Top 10 AI Prompts and Use Cases and in the Education Industry in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's Department of Education has issued a landmark, human-centered AI policy that treats artificial intelligence as a classroom and system accelerator - not a replacement for teachers - outlining three integration tracks (classroom, administrative, and home/community), nine core objectives, and seven ethical principles that emphasize transparency, equity, privacy (FERPA/COPPA), and teacher autonomy; the plan even embeds the “Conecta y CRECE” transformation and a 5‑Step Student Scaffolding Scale to guide when AI is “no use” versus co‑creation.

At the same time, the island has piloted AI for talent management: a Civil Service Reform platform paired thousands of applicants to jobs and helped PRDE process massive interest (one hiring round drew over 8,544 applications in two weeks), demonstrating how AI can speed hiring while preserving human decision‑making.

Read the PRDE guidance and the CSR pilot results to see how policy, professional development, and operational pilots are being coordinated for responsible AI adoption in Puerto Rico schools (Puerto Rico Department of Education AI guidance and policy for classroom integration, Puerto Rico Civil Service Reform pilot results for hiring and talent management).

"Civil service is not merely trying to change the compensation processes, but also the recruitment processes, learning processes, evaluation and development of employees and organizational design. It is a comprehensive reform."

Selection of the prompts and use cases balanced Puerto Rico's classroom priorities with prompt‑engineering best practices: each candidate prompt had to map to PRDE objectives and the island's 5‑Step Student Scaffolding Scale while also following MIT Sloan's advice to provide context, be specific, and build on the conversation; prompt frameworks such as RISEN/PGTC and other structured approaches were used to turn broad needs into precise instructions; Productboard‑style templates (task, context, examples, persona, format, tone) shaped outputs that teachers and admins could reuse; technical feasibility checks vetted infrastructure, data, and staffing before piloting; and iterative testing - using browser tools and small pilots - refined prompts into classroom‑ready artifacts.

The result is a compact library of zero‑/few‑shot, constraint‑based, and roleplay prompts tailored to Puerto Rico's schools, with provenance linked to prompt research and local implementation guidance so districts can adopt them responsibly (MIT Sloan guide to writing effective AI prompts, Overview of AI prompt frameworks and RISEN/PGTC, Puerto Rico AI implementation pathways for education (2025)).

Method	Source	Key idea
Best practices	MIT Sloan	Provide context, be specific, iterate
Frameworks	AI Prompt Frameworks	Use RISEN/PGTC to structure prompts
Local fit	Nucamp/PR guidance	Align prompts to scaffolding and FERPA/COPPA constraints

“It's vital to remember that AI serves as a powerful tool to be leveraged rather than a plug-and-play solution. In the context of prompts, the old adage, 'garbage in, garbage out,' holds true.”

Creating assessments and robust alternate versions is a practical priority for Puerto Rico's Department of Education because federal review left the island's system

Approval Pending

, flagging concrete gaps - most notably the alignment of Las Pruebas de Aprovechamiento Académico (PPAA) to grade‑level standards and clearer performance‑level descriptors and eligibility rules for the alternate PPEA (see the U.S. Department of Education assessment letter).

At the classroom level, validated formative models like the Mathematics Impact Tests (MIP) show how unit‑level diagnostics can change instruction: aligned to PRCS 2014, piloted for grades 3–11, administered via Moodle with scoring guides and rubrics, and engineered so results are available instantly or within 24 hours to guide reteaching and differentiated support.

Federal guidance also stresses careful communication of what assessment results do and don't show so families and educators interpret data with context rather than hype.

Combining tightened alignment work for PPAA/PPEA, scalable formative tools such as the MIP, and clearer stakeholder messaging creates a pragmatic pathway for Puerto Rico schools to produce fair, inclusive, and timely assessments that actually inform classroom decisions - sometimes fast enough that the teacher can change a lesson before the next bell rings (U.S. Department of Education assessment letter, Mathematics Impact Tests formative study, Guidance on communicating assessment results).

