AI Prompting for Teachers: 5 Simple Techniques to Save Hours

If you’ve been dabbling in ChatGPT or other AI tools as a teacher, you’ve probably heard this a lot lately: “You don’t need fancy prompts anymore—reasoning models can just figure it out.” And yes—on paper, that’s partly true. Newer AI models are smarter, more intuitive, and can often handle vague questions better than older versions. But here’s the quiet part no one’s really saying out loud: