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It creates worksheets, which can be adjusted to any lesson if the teacher is not totally
satisfied with the outcome. A teacher can tweak, edit, and add to the lesson plan and
worksheet in minutes with the aid of this AI tool, which lessens this time-consuming
task. Furthermore, AI can simplify grading student work, an often-burdensome
task that overwhelms teachers with groups of more than 30 pupils (Grossman,
2023). ChatGPT now provides guides on how to alleviate this responsibility by
grading student essays (Ellis, 2023). Ellis presents a step-by-step procedure with
ChatGPT designing a solid-proof rubric that even parents cannot question. First, he
recommends that the teacher review and refine the original rubric by writing specific
criteria, as detailed as possible, to assess the essay. Next, one should include the
levels of quality in three categories: (a) organization, (b) development of ideas, and
(c) use of language/conventions. Then, the teacher should add the number of points
for each level of quality. Afterward, the instructor can feed the rubric into ChatGPT
and ask for improvements. Ellis’s last recommendation is to have a colleague review
the rubric before one instructs ChatGPT to evaluate each student’s essay with the
final copy of the rubric. Following these steps to assess student essays can relieve
the teacher of hours of tedious work according to Ellis—who further points out
that ChatGPT does not know the teacher’s students and admits that ChatGPT is not
perfect and cannot be relied on solely for the final grading of essays. Finally, Ellis
(2023) advises that the teacher is the only person responsible for grading accuracy
and providing feedback to the students.
Ofgang (2023) promotes the use of ChatGPT because it creates student
evaluations. It is a wiz at generating quick quizzes. Although he cautions that the
instructor must always review the content carefully because the product generated
by ChatGPT is not always error-free, he notes that this use can save the teacher so
much time. ChatGPT also works well as a rapid-fire, prompt-generating machine
for writing homework assignments. The educator can ask it to generate questions,
assignments, or homework on various topics at any grade level or subject. The
responses can be modified later to the teachers’ needs as necessary.
In addition to teaching lessons and countless other tasks, many teachers are
burdened with creating time-consuming lesson plans, another task with which AI
could help. Grossman (2023) observes that ChatGPT can write a lesson plan for any
subject or grade. The process of writing lesson plans
may take time to master, especially for new teachers;
...educators remain divided however, doing a lesson takes ChatGPT just a matter

about students taking of seconds. All that needs to be done is to refine the
outcome.
Stern (2023) recommends using ChatGPT to write
advantage of AI and its vast syllabi—regardless of the extent to which ChatGPT
effects on learning. may or not write the best of syllabi because it does
not know the specifics of the content of a professor’s
course. At this point, the professor can step in to adjust
his or her own syllabi by rejecting or accepting some
or all of ChatGPT’S recommendations. Nonetheless, what the chatbot lacks in depth
and meaning, it makes up for in crude speed. ChatGPT can provide details, such as
learning outcomes, textbook suggestions, plagiarism guidelines, and accommodation
information—but not the content of a course as an educator does.
Another use for this AI labor-saving device in the classroom is to keep families
informed through regular communication, which is essential to building relationships

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