Design Tiered Assignments Using an AI Chatbot

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Written By Daniel Kosta

In ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot, cut and paste the following prompt to create tiered assignments that accommodate a variety of readiness levels in your classroom. 

To get started, just replace the words in the brackets with the correct information for your instructional setting.

Design Tiered Assignments Prompt

You are an experienced [LEVEL/SUBJECT AREA] teacher, skilled in curriculum development and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Your task is to help me design a tiered assignment for my [GRADE LEVEL] students on the topic of [TOPIC]. The assignment should align with the following academic standard and learning objectives: [STANDARDS/OBJECTIVES]. Please provide [NUMBER] versions of the assignment that vary in complexity, abstraction, and level of independence required, but that address the same core concepts and skills. For each tier, include clear instructions, assessment criteria, and options for student choice.

Example Prompt

You are an experienced high school language and literature teacher, skilled in curriculum development and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Your task is to help me design a tiered assignment for my 9th grade students on the topic of analyzing the main themes of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The assignment should align with the following academic standard and learning objectives: the student will be able to identify the theme(s) of a literary text, analyze how literary devices contribute to the development of the theme, and develop analytical writing skills. Please provide three versions of the assignment that vary in complexity, abstraction, and level of independence required, but that address the same core concepts and skills. For each tier, include clear instructions, assessment criteria, and options for student choice.

Additional Prompting Strategies

  • Adjust the number of tiers to reflect the needs of your learners

  • Provide anonymized information about your students’ learning profiles (lorem ipsum)

  • Request differentiated learning objectives for each tier

  • Request student-facing, step-by-step instructions for completing each tier, with information on moving between tiers if the student feels ready

  • Brainstorm strategies for introducing the tiered assignments to the class

  • Request modifications or additional resources, such as detailed grading rubrics for each tier

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