Priority	Key detail from sources
Alignment	PPAA must align to grade‑level standards; provide DOK evidence and gap‑remediation plans (ED letter)
Alternate assessment (PPEA)	Need clear performance‑level descriptors, eligibility, and reporting/weighting procedures (ED letter)
Formative model	MIP: grades 3–11, PRCS 2014 alignment, Moodle administration, instant/24‑hour results, tested with Cronbach's alpha (formative study)
Communication	Report results with context to avoid misinterpretation and support re‑engagement (Whiteboard Advisors)

Puerto Rico's 5‑Step Student Scaffolding Scale turns broad differentiation goals into classroom-ready actions: start by modeling the task so students “see” the outcome, then tap prior knowledge and pre‑teach key vocabulary before you dive in; chunk complex work into short, assessable units and build visual supports or graphic organizers for each chunk; embed structured talk and collaborative routines so students rehearse understanding; and finally use formative checks and a gradual‑release (remove supports when students show consistent mastery) so scaffolds become training wheels rather than permanent fixtures - many implementations use an 80% success threshold before tapering support.

These steps borrow directly from practical scaffolding guides such as Edutopia scaffolding strategies for classroom scaffolding, the IRIS Center differentiation and tiering strategies, and the Teaching Channel five keys to scaffolding success, making the scale easy to adapt for Puerto Rico classrooms that must balance standards, EL needs, and FERPA/COPPA constraints.

Step	Classroom action
1. Model	Show exemplar, think‑alouds, “I do”
2. Activate & Pre‑teach	Prior knowledge, front‑load vocabulary
3. Chunk	Break tasks into units with checkpoints
4. Support	Visuals, organizers, collaborative structures
5. Release	Formative checks; remove scaffold once mastery is steady

“Kids of the same age aren't all alike when it comes to learning, any more than they are alike in terms of size, hobbies, personality, or likes and dislikes.”

Clear, timely caregiver communications are essential for Puerto Rico schools - especially when notices must be bilingual, legally precise, and privacy-safe - so districts should turn templates into automated, bilingual email and SMS workflows that parents can read and acknowledge with a single click; using multilingual templates and plain‑language request procedures (Spanish and English) reduces confusion, supports compliance with local leave and documentation rules, and keeps sensitive records in secure digital repositories.

Practical tools include digital workflow systems that auto‑populate forms, track acknowledgements, and integrate with scheduling or substitute‑coverage platforms to maintain operations while caregivers take leave, plus translation‑ready templates and multilingual FAQs so families always know next steps.

These steps mirror best practices from San Juan's family‑leave playbook - build clear bilingual language, standardized request procedures, and tech‑enabled tracking - and fit into broader Puerto Rico AI implementation pathways for schools that emphasize responsible, human‑centered automation (San Juan family leave policy template and multilingual digital workflows, Puerto Rico Department of Education AI guidance and implementation pathways 2025), making caregiver notices not just compliant but genuinely useful - readable in either language and traceable for school administrators.

Puerto Rico schools can use AI to draft crisp, FERPA‑ and COPPA‑safe incident reports that meet local legal duties - starting with the Department's requirement that school directors collect incident data in a standard format and produce quarterly reports to the School Life Quality Program - while preserving confidentiality, role‑based access, and careful vendor controls; practical workflows should ensure that every documented event that rises to a formal complaint is logged in the Student Information System (SIE), routed to the appropriate supports (SICE, social workers, or referrals to law enforcement/juvenile court when regulations demand), and that parents' rights and verifiable consent paths are respected when online tools are involved (see PRDE incident‑reporting guidelines and the FTC's COPPA parental‑consent guidance).

Build templates that separate factual chronology from subjective language, redact or limit PII to the minimum needed, and bake in secure retention and breach steps so a single disclosure can't cascade into a data‑security catastrophe - the island's breach law also requires rapid consumer notice and a 10‑day government alert, so automated logging plus human review closes the loop between speed and accuracy.

Requirement	What to do	Source
Standardized incident reports	Use director's standard format; quarterly reporting to School Life Quality Program	Puerto Rico PRDE incident reporting guidelines for school discipline and incident reporting
Parental rights & consent	Preserve FERPA access/correction rights; obtain verifiable consent or rely on school consent under COPPA exceptions	FERPA and COPPA overview for school privacy compliance
Breach & notification	Notify affected individuals as expeditiously as possible; government notice within 10 days	Puerto Rico breach notification summary

“data security is also an essential part of complying with FERPA as violations of the law can occur due to weak or nonexistent data security protocols.”

Pair engage2learn‑style coaching with a steady diet of open webinars and curated media so Puerto Rico districts can turn nebulous AI talk into classroom-ready practice: use the weekly AI Webinars for Educators series to demystify core concepts, draw on SchoolAI's free webinar hub and teacher trainings for practical workflows and lesson ideas, and anchor choices to vetted guides like Common Sense's roundup of free AI resources that foreground privacy, equity, and classroom ethics; together these sources make it simple to build a bilingual, bite‑size professional development playlist teachers can consume between planning periods and then test with students, so PD stops being a one‑off presentation and becomes a repeatable habit that yields concrete prompts, media assets, and discussion guides aligned to Puerto Rico's PRDE implementation pathways.

