As a teacher, how many hours a week do you spend not teaching?

If you’re like most educators in Nepal, your evenings and weekends are often consumed by lesson planning, creating quiz questions, and grading. We often talk about “student-centered learning,” but the reality is that the administrative burden usually forces us into “survival-centered teaching.”

But what if you had a co-teacher? One who doesn’t sleep, knows the entire curriculum, and can draft a lesson plan in seconds?

Meet your new AI assistant.

A Nepali teacher using AI to plan lessons
AI isn't here to replace teachers; it's here to give you your time back.

The “Teacher Developer” Mindset

I believe the future of education belongs to the Teacher Developer.

This doesn’t mean you need to become a full-stack software engineer. It means adopting a developer’s mindset: automate the repetitive, optimize the inefficient, and create systems that scale.

Using AI for lesson planning is the first step in this journey.

Why This Matters for Nepal

In many schools across Kathmandu, Pokhara, and even rural areas, teachers are overburdened. Classes are large, resources are scarce.

AI tools like Google Gemini and ChatGPT can level the playing field. They can act as:

  • Curriculum Designers: Breaking down the CDC (Curriculum Development Centre) guidelines into daily plans.
  • Differentiation Experts: Suggesting activities for both struggling students and advanced learners.
  • Creative Partners: Brainstorming examples that are culturally relevant to Nepali students (e.g., teaching physics using a micro-bus ride example instead of a roller coaster).

Practical Prompt: The “Lesson Plan Generator”

Here is a prompt you can copy-paste into Gemini or ChatGPT right now.

Prompt: “Act as an expert educator in Nepal. Create a 45-minute lesson plan for Grade 9 Science on the topic of ‘Force and Motion’.

Please include:

  1. Specific Objectives (based on CDC curriculum)
  2. A ‘Hook’ to start the class (use a culturally relevant Nepali example)
  3. Main Activity (using low-cost materials available in a typical classroom)
  4. Assessment questions (2 simple, 1 critical thinking)”

The Output (What you might get)

The AI might suggest using a dhungo (stone) and a chungi (rubber band ball) to demonstrate inertia. It might suggest a hook about why the bus jerks forward when it stops abruptly at Ratnapark.

This is the power of the Teacher Developer. You aren’t just downloading a generic plan from the internet; you are engineering a plan that fits your classroom.

Moving Beyond “Cheating”

There is a fear that using AI is “lazy.”

I disagree. Is using a calculator lazy? Is using a textbook lazy?

When you spend less time formatting a document, you have more time to:

  • Talk to that quiet student who sits in the back.
  • Design a hands-on experiment.
  • Actually rest, so you don’t burn out.

Action Step

This week, try using AI for just one lesson plan. Don’t try to overlook your whole workflow. Just pick one topic you dread planning for, and let the AI do the heavy lifting.

Welcome to the Teacher Developer revolution.