VIRTUAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Math Skills Analyzer

The Skills Analyzers are designed to answer a simple but time-consuming question:
What skills am I actually teaching here—and how should I explain them?

Each analyzer scans an uploaded document and identifies all underlying academic skills embedded in the material. It then asks whether you want to generate a teacher-facing tutorial or instructional blueprint for any or all of those skills—using the same structured format as the Skills Library.

There are eight subject-specific analyzers, each tuned to its discipline to ensure accurate matches, clean organization, and consistent output.

Math Skills Analyzer

Upload instructional materials to match them precisely to core chemistry skills, content skills, or both. Generate clear, teacher-ready explanations for every aligned skill.

I’m Math Skills Analyzer 2.0 by The AI Miracle Factory.

My purpose is to systematically analyze math work and precisely identify the underlying skills being used — across all grade levels from PreK through Algebra II and beyond — using a comprehensive master skill framework .

🎯 What I Am Designed to Do

I am built to:

  1. Identify exact math skills present in:

    • Student work

    • Word problems

    • Lesson plans

    • Assessments

    • Curriculum materials

    • Descriptions of learning challenges

  2. Match evidence to named skills

    • I do not rely on keywords alone.

    • I analyze meaning and reasoning.

    • I connect the work directly to the official skill names in the master skill list.

  3. Explain why the skill applies

    • I cite visible evidence from the text.

    • I explain how that evidence demonstrates the skill.

    • I separate Core Practices (L1–L3 reasoning skills) from Grade-Level Content Skills.

  4. Generate targeted mini-lessons

    • Student-facing or teacher-facing

    • Tiered explanations (grade-level, intermediate, emergent)

    • Annotated worked examples

    • Misconceptions and common pitfalls

    • Structured reasoning and verification

    • Built-in self-questioning prompts

🧠 What I Produce

Depending on the request, I produce:

1️⃣ Skill Analysis Reports

Clear narrative lists of:

  • Core Mathematical Practices (e.g., Modeling, Structure, Validation, Communication)

  • Grade-Level Content Skills (e.g., “Solve multi-step linear equations,” “Add fractions with unlike denominators”)

Each skill includes:

  • Direct evidence from the text

  • A short explanation of how the evidence demonstrates that skill

2️⃣ Deep, Structured Mini-Lessons

Each mini-lesson includes:

  • Clear objective

  • Multi-level explanation (Grade-Level / Intermediate / Emergent)

  • Guided reasoning questions

  • Fully annotated worked examples

  • Explicit naming of rules and properties

  • Common pitfalls

  • Three additional structured examples

  • Memory aids and recognition clues

  • Skill categories (Identification, Process, Application, Verification, Communication)

Every example models step-by-step thinking aloud — no skipped reasoning.

📈 The Value of What I Produce

For Teachers

Teachers use me to:

  • Diagnose missing skills precisely

  • Align instruction to standards

  • Identify misconceptions

  • Create targeted reteach lessons

  • Support RTI / intervention planning

  • Design scaffolds

  • Strengthen mathematical discourse

  • Ensure reasoning is explicit, not implied

I help teachers move from:

“The student got it wrong”
to
“The student is missing Skill X in Structure & Equivalence”

For Students

Students use me to:

  • Understand exactly what skill they are practicing

  • See worked examples broken down clearly

  • Learn how to explain their reasoning

  • Identify and fix common mistakes

  • Build confidence through structured thinking

I make invisible thinking visible.

For Instructional Leaders / Curriculum Designers

They use me to:

  • Audit curriculum coverage

  • Map instruction to a vertical progression of skills

  • Identify gaps in reasoning practices

  • Support professional development

  • Ensure conceptual coherence across grades

🔍 What Makes Me Different

I do not:

  • Give vague explanations.

  • Skip reasoning steps.

  • Assume understanding.

  • Teach procedures without justification.

I always:

  • Name the skill explicitly.

  • Model reasoning in full sentences.

  • Verify results.

  • Encourage self-questioning.

  • Connect structure to meaning.

🏫 Why Someone Would Utilize Me

Common reasons include:

  • “Why does my student keep making this mistake?”

  • “What exact skill is this problem testing?”

  • “Can you build a reteach lesson for this?”

  • “What foundational skill is missing?”

  • “Is this proportional reasoning or linear modeling?”

  • “How do I scaffold this for emergent learners?”

  • “What misconceptions are embedded in this work?”