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Course outline design working backward from assessments

Design a course/unit outline for course_topic over duration using backward design: start from what students need to be able to DO by the end, then build the sequence backward from there. Final assessment or capstone (what students will ultimately be evaluated on): final_assessment_description Starting point (what students know/can do at the beginning): starting_knowledge Do this: 1. Break the final assessment down into the specific sub-skills or knowledge pieces a student needs to succeed at it, be exhaustive, don't skip a skill because it seems obvious. 2. Sequence those sub-skills in the order they need to be taught, considering genuine prerequisite dependencies (skill B can't be taught before skill A if B requires A), not just a logical-seeming topic order. 3. Identify the 1-2 sub-skills most likely to become bottlenecks, where students who don't nail this early skill will struggle with everything built on top of it, and flag that these need extra time/checking before moving on. 4. Build in at least one formative checkpoint partway through where I can verify students are actually ready to move to the next dependent skill, not just assume time-on-topic equals readiness. 5. Give me a rough time allocation across the sequence, weighted toward the bottleneck skills identified in step 3, not evenly split by default.
Claude#backward-design#curriculum-planning#course-design#assessment
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Diagnosing a specific student error pattern from a set of graded work

Below are several examples of student_name's work on skill_area, all showing errors. I want to know if there's one underlying pattern rather than treating each mistake separately. Examples of errors (multiple samples): error_examples Do this: 1. Look across all the examples for a consistent underlying cause, not just a list of 'here's what's wrong with each one' treated independently. Real error patterns usually trace back to one or two root misunderstandings, even when surface mistakes look different. 2. State your hypothesis about the root cause plainly, and cite which specific examples support it (quote or reference the actual work). 3. Consider and rule out alternative explanations before settling on one, is this a conceptual misunderstanding, a careless/attention issue, a working-memory limitation showing up as a dropped step, or a gap in a prerequisite skill, these need different interventions and I don't want you jumping to the first plausible explanation. 4. Suggest one targeted diagnostic question or task I could give the student that would confirm or rule out your hypothesis before I build a whole intervention around a guess. 5. If confirmed, suggest one specific, small intervention matched to the actual root cause (not a generic 'more practice' recommendation).
Claude#error-analysis#diagnostic-teaching#math-education#individualized-instruction
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Analogy generator stress-tested for where it breaks down

Generate an analogy to explain concept to audience, but don't just give me the analogy, stress-test it so I know its limits before I use it in front of students. What aspect of the concept is hardest for this audience to grasp (the actual sticking point, not the whole topic): specific_sticking_point Do this: 1. Propose an analogy that specifically targets the sticking point, not a generic analogy for the whole topic. 2. Walk through how the analogy maps onto the real concept, point by point, so I can see exactly which feature of the analogy represents which feature of the real thing. 3. Now find where the analogy breaks down, every analogy does eventually. Identify the SPECIFIC point past which a student might draw a false conclusion if they extend the analogy too far, and state what wrong idea they'd end up with. 4. Tell me whether I should proactively name that breaking point when I introduce the analogy, or whether it's fine to let it go unstated because students are unlikely to push it that far unprompted, use your judgment on this and explain why. 5. If you can, offer a second, different analogy for the same sticking point, sometimes offering two analogies that break down in different places gives students a more accurate composite picture than either alone.
Claude#analogies#concept-explanation#pedagogy#misconceptions
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Spaced repetition flashcard generator from source material

Generate spaced-repetition flashcards from the source material below, following good flashcard-writing principles, not just chopping the text into question/answer pairs. Source material: source_material Target number of cards: target_card_count Rules for good cards: 1. Each card tests ONE atomic fact or concept, not a compound question requiring multiple separate pieces of recall (split compound facts into separate cards). 2. Avoid yes/no or true/false format, they're too easy to guess and don't build real recall. 3. Prefer cards that test understanding/application over pure definition recall where the material allows it (e.g. 'what would happen if X' rather than just 'define X'), unless the material is genuinely definitional (vocabulary, dates, formulas). 4. Avoid ambiguous phrasing where multiple different answers could be considered correct, a good card has one clear correct answer. 5. For any card testing a process or sequence, consider whether it should be broken into multiple cards (one per step) rather than one card asking to recall the whole sequence at once. Output as a numbered list of Q/A pairs. After the list, flag any concept from the source material that's important but doesn't lend itself well to flashcard format (better suited to practice problems or essay questions instead), so I know the deck isn't providing false coverage.
Claude#flashcards#spaced-repetition#study-tools#memorization
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Practice problem set with genuinely varied difficulty progression

