10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher · Vicki Davis

Teaching Writing in an AI World: A Practical Guide

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Dawn Beck explains why AI often leaves out the most unique and creative ideas when generating content.
Vicki Davis interviews ELA teacher Dawn Beck about integrating AI into writing instruction, covering practical strategies like focusing on the writing process, using AI for feedback, and creating unique prompts to prevent cheating. They discuss the limitations of AI in capturing creativity and the importance of teacher training in this evolving landscape.

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A practical, teacher-led look at writing tasks that still ask students to think for themselves.

This episode keeps the focus on teaching writing with AI in real classrooms. Vicki Davis and ELA teacher Dawn Beck return to the early panic around ChatGPT, then get more useful: better prompting, more attention to process, and assignments that make students explain thinking in…

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