Built by a working classroom teacher

Real tools for
real classrooms.
No hype. No filler.

Resources, frameworks, and a free starter kit — built by a teacher who has stood in front of students for over 20 years. Everything here has been classroom-tested.

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25 AI Prompts That Actually Work
In a Real Classroom.

Most AI prompt packs are built by people who have never stood in front of a classroom. This one is different. Every prompt was built around the tasks that drain teachers most — not what a content creator imagines teachers face.

01Lesson Planning & Differentiation
02Parent Communication
03Rubrics & Assessment Design
04Feedback on Student Work
05IEP & Accommodation Language
06Classroom Management Scripts
07Test & Quiz Generation
08Report Card Comments
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Matthie Assessment

Math Resources for Grades 7–9

Classroom-tested math resources and the methodology book behind them — built by the same teacher who wrote the prompts.

Worksheets & Resources
Matthie Assessment Store

Diagnostic packs, worksheet bundles, and mastery-based math resources for middle school teachers. Built for real classrooms, not Pinterest boards. Every resource is rooted in the Recalculation Method™ — designed to find where a student is, not just where the curriculum says they should be.

The Book
Recalculating

A framework for teaching math without shame — built on mastery, dignity, and the belief that every student can find their way back. By Carlington Matthie, M.Ed. The methodology behind every resource in this store, written for teachers who refuse to give up on struggling students.

The Course — Coming Soon
The Recalculation Method™ Course

The full system for grading what students actually know — the tools, the tracking, and the Flight Logs behind the method. Built for working teachers who want this running in their own classroom without it eating their weekends. It isn't open yet. Join the list and you'll be the first to know when it does.

About This Site

Built by a teacher.
For teachers.

The Pragmatic Teacher is not a content brand. It is a working teacher's toolbox — built in the gaps between lesson prep, marking, and standing in front of students every single day.

Everything here has been used in a real classroom. The prompts, the diagnostic packs, the mastery frameworks — none of it was built from a desk in a studio. It was built in Thompson, Manitoba, in a Grade 7–8 math classroom, by a teacher with over 20 years of experience and an M.Ed. in hand.

No hype. No manipulation. No promises about what education should look like from someone who has never taught. Just tools that work.

20+
Years teaching in real classrooms,
including the Canadian Arctic
M.Ed.
Master of Education — grounded in
action research with real students
25+
Classroom-tested resources
available in the TPT store