sun moves water through the cycle.
ExemplarHere is a question that worked with my students before: "A puddle is gone by afternoon. Where did the water go?"
FormatFormat: 6 questions, easiest first, with space to write. Put the answer key on a separate page.

The guide takes this prompt apart line by line, then walks the same method through a quiz, discussion questions, and a lesson plan.

What's inside

The right mindset

What AI can draft for you, what it can't do, and why your judgment leads every step.

The PACT standards

Purpose, Access, Credibility, Teamwork. Four standards every resource has to meet, run before you start and again before anything reaches students.

Your prompt, taken apart

TCEF line by line: Task, Context, Exemplar, Format, and what each part tells AI that it would otherwise guess.

Good vs. bad prompts

Same topic, three prompts. See exactly what changes when the information only you have goes in.

The formula in action

Three worked examples: a 10th grade U.S. History quiz, 11th grade American Literature discussion questions, and a 7th grade math lesson plan. Each ends with a Copy. Fill. Paste. prompt for your class.

Before it reaches students

Four checks for every AI draft: the facts, the fixes, student privacy, and your own voice.

By the time you finish this guide

You'll be able to:

1Name the four parts of TCEF in a prompt that works.

2Write a TCEF prompt for a quiz, discussion questions, and a lesson plan.

3Check any resource against the four PACT standards.

4Check an AI draft for facts, privacy, and your own voice before students see it.

What you need: one lesson you're teaching this week, and any AI tool your district approves.

Who it's for

You tried AI and got something any class in the country could use.
You're not sure what your district allows, and you want a standard to check against before you start.
You want resources that sound like you and fit the students in front of you.
You teach any grade or subject. The examples run from 4th grade science to 11th grade literature, and every prompt is built for you to fill with yours.

What it is not

Not a list of hundreds of prompts to copy blind.
Not a tour of apps, and not tied to one tool.
Not a promise that AI gets it right. AI tools hallucinate with confidence. You are the subject expert, and the guide shows you how to check.

From a working educator

Rod Montague, PhD

Columbia PhD. 13+ years teaching. Faculty of the Year 2020. Quality Matters trained.

I built this system inside a real teaching load, and I share it colleague to colleague. AI drafts. You decide. This guide shows you how to do both well.

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Questions teachers ask

What exactly do I get?

A 12 page illustrated PDF: the Starter Guide to Smarter Resource Creation. Your download link appears right after checkout, and the same link is emailed to you so it's always in your inbox.

Which AI tool do I need?

Any tool your district approves. Every prompt in the guide is plain text you type or paste, so the method isn't tied to one app.

My grade or subject isn't in the examples.

The examples show the method at work. Each one ends with a Copy. Fill. Paste. prompt, so you swap in your own grade, subject, topic, and students.

Will AI get the facts right?

Not every time. AI tools hallucinate with confidence. That's why the guide closes with four checks you run on every draft, starting with every fact. You are the subject expert.

What about student privacy?

The rule in the guide is simple: no student names, grades, or personal details in any prompt. It's built into the PACT standards and into the final checks.

Can I share it with my department?

It's licensed for your own classroom use. If a colleague wants a copy, send them this page.

Pick one lesson. Make it yours.

Bring one lesson you're teaching this week and the AI tool your district approves. The guide walks you through the prompt and the checks.

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