For Instructional Coachs ·
What you'll accomplish
Paste student assessment data into Claude and get back a plain-language narrative ready to present at your next teacher data meeting. What used to take 45-60 minutes of spreadsheet interpretation and writing takes under 10 minutes.
What you'll need
You need some form of assessment data to analyze. The most common sources:
You don't need clean, formatted data. Claude can interpret messy tables. The key is having numbers organized by student or by subgroup.
Before writing the prompt, clarify what your data meeting needs to accomplish:
Your narrative focus shapes what you ask Claude to analyze.
If your data is in a PDF, either:
In Claude, type:
I'm an instructional coach preparing for a data meeting with [grade level] [subject] teachers. Here is our [assessment name] data from [time period]:
[paste your data table here]
Please write a 3-paragraph data narrative that:
1. Identifies the key trends (positive and concerning)
2. Highlights specific students or groups to celebrate
3. Names one priority area for our coaching focus this [month/quarter]
Write it for a teacher audience — accessible, specific, and forward-looking. Avoid jargon.
Read the Claude-generated narrative carefully:
Then ask Claude to adjust as needed:
MAP Score Analysis:
Analyze this MAP data for [grade level] and identify: which students made 1+ year of growth, which students need targeted support, and what the class median tells us about overall trajectory. Write a 2-paragraph narrative for a teacher meeting.
[paste data]
iReady Diagnostic Analysis:
Here is our iReady diagnostic data for [grade level] [subject]: [paste data]. Write a narrative identifying: current level distribution, students in the most urgent tier, and one instructional recommendation for closing the most common gap.
Comparing Two Assessment Periods:
Compare these two sets of benchmark data — [fall] and [winter]. For each student, note whether they grew, stayed flat, or declined. Summarize the trends in 2 paragraphs: what's working, and where do we need to change our approach?
[paste both tables]
PD Impact Data:
We implemented [strategy] for 6 weeks. Here is pre/post data from teacher self-assessments: [paste data]. Write a 1-paragraph summary of whether the professional development is having impact, and what to focus on next.