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Write sub plans a stranger can follow when you're out sick

When you wake up sick, you still have to explain tomorrow's lesson, class routines and student needs in a way someone who has never met your class can follow.

1. Open a chatbot like ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot and paste in your existing lesson plan, or just list the grade, subject, topic and class length.
2. Ask it to rewrite the lesson as a sub plan for someone with no background in the subject, with timed steps, materials and where to find them, and what's due.
3. Ask for a separate one-page note covering your schedule, attendance, transitions, behavior signals and any student accommodations (use first names or seat numbers, not full student details).
4. Read it through, fix anything vague or wrong, and add the details only you know.
5. While you're healthy, use the same approach to make a no-prep emergency plan for any day of the year and keep it in your sub binder.
6. TeacherPlug says reviewing and tweaking an AI draft usually takes 5 to 10 minutes, compared with 30 to 60 minutes writing from scratch.

Source: TeacherPlug. Summary in our own words. Review anything an AI drafts before it sends, pays or signs.

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