AI Webinars for Educators - weekly AI webinars for K‑12 teachers, SchoolAI webinars and teacher trainings - practical AI workflows for classrooms, Common Sense AI resources for educators - privacy, equity, and ethics guidance.

Resource	What it offers	Why it matters in PR
AI Webinars for Educators	Weekly series to demystify AI in the classroom	Builds foundational knowledge for district PD
SchoolAI webinars	Free trainings, practical workflows, PD hub for teachers	Source of ready-to-use lesson ideas and implementation support
Common Sense resources	Curated explainers, webinars, ethics and privacy guidance	Helps districts balance innovation with FERPA/COPPA and equity

Jess Doerr prompt templates package practical, classroom‑ready scaffolds that help Puerto Rico educators turn tedious letter writing and progress updates into structured, human‑centered workflows: an intake form that collects role, relationship, evidence, and intended outcome (as recommended by Alchemy's Teaching Optimizer) feeds a constrained prompt that produces a polished first draft in seconds using tools like QuillBot AI Letter of Recommendation Generator, while editing guidance from Wordvice AI recommendation letter templates and tips reminds users to verify facts, add anecdotes, and preserve author voice; practical safeguards from practitioner discussions - ask for objective short answers, keep drafts clearly labeled, and avoid AI-only finalization - ensure letters and bilingual progress notes remain authentic, compliant, and easy to personalize, so a busy school counselor can move from intake to a teacher‑reviewable draft without sacrificing the single vivid detail that matters: the student's concrete example that makes a recommendation memorable.

District and school communications teams in Puerto Rico can make Gemini for Google Workspace a practical partner for press releases, social posts, and spokesperson prep: using the Docs side panel to tag interview notes with @file and pull in verified quotes produces a polished first draft in seconds, while Gemini in Sheets can organize media and analyst contacts into priority lists for outreach and Gemini in Slides can auto-generate clear, branded presentation slides for briefings; Gmail and Meet integrations also help summarize long threads and capture action items so leaders spend more time on strategy and less on formatting.

The Workspace guidance stresses a three‑phase adoption plan - prepare, pilot, and measure - and highlights enterprise‑grade privacy and multilingual support (Gemini is available in 40+ languages), which matters for bilingual Puerto Rico communications that must be accurate, timely, and legally sound.

For practical prompting patterns and example workflows, see Google's prompts for communications and the Gemini for Education overview to map these features to school press work and social campaigns (Gemini prompts for communications and PR, Google Workspace with Gemini for Education).

Use case	Gemini action
Press release	Draft release in Docs using @file to insert quotes and company/initiative facts
Spokesperson brief	Create analyst/media briefing templates and mock interview questions
Media outreach	Organize contacts and priority levels in Sheets for targeted pitching
Internal & social posts	Generate memos, social copy, and Slides assets for consistent messaging

Hiring, interviewing, and onboarding in Puerto Rico's public schools start with craftsmanship: precise, role‑specific job descriptions that spell out title, daily responsibilities, required and preferred qualifications, soft skills, schedule, and clear application instructions so candidates know what success looks like from day one - exactly the kind of checklist outlined in practical templates for educator roles (teacher job description examples and templates for educator hiring).

Next, a robust intake system must verify certification and reciprocity under PRDE oversight (and the General Education Council where applicable) so hiring panels don't waste time on ineligible applicants; CREC's recruitment guidance shows the value of asking candidates to bring resumes, certification evidence, and test scores to speed screening and placement.

Workflows should bake in statutory duties and conduct rules - regularity, confidentiality, conflict‑of‑interest limits, and document‑safeguarding - as required by Puerto Rico law (Puerto Rico Title 18 §274‑2 - teachers' duties and obligations (Justia)), and they should scale to handle surges: one hiring round processed thousands of applicants (over 8,544 in two weeks), so automation plus human review is essential to keep quality human judgment at the center while moving candidates from posting to orientation efficiently (Puerto Rico Title 18 §274‑2 - teachers' duties and obligations (Justia), CREC Puerto Rico recruitment guidance for school hiring).

