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Want to make your own Study Coach Gem? Check out the Study Coach Gem Creator!

Brief Description

The Study Coach Gem Creator is a meta-tool that enables any grades 6-12 educator to generate a fully customized AI tutoring Gem in approximately 3 minutes. By answering just 5 simple questions, teachers receive complete, ready-to-use Gem instructions tailored to their specific subject, grade level, and instructional preferences—no prompt engineering expertise required.

Key Features

• Three Study Modes: Learn (teach-first), Recall (quiz-first), Partner (collaborative)

• Bilingual Support: Translations and summaries in the student's home language

• Easier English: Simplified vocabulary for struggling readers or ELLs

• Learning Supports: Sentence starters, graphic organizers, step-by-step mode

• 2-Attempt Hint Model: Students try first; hints only after incorrect attempts

• Voice Options: Students can speak (🎤) or listen (🔈) instead of typing/reading

What Makes It Different

Unlike generic AI chatbots, the Study Coach:

• Follows research-based tutoring practices (retrieval practice, spaced review, productive struggle)

• Includes built-in accessibility features activated by student choice

• Teaches from YOUR documents, not general internet knowledge

• Never gives answers without attempting first

• Keeps sessions focused (15-20 minutes) to match middle school attention spans

What is a Gemini Gem?

A Gem is a custom AI assistant you create inside Google Gemini. Instead of being a general-purpose chatbot, a Gem follows specific instructions you provide—like giving Gemini a job description.

Gems can be built for anyone:

• For students: A tutor who guides review sessions, provides feedback, and supports different learning needs

• For teachers: A tool that generates lesson materials, creates customized resources, or streamlines planning tasks

Why use Gems?

• Consistent: Follows your instructions every time

• Customizable: Control the tone, focus, and content

• Reusable: Create once, use repeatedly with different inputs

• Free: Included with Google Workspace for Education

No coding required—just write instructions in plain English. The only limit is your imagination.

AI Disclosure: Portions of this resource were created with assistance from AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, Adobe Express, Google AI Studio, and/or Suno. All prompts, instructional design, curation decisions, and pedagogical frameworks are original work by the author.