Generate a set of number practice problems for topic at grade_level, structured as a genuine difficulty progression, not random-order problems of similar difficulty. Specific skill being practiced: specific_skill Do this: 1. Order problems from a 'confidence builder' (very close to the exact form just taught, minimal transfer required) through to a genuine stretch problem (requires applying the skill in a less familiar form or combining it with a previously learned skill). 2. For each problem, briefly state what makes it harder than the previous one (new context, extra step, requires recognizing which method applies rather than being told, combines with a prior skill), so the progression logic is visible, not just my assumption. 3. Include one 'trap' problem partway through that looks like it needs the newly taught method but actually doesn't (tests whether students are pattern-matching superficial features versus actually understanding when to apply the skill), and tell me which one it is. 4. Provide full worked solutions, not just final answers, showing the actual reasoning steps, since a bare answer key doesn't help a stuck student self-check where they went wrong. 5. Suggest a stopping point: if a student gets the first 2-3 confidence-builders wrong, what should happen instead of continuing through the harder set (what prerequisite gap likely needs addressing first).
Claude#practice-problems#math-education#difficulty-progression#worked-examples
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Full lesson plan with checks for understanding built in

Build a complete lesson plan for teaching topic to grade_level_or_audience in a duration session. Starting knowledge I can assume: prior_knowledge Learning objective (what they should be able to DO by the end, not just 'understand'): learning_objective Structure: 1. Hook (2-5 min): a concrete question, puzzle, or scenario that surfaces why this topic matters or creates a productive confusion, not a dry 'today we'll learn about X' opener. 2. Direct instruction segment: broken into chunks no longer than max_chunk_minutes minutes each, with a specific check-for-understanding question after EACH chunk (not just at the end), each check should be answerable in under 30 seconds so I can gauge the room quickly. 3. Guided practice: a task students do with support, specify exactly what I should be watching for as I circulate (the specific misconception or error pattern most students hit at this stage). 4. Independent practice or application task. 5. Closure: one question that reveals whether the objective was actually met, not just 'any questions?' Also give me: the single most common misconception students bring to this topic, and where in the lesson it's most likely to surface.
Claude#lesson-plan#pedagogy#curriculum#teaching
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Socratic tutoring session that never just gives the answer

Act as a Socratic tutor for subject_topic. I am a student trying to work through this problem: problem_statement Rules for this entire conversation: 1. Never state the answer or the next solution step directly, even if I ask you to just tell me. Instead, ask the question that would lead me to find it myself. 2. If I give a wrong answer, don't just say 'incorrect,' ask a question that helps me discover the error in my own reasoning (point me toward the specific step where the logic broke, without naming the error outright). 3. If I'm stuck and truly can't move forward after 2-3 of your questions, you may give a small hint (not the answer), and clearly label it as a hint I can choose to use or keep struggling without. 4. Periodically ask me to explain my reasoning in my own words, not just state a result, to check I actually understand rather than pattern-matched my way to a right answer. 5. If I get the final answer right, don't just confirm it, ask me one follow-up question that tests whether I understand WHY it's right, not just that it matches an expected value. Start by asking me what I already understand about the problem, don't begin by explaining anything.
Claude#socratic-method#tutoring#problem-solving#conceptual-understanding
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Grading rubric built from actual learning objectives

Build a grading rubric for assignment_type on assignment_topic for grade_level, tied directly to specific learning objectives, not a generic rubric template. What students were actually asked to do: assignment_prompt Learning objectives this assignment is meant to assess: learning_objectives Do this: 1. Build 4-5 criteria, each mapped explicitly to one of the stated learning objectives (not generic categories like 'organization' and 'grammar' unless those are actually part of a stated objective). 2. For each criterion, write concrete, observable descriptors at each performance level (e.g. 'exceeds/meets/approaching/below'), avoid vague descriptor language like 'good understanding' vs 'excellent understanding,' those aren't distinguishable in practice. Describe what's actually different in the work at each level. 3. Weight the criteria if they're not equally important to the stated objectives, and justify the weighting. 4. Include one common failure mode for this specific assignment type at each criterion (something students typically get wrong here) so graders know what to watch for, not just what to reward. 5. Add a note on how to handle a submission that's strong on content but fails a basic requirement (wrong format, missed a required section), so grading is consistent across graders, not left to individual judgment call.
Claude#rubric#assessment#grading#curriculum-design
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Study guide from a syllabus or set of course materials

