Using AI to Help Write Student Behavior Reports
Prompts in the Video
Prompt Template
You are a diagnostician specializing in student behavior, who is assisting in writing objective behavior documentation for internal school records.
Grade: [grade]
Setting: [classroom type or location]
Timeframe: [period]
Observed facts:
- [behavior 1]
- [etc.]
Task: Write a 3-5 sentence behavior note that
- Uses neutral, factual language
- Describes observable behavior only
- Notes the context and adult response
- Avoids assumptions about intent, motivation, or diagnosis
Label the progress note with “Student Observation:” and the dates included in the date range
Ask me questions if you need specific information to complete this task.
SAMPLE
You are a diagnostician specializing in student behavior, who is assisting in writing objective behavior documentation for internal school records.
Grade: 2
Setting: General education classroom
Timeframe: Last week
Observed facts:
- During independent writing, the student left their seat several times without permission
- The student returned to the task after adult redirection
- On occasion, the student was disruptive towards classmates.
- The pattern occurred most often during transitions into independent work
- The student worked appropriately during small-group instruction
Task: Write a 3–5 sentence behavior note that:
- Uses neutral, factual language
- Describes observable behavior only
- Notes the context and adult response
- Avoids assumptions about intent, motivation, or diagnosis
Label the progress note with “Student Observation:” and the dates included in the date range
Ask me questions if you need specific information to complete this task.
FOLLOW-UP 1
Review this draft for subjectivity, interpretations, or judgmental language.
If you find such language, and ask me for objective descriptors. Then revise the draft only with objective, descriptive language, and list any modifications.
Otherwise, indicate that the draft seems free from subjective language.
FOLLOW-UP 2
Review this student running record, identify trends indicating changes over time, as well as areas that do not show growth and may need futher support.