For Instructional Coachs ·
What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll be able to paste student assessment data into Claude and get back a plain-language narrative that tells the story of the data — 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.