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Apply to be a mentor teacher with specific evidence
Practice: Keeping the AI to your sources. About 5 minutes.
About this exercise
Your district is selecting mentor teachers for first-year teachers. The form asks what you'd offer a new teacher, under 80 words. Give two specific examples from your own practice with numbers, name the time you can commit using the program's actual requirement, skip 'passionate', 'lifelong learner' and 'make a difference', and end with the line 'Preferred mentee: grades 3-5'. Write a prompt that gets that answer.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for "under 80 words" and it often lands well over. Try: Cap each part: "4 sentences, each under 18 words."
- Generic mentoring talk. The AI writes about "supporting new teachers' growth" with no evidence. Try: Say it: "Use my transition routine (12 to 4 minutes) and Friday updates (68% to 94%)."
- Old time commitment. The notes mention last year's every-other-week schedule. Try: Add: "Weekly 45-minute meetings on Tuesdays, plus a monthly observation."
- Teacher clichés. AI applications lean on "passionate lifelong learner". Try: Ban them: "No passionate, lifelong learner or make a difference." Then: "End with Preferred mentee: grades 3-5."
What a strong prompt includes
- Sets a word limit
- Gives numbered examples
- Uses the real requirement
- Bans clichés
- Keeps it to the facts given
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