Creating a Lesson Plan with ChatGPT

Using ChatGPT to help develop educational content and lesson structures.

The Task

I asked ChatGPT to help create a lesson plan for teaching p5.js to beginners. The prompt included:

• Target audience (college students, no prior programming)
• Time available (90 minute session)
• Learning objectives
• Available resources

What Worked Well

• Good structure with intro, activities, and wrap-up
• Reasonable time estimates for activities
• Suggested useful warm-up exercises
• Included assessment ideas

What Needed Adjustment

• Some activities too ambitious for beginners
• Needed more specific code examples
• Follow-up prompts required to refine timing

Best Practices

1. Be specific about your audience’s background
2. Provide concrete time constraints
3. Ask for multiple activity options
4. Request modifications iteratively

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