Using AI to Create CTE Math Problems

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Activity Description

Preparation

1. Familiarize Yourself with ChatGPT
   • Practice Using ChatGPT: Before the lesson, explore ChatGPT yourself to understand how to phrase prompts effectively. Generate a few example math questions related to different careers. This will help you anticipate how to guide students in crafting their prompts.
   • Sample Prompts: Prepare a list of sample prompts related to your specific CTE Program (e.g., finance, healthcare, engineering) that you can show students.
2. Prepare Career-Related Math Questions
   • Generate Questions in Advance: Use ChatGPT to create 10 example questions based on different career fields to show students how diverse careers can involve math. Save these examples to display during the lesson.
   • Examples to Generate:
     1. A question on calculating interest for finance
     2. A dosage calculation for healthcare
     3. A load-bearing calculation for engineering
     4. A budgeting question for retail or business
3. Set Up Technology
   • Classroom Tech Setup:
     1. Device Access: Ensure you have a device with internet access to project ChatGPT (or access to ChatGPT if students will be using it on their own devices).
     2. Classroom Display: Set up a projector or screen so that you can demonstrate using ChatGPT in real-time to generate questions.
     3. Student Devices: If students will be using their own devices, check that they have access to ChatGPT (either with individual accounts or a shared classroom account if available).
4. Plan for Student Guidance
   • Prepare a List of Example Career Fields: Consider a diverse list of career fields that students may be interested in (e.g., law enforcement, veterinary medicine, sports management) and how math applies to each. This can help students who may not immediately know how math relates to their career interests.
   • Prompt Examples: Prepare prompts with different levels of specificity. For example:
     1. Broad: “Give me a math question related to healthcare.”
     2. Specific: “Generate a math question involving dosage calculation for a nurse.”

Teacher Tips

One of the strengths of AI prompt generation is that if you don't get the exact answer you want, you can continue asking. 

For example, in the resource, using ChatGPT, the prompts included: 

Prompt 1: 

Pharmacy technicians must know how to calculate day supply, provide 10 questions for pharmacy technician students to practice day supply calculations.  

Prompt 2: 

Provide questions in multiple choice questions.  

Prompt 3: 

Provide answer sheet with explanation with how to solve each problem.   

 

Foster AI and Digital Literacy

• Explain the Power of AI as a Tool: Emphasize that AI is a resource, and learning to use it wisely is an important skill. Highlight the benefits of AI for personalized learning and problem-solving.
• Discuss Responsible Use: Mention that while AI can provide useful questions, it’s still up to students to understand and solve the problems. Encourage students to double-check generated questions for clarity and appropriateness.

 

 

More Ways

Demonstrate to students how to ask AI to be a personal tutor by asking AI to show a different method in solving the problem.

Program Areas

• CTE: Career Technical Education

Lesson Plan

Documents

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CTE Sectors

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Arts, Media, and Entertainment
• Building and Construction Trades
• Business and Finance
• Education, Child Development, and Family Services
• Energy, Environment, and Utilities
• Engineering and Architecture
• Fashion and Interior Design
• Health Science and Medical Technology
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Manufacturing and Product Development
• Marketing Sales and Service
• Public Services
• Transportation

CTE Anchor Standards

• Anchor Standard 1: Academics - Analyze and apply appropriate academic standards required for successful industry sector pathway completion leading to postsecondary education and employment. Refer to the industry sector alignment matrix for identification of standards.
• Anchor Standard 5: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking - Writing Standard: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem, narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate, and synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• Anchor Standard 10: Technical Knowledge and Skills - Writing Standard: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
• Anchor Standard 11: Demonstration and Application - Demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills contained in the industry-sector anchor standards, pathway standards, and performance indicators in classroom, laboratory, and workplace settings, and the career technical student organization.

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AI Reference

ChatGPT was used in brainstorming ideas for this resource, and generating examples of math problems in different careers