Priya's Wednesday, Two Ways

Priya, an education consultant for a mid-sized district.

Priya starts Wednesday with a curriculum request from a middle school principal. The science team wants a six-week unit on water systems for eighth grade. She opens ChatGPT and uses the Draft Curriculum Plans prompt, adding the learning goals, state standards, and a note that two students read below grade level. The draft gives her a unit outline with labs, readings, and a short assessment. She edits the sequence and sends it to the team before her first call.

Next she looks at fall math scores for a partner school. She uses Claude with the Analyze Student Performance prompt, pasting de-identified scores and asking for clear narratives and grouping ideas. The answer helps her see which skills need re-teaching and which students can move ahead. She writes a short summary for the principal, leaving out names and keeping the tone steady.

After lunch, Priya prepares a coaching session for three new teachers. She uses Gemini with the Train And Coach Teachers prompt, adding notes from classroom visits and the school's focus on student talk. The agenda includes a five-minute reflection, a role-play, and two questions for each teacher. She also uses the Communicate With Clients prompt in ChatGPT to shape a board update about the coaching work. The update explains what changed in classrooms and what support comes next.

By 4 p.m., Priya has a unit outline, a data summary, a coaching plan, and a board note. She saves the prompts for next month. Instead of staying late to format slides, she leaves on time, walks her dog along the river, and cooks dinner with her family. The time she won back goes to the parts of consulting that need a person: listening, asking better questions, and helping schools make good choices.