Step	Practical action	Source
Job posting	Use clear title, responsibilities, qualifications, schedule, application steps	Teacher job description examples & templates - Teachers of Tomorrow
Eligibility check	Verify PRDE/GEC certification and required documents before interview	Puerto Rico teacher certification overview (PRDE/GEC) - PraxisExam
Legal & conduct screening	Embed duties, confidentiality, and conflict‑of‑interest checks in onboarding	Puerto Rico Title 18 §274‑2 - teachers' duties and obligations (Justia)
Recruitment logistics	Collect resumes, certificates, score reports; speed screening with templates	CREC recruitment checklist for Puerto Rico school hiring

For Puerto Rico district offices and school leaders looking to shave hours off admin busywork, Google Workspace with Gemini turns agendas, minutes, and budget planning into practical, bilingual workflow wins: use the Slides side panel to generate a polished meeting agenda, ask Gemini in Meet to “take notes for me” (notes and suggested next steps are generated shortly after the meeting ends and attached to the Calendar event), and let Gemini in Sheets build expense trackers or summarize budget spreadsheets so teams spot trends faster; Spanish support and translated captions help bridge language gaps across island staff and families, while enterprise controls (DLP, IRM, admin toggles) protect sensitive payroll and student data.

These capabilities can be chained and automated - see Google's codelab for integrating Gemini with Apps Script - to create repeatable templates that free finance and operations staff to focus on strategy rather than formatting, sometimes producing a shareable recap before the coffee gets cold.

Use case	Gemini feature
Meeting agendas	Gemini in Slides side panel to draft and refine agendas
Meeting minutes	"Take notes for me" in Google Meet - auto summaries attached to Calendar/Drive
Budget planning	Gemini in Sheets to generate tables, insights, and expense trackers

“With Gemini for Google Workspace, we can now quickly transcribe meeting minutes within Google Docs and summarize them in a succinct way to share with our users.”

Engage2learn leadership prompts for Puerto Rico schools can turn family engagement from a one‑off event into a measurable, equity‑focused practice by pairing proven strategies - like those showcased at the National Family Engagement Summit - with hands‑on training and simple data tools: use summit takeaways to target chronic absenteeism and culturally responsive outreach, adapt Flamboyan's teacher‑and‑leader trainings to build bilingual family champions, and deploy rapid pulse checks and preference surveys to learn which channels actually reach families (email, text, evening events).

Practical prompts help leaders map a year of PD (who needs coaching, which classroom routines to model), sequence community activities (welcome‑back breakfasts that lead into grade‑level dialogues and neighborhood community walks), and turn anecdote‑rich family stories into tracked indicators for attendance, engagement, and PD impact.

Pair those leadership prompts with a menu of classroom‑level activities - from Mystery Readers to Family Game Nights - to make outreach feel familiar and doable for busy Puerto Rico educators, and use short, repeatable prompts so data reviews feed next week's PD agenda rather than piling up as another report (National Family Engagement Summit family engagement strategies, Flamboyan teacher and leader family engagement trainings, Possip parent engagement ideas and pulse-check tools).

"The work I've done with Flamboyan has completely changed my teaching practice. Relationships are at the forefront of everything that I do as a teacher. In order for students to be successful, they need to trust their teachers. The trust that I've established with my students is a result of the trusting relationships I've built with their families."

Puerto Rico's AI future hinges on the tidy translation of the PRDE's human‑centered framework into everyday school practice: use the Department's three integration tracks (classroom, administrative, home/community), nine core objectives, seven ethical principles, the Conecta y CRECE transformation, and the 5‑Step Student Scaffolding Scale as guardrails for pilots that prioritize teacher autonomy, FERPA/COPPA safeguards, and measurable student benefit - after all, Puerto Rico joins 26 states in publishing AI guidance that stresses human oversight and equity.

Responsible adoption means pairing governance and vendor vetting with bite‑size professional development (powerful questioning and prompt craft), routine risk checks for algorithmic bias, and clear community communications so AI is a daily tool, not a magic black box.

Federal momentum reinforces this approach, so districts that pilot thoughtfully, measure outcomes, and invest in staff upskilling will protect students while unlocking practical wins; for leaders seeking hands‑on PD, a practical pathway is the AI Essentials for Work program that teaches prompt writing, workplace AI use, and applied skills for administrators and educators (Puerto Rico Department of Education state AI guidance, Nucamp AI Essentials for Work bootcamp registration).

Program	Length	Early bird cost
AI Essentials for Work	15 Weeks	$3,582 (early bird)