24 skills, sorted from foundations up.
Pick a level and a subject. Filter by standard, time, or the AI you have open. Every skill is a copy-pastable prompt — no signup, no lock-in.
Foundations
First-prompt basics. Start here.
Practice
Repeatable workflows; weekly time-savers.
Advanced
Compound systems; cross-skill chains.
Graduate
TeacherOS — the operating system.
Foundations
Discussion & Socratic Prompt Generator
Create layered discussion questions at every cognitive level — from recall to synthesis — with Bloom's tags, facilitation notes, and ready-to-use formats for Socratic seminars, think-pair-share, and more.
Vocabulary Builder
Create grade-appropriate vocabulary lists with tiered word selection, context sentences, etymologies, visual associations, and Marzano-style practice activities from any topic or text passage.
Reading Level Adapter
Instantly rewrite any text at three reading levels with vocabulary scaffolding and comprehension questions — differentiation made easy in any AI tool.
SEL Check-In and Reflection Generator
Creates social-emotional learning check-in prompts, mindfulness activities, and reflection exercises aligned to the CASEL framework — ready for morning meetings, advisory, or transitions.
Parent Communication Pro
Turn rough notes into polished parent emails in seconds. Handles celebrations, concerns, conferences, and progress updates with the right tone every time.
Sub Plans Express
Generate complete, substitute-ready lesson plans from minimal input in minutes. Includes step-by-step activity instructions, classroom management tips, emergency info, and backup plans a non-specialist can follow.
Bell Ringer & Exit Ticket Factory
Generate a full week of warm-up bell ringers and closing exit tickets for any unit — 3-5 minutes each, no prep, connected to daily objectives, with formative data built into every exit ticket. Any AI tool.
Task Card Generator
Generate sets of self-checking task cards for any topic — math, reading, science, social studies — with differentiated difficulty tiers, answer keys, and student recording sheets. Any AI tool.
Lesson Plan Architect
Build complete, standards-aligned lesson plans in under a minute. Works with any subject, any grade, any AI tool. Just paste and plan.
Practice
Behavior Documentation Helper
Converts informal teacher notes about student behavior into professional, objective documentation suitable for referrals, parent conferences, or administrative records — using antecedent-behavior-consequence (ABC) framing and non-judgmental language.
Report Card Comment Crafter
Generate specific, personalized report card comments from brief teacher notes — strengths, growth areas, and social-emotional development. Avoids generic phrases. Batch mode handles your whole class.
IEP and Accommodation Assistant
Draft IEP goals, present levels, accommodations, and modifications in minutes instead of hours — with SMART formatting, strength-based language, and IDEA-aligned structure. A drafting tool for your IEP team, not a replacement for it.
Quiz and Assessment Generator
Build quizzes and tests with multiple question types, DOK-level tagging, answer keys, and point values — from any topic, text, or standard. Paste into Google Forms or print.
Adaptive Feedback Writer
Write personalized, growth-oriented feedback on student work in seconds — calibrated to tone, grade level, and rubric criteria. Works in any AI tool.
Smart Rubric Builder
Create detailed, standards-aligned rubrics in two formats — traditional multi-level and single-point — in under a minute. Any grade, any subject, any AI tool.
Advanced
Graduate study
Compound systems for the whole classroom. Most teachers earn their way here over a school year.
Build Your Own Skill
Create your own AI teaching skill using the SmartChalk format. Step-by-step guidance, no coding required. Use it personally or submit to the SmartChalk marketplace.
Vault Knowledge Synthesizer
Paste a collection of teaching notes and get a synthesis: patterns discovered, gaps identified, connections mapped. Designed for end-of-semester knowledge compounding.
Teaching Workflow Mapper
Map recurring teaching tasks to SmartChalk skill sequences. Turn one-off AI help into repeatable workflows you save as templates and reuse all year.
Inbox Processor
Paste your unsorted notes, links, and ideas. Get a sorted action list with specific folder destinations, connection suggestions, and urgent items flagged.
Unit Retrospective
End-of-unit analysis that captures what worked, what students struggled with, and what to change next time. Makes your teaching self-correcting, one unit at a time.
Weekly Teaching Reflection
Turn 15 minutes on Friday into the most productive planning session of your week. Paste your daily notes and get a structured reflection with patterns, priorities, and a clear focus for next week.
Daily Teaching Capture
End your teaching day in under 5 minutes. Quick guided prompts capture what worked, what didn't, and what to remember — building the habit that makes everything else work.
Teaching Second Brain Setup Guide
Set up your personal teaching knowledge base from scratch. Answer a few questions about how you teach, and walk away with a customized system ready to use.