Build a study guide for exam_or_topic based on the source materials below. I want this organized for actual studying, not just a reformatted table of contents. Source materials/topics covered: source_materials_list Exam format if known (multiple choice, essay, problem sets): exam_format Do this: 1. Group topics by conceptual relationship, not just the order they were taught in, related ideas that were taught weeks apart should be studied together if they connect. 2. For each major topic, distinguish: facts to memorize, processes to be able to execute, and concepts to be able to explain/apply in a novel scenario, these need different study methods and I want to know which is which. 3. Flag the 2-3 topics most likely to be tested that also tend to be commonly confused with each other (if this material has any classic confusion pairs, name them specifically and clarify the actual distinction). 4. Based on the exam format given, tell me which study method fits best per topic (flashcards for pure recall items, practice problems for process items, practice essay outlines for application items), don't recommend the same method for everything. 5. Give me a suggested study order and rough time allocation across topics, weighted toward what's both important and currently likely weak (ask me which topics I feel weakest on if I haven't told you, don't assume).
Claude#study-guide#exam-prep#study-strategy#organization
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Explaining a hard concept at three different levels of depth

Explain concept at three distinct levels, each genuinely calibrated to that audience, not the same explanation with words swapped. Level 1: to a curious young_age-year-old with no relevant background, using only concrete, physical analogies they'd actually understand, no jargon at all, even simplified jargon. Level 2: to a intermediate_audience (has general education but no specific background in this field), can use some field terminology if you define it immediately, analogies can be more abstract. Level 3: to someone with expert_audience_background, full technical precision expected, no analogy needed unless it adds genuine insight even to an expert, focus on the actual mechanism and any subtlety or common misconception even experts sometimes get wrong. After all three, tell me: what's the one thing that's technically true in Level 3 but that Level 1's analogy actually gets slightly wrong or oversimplifies in a way that would need to be unlearned later? Name it explicitly so I know what simplification debt I'm taking on by using the Level 1 version.
Claude#explanation#multi-level-teaching#concept-explanation#science-communication
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Explaining a common student misconception and how to correct it

Students consistently show this misconception when learning topic: misconception_description Help me understand and address it properly. 1. Explain WHY this misconception is so common, what's the intuitive but incorrect mental model students are bringing, and why does it feel right to them even though it's wrong (misconceptions are rarely random, they usually come from an overgeneralization of something true in a different context). 2. Identify the specific moment in typical instruction where this misconception either gets planted or fails to get corrected (sometimes it's actually reinforced accidentally by an oversimplified early explanation). 3. Design a specific demonstration, question, or example that would create productive cognitive conflict, something that makes the misconception visibly fail in a way the student can observe themselves, rather than just being told they're wrong. 4. Give me the precise correct mental model to replace it with, stated simply enough to actually stick, not just technically accurate but unmemorable. 5. Suggest one diagnostic question I could ask early in a unit to check whether a student already holds this misconception, before it causes downstream errors.
Claude#misconceptions#conceptual-change#physics-education#pedagogy
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Differentiated lesson variants for mixed-ability classrooms

I'm teaching topic to a class with a wide ability range. Give me differentiated variants of the same core lesson, not three unrelated lessons. Core learning objective (same for everyone): core_objective What I know about the ability spread in this class: ability_spread_description Do this: 1. Design the core task so all students work toward the same objective, but with different entry points or scaffolding, not different lower-stakes objectives for struggling students (that widens the gap over time rather than closing it). 2. For struggling students: identify the specific scaffold needed (a worked example, a sentence starter, a simplified first step) that removes a barrier without removing the actual thinking required. 3. For advanced students: don't just give 'more of the same' or unrelated enrichment, extend the SAME task with genuine additional complexity or a related question that deepens the same concept. 4. Design so all three groups can be discussed together at the end (a shared closure discussion), meaning the variants shouldn't diverge so much that struggling and advanced students can't engage with each other's work. 5. Flag any part of this plan that depends on me correctly identifying which students need which scaffold, and suggest a quick, low-stakes way to gauge that at the start of class rather than guessing.
Claude#differentiation#mixed-ability#scaffolding#inclusive-teaching
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Feedback comments on student work that build skill, not just grade

I'm going to paste a piece of student work below along with what it was graded/assessed on. Write feedback comments that actually help the student improve, not generic praise or vague correction marks. Student work: student_work Assignment context and what was being assessed: assignment_context Grade level: grade_level Rules for the feedback: 1. Lead with one specific genuine strength, named precisely (not 'good job!' but what specifically worked and why it worked), so the student knows what to keep doing, not just what to fix. 2. Identify the ONE most important area to improve, not everything wrong with the piece, overwhelming a student with 10 corrections at once means none of them stick. Choose the issue that would most improve the work if fixed, even if other smaller issues exist. 3. For that one issue, don't just label it (e.g. 'weak thesis'), show the student the specific location where it shows up and ask a question or give a concrete next step they could take to fix it themselves, don't just fix it for them. 4. Write in a tone that matches encouraging-but-honest, appropriate for grade_level, not so soft the real issue gets lost, not so blunt it's discouraging. 5. End with one specific, doable next step for their NEXT piece of work, not just this one, so the feedback transfers forward.
Claude#feedback#formative-assessment#student-writing#growth-mindset
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Parent-friendly progress summary from raw gradebook and observation notes

Turn my raw gradebook data and classroom observation notes for student_name into a parent-friendly progress summary for reporting_period. Raw grades: raw_grades Observation notes (informal, my own shorthand): observation_notes Do this: 1. Translate any teacher-shorthand or jargon in my notes into plain language a parent with no education background would understand clearly. 2. Organize around actual patterns in the data (is there a subject or skill area consistently stronger/weaker, a trend over time improving or declining), not just a flat listing of every individual grade. 3. Balance honesty with constructiveness: if there's a real concern, state it clearly and specifically (not buried in vague language a busy parent could miss), but pair it with what's being done about it or what the parent could do to help, don't just flag a problem and leave it there. 4. Avoid comparing this student to classmates (no 'below average for the class'), frame progress relative to their own trajectory and the actual standard/objective, not peer ranking. 5. End with one specific, concrete thing the parent could do at home that would genuinely help, not generic advice like 'encourage reading at home' unless that's actually the specific gap identified.
Claude#parent-communication#progress-reports#student-assessment#communication
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Reading comprehension question set that targets different cognitive levels

Generate reading comprehension questions for the passage below, deliberately spanning different cognitive levels, not all questions at the same shallow recall level. Passage: passage_text Grade level: grade_level Generate questions across these levels, labeled explicitly: 1. Literal recall (2 questions): answer is directly stated in the text, tests basic reading, not the point of the exercise but a necessary baseline. 2. Inference (2-3 questions): answer requires connecting information the text implies but doesn't state directly, specify what textual clues a student should use to arrive at the answer. 3. Analysis (2 questions): requires examining HOW the text achieves an effect (word choice, structure, perspective), not just what it says. 4. Evaluation/synthesis (1-2 questions): requires the student to form and support a judgment, or connect the passage to a broader idea, with a clear expectation that this must be text-supported, not just opinion. For each inference and analysis question, note what a student might answer if they only skimmed rather than actually understood, so I can distinguish genuine comprehension from lucky guessing when grading.
Claude#reading-comprehension#questioning-strategies#literacy#bloom-taxonomy
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Concept map or knowledge structure for a tangled topic

I'm trying to understand how the different pieces of topic actually relate to each other, I have a bunch of facts but no clear structure. Help me build a concept map in text form. What I currently know (list of facts/terms, possibly disorganized): known_facts_and_terms Do this: 1. Identify the actual core organizing concept, the one idea everything else in this topic is really a variation or consequence of, if one exists. If the topic genuinely has 2-3 separate organizing threads rather than one, tell me that instead of forcing a false single structure. 2. Build the structure as explicit relationships, not just a grouped list: state HOW each fact/term relates to the core concept and to each other (causes, is a type of, is a consequence of, is required for, contrasts with). 3. Identify which of my listed facts are actually foundational (everything else depends on understanding this first) versus which are downstream details that make more sense once the foundational pieces click. 4. Point out any gap: is there a concept clearly implied by my list that I haven't actually named, something I'm probably using without realizing it's a distinct idea I should learn explicitly? 5. Give me a suggested learning order based on this structure, foundational concepts first, in the order that minimizes 'I don't understand this because I don't yet understand that.'
Claude#concept-mapping#knowledge-structure#study-strategy#learning
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Unit test blueprint mapping questions to standards/objectives

Build a test blueprint (not the actual questions yet, the structural plan) for a duration test covering unit_topic for grade_level, tied to these specific learning standards/objectives: standards_list Do this: 1. Build a table mapping: each standard/objective, how many questions will assess it, and at what cognitive level (recall, application, analysis) those questions will operate, weighted toward how much instructional time each objective actually received, not evenly split by default. 2. Flag any objective that's hard to assess well in the test's given format (e.g. a 'can explain their reasoning' objective is poorly served by pure multiple choice), and suggest what format would actually assess it properly even if that means adjusting the test format for that section. 3. Identify objectives that build on each other, and make sure the blueprint doesn't accidentally let a student who fails an earlier foundational objective still succeed on a later question that assumes it (or if it does, that's intentional and I should know). 4. Give me a point-value distribution across sections that reflects the relative importance of each objective, not just equal points per question by default. 5. Sanity check: does the total time estimate for this many questions at these cognitive levels actually fit within the stated test duration? Flag it if not, rather than me discovering it during the actual test.
Claude#assessment-design#test-blueprint#standards-alignment#curriculum
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Adapting a lecture into an active-learning discussion format

I have a lecture-style explanation of topic that I want to convert into an active-learning discussion format instead, since straight lecture isn't landing with this group. Current lecture content/outline: lecture_content Class size and format constraints: class_constraints Do this: 1. Identify the 2-3 points in the original lecture where the content is actually a genuine question or decision point (not a settled fact being delivered), those are your discussion opportunities, don't force discussion on content that's just factual and doesn't have real debate or reasoning to surface. 2. For each discussion opportunity, write the actual prompt/question I'd pose to the class, phrased so it has more than one defensible answer or requires reasoning to answer, not a question with an obvious single right answer that kills discussion immediately. 3. Specify the format for each (think-pair-share, small group, whole class), matched to the question's complexity and my class size constraints. 4. Write what I should do if a discussion goes quiet or off-track, a specific follow-up move, not just 'wait longer.' 5. Keep the parts of the original lecture that ARE better delivered directly (some content genuinely is just information transfer), don't force everything into discussion format for its own sake, tell me what stays as direct instruction and why.
Claude#active-learning#discussion-based-teaching#pedagogy#engagement
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How verification works here, and why a failed report is worth as much as a good one

Read this before you use the site, it explains the one thing PromptAura does that other prompt libraries do not. THE PROBLEM Prompts do not age well. They are written against a specific model, at a specific moment, and models change underneath them constantly. Every prompt library on the internet is full of instructions that stopped working a year ago, and none of them can tell you which ones. A list of prompts with upvotes cannot solve this. Upvotes measure whether an idea sounds good. They do not measure whether it still runs. WHAT WE DO INSTEAD When you run a prompt from this site, tell us what happened. You pick the model and the version, and you say whether it did what it claimed. That single dated claim drives everything: - The freshness badge on every prompt, so you can see at a glance whether anyone has confirmed it lately - The compatibility table, showing which models a prompt has actually been run on - The "still works" sort, which ranks by verified runs and pushes reported breakage down - The model watch pages, which show what stopped working after a release WHY FAILURES MATTER MORE THAN YOU THINK Most people will only click the button when something works. That is human, and it is also how the dataset becomes useless. If a prompt fails for you, say so. It costs you ten seconds and it is the single most valuable thing you can contribute here. A library where nothing is ever marked broken is just a list with extra steps. Reporting a failure does not attack the author. Models moved; that is nobody's fault. The prompt gets flagged, the author can revise it, and the next person does not waste their time. AUTOMATED VERIFICATION You will see verifications from an account called aura-bot. That is automation: it runs prompts against current models and records the result. Its bio says so, and its reports are labeled. It is a smoke test, not a human saying a prompt is good. Treat it as a floor, not a recommendation. FROM YOUR EDITOR If you connect the MCP server, you can verify without visiting the site at all. Run a prompt in Claude Code or Cursor, then tell your assistant it worked, and it records the result with the model version filled in automatically. See /connect.
Any#site-guide#verification#freshness
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Exam question generator with difficulty calibration and distractors

Generate number exam questions on topic for grade_level, at difficulty_level difficulty, testing learning_objective. For multiple choice questions: 1. Write plausible distractors, each wrong answer should represent an actual, specific misconception or common error a real student would make, not a randomly wrong number or an obviously silly option. Tell me which misconception each distractor targets. 2. Avoid 'all of the above' / 'none of the above' options and avoid grammatical cues that give away the answer (e.g. only the correct option matching the question's grammar). 3. Make sure only one answer is defensibly correct, no ambiguous wording that a strong student could reasonably argue for a different option. For any open-response/short-answer questions included: 4. Specify what a full-credit answer must include (not just 'correct answer' but the specific components graders should look for). 5. Write one example of a partial-credit answer and what's missing from it. Vary the questions across the specified difficulty level, don't make them all trivially similar in structure or all testing the exact same sub-skill.
Claude#exam-questions#assessment-design#multiple-choice#test-writing
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