Melissa Pilakowski

· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #AI · “When people rely on large language models to summarize information on a topic for them, they tend to develop shallower knowledge about it compared to learning through a standard Google search.”

Added this to my AI bookmark folder. Thank you for this well organized doc!

Added this to my AI bookmark folder. Thank you for this well organized doc!

"But the correlation between school AI adoption and personal AI relationships is clear across multiple behaviors." Ummm...this also seems bad.

I've been having conversations with other profs this week about this change of pedagogy. I see other non-English areas starting to lean more into the writing process, writing during classtime, and away from the product. It's a good thing. #EduSky #iteachEnglish

For anyone jumping with excitement, temper yourself. Yes, we need to continue adjusting to and reassessing AI in the classroom. Doing so with a grant from Big Tech with a dog in the AI game? That's problematic. #EduSky #iteachEnglish #edtech

Students internalize that "sounding" a certain way is what's desired in the writing transaction, so if there's a way to make that happen, they will take advantage. I've said from the get-go that the chief challenge of LLMs is figuring out what we should value when it comes to the writing students do

This, again and again.

Teachers using AI for feedback--it's another side of the AI ethics debate. But SHOULD WE? What does the research say? I dug into some studies and this is what I found. (tl;dr: human is better, but not by much) #edusky #iteachEnglish #Edtech medium.com/educreation/...

I feel this in my soul.

TONIGHT!! #EduSky #iTeachEnglish

Hi all. The school year is nigh. It's time to face AI dilemmas again. Should you integrate AI or ban it? I can't answer that for you. But here are thoughts I shared with our adjuncts about it. #iteachEnglish #edusky #edchat #HigherEdSky medium.com/educreation/...

I've spent several weeks researching the different journaling approaches writers use. Here's what I found out, and maybe one of them is one you'd like to try! #writing #authors #WritingCommunity #Writersky #WritingResources medium.com/never-stop-w...

Half-Drafts were the BIGGEST change I made last year while teaching writing. 1) They decreased anxiety 2) Improved my feedbk 3) Resulted in better quality of writing I wrote about my and my students' experiences here medium.com/educreation/... #iteachEnglish #EduSky #ISTE #ISTELIVE #iste25

Teachers don't need more tech. They need smaller classes and more (paid) time for prep and instruction. But alas, the tech option means more profit for billionaires, while the latter would cost billionaires more in taxes. And so, in our current kleptocracy, tech is what teachers are going to get...

Educator @rdene915.bsky.social shares a few ways teachers can use AI-enhanced tools *and* prepare to talk about the technology with students. 🖥️ #EduAI #EduSkyAI #EduSky

Last week, researchers released a fascinating study about AI 🖥️, writing ✏️, & the brain 🧠 The gist: Make students use their brains first--the learning will be longer lasting. I condensed it all here. #iteachEnglish #ELA #EduSky medium.com/p/abe4633ca4a8

Last week, researchers released a fascinating study about AI 🖥️, writing ✏️, & the brain 🧠 The gist: Make students use their brains first--the learning will be longer lasting. I condensed it all here. #iteachEnglish #ELA #EduSky medium.com/p/abe4633ca4a8

Check out my conversation with @marcusluther.bsky.social on @thebrokencopier.bsky.social podcast about #ArtfulAI in the #writing classroom. This is a fraught topic, but one that deserves our attention, and thinking things through with Marcus is always a joy 🙂

I've given up on my WIP. At least for now. Maybe you have, too, and you can relate. If you want to commiserate with me, you can read more about it here. #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writesky medium.com/@mpilakow_17...

Half-Drafts were the BIGGEST change I made last year while teaching writing. 1) They decreased anxiety 2) Improved my feedbk 3) Resulted in better quality of writing I wrote about my and my students' experiences here medium.com/educreation/... #iteachEnglish #EduSky #teachwriting

Yesterday: Cool! Two R&R requests! Yippee! Today: Ugh. I've got two things I've got to revise this weekend. #writingcommunity #WriterSky #wordsarehard #grateful

I'd also rather be evaluated by a colleague than an admin who has never taught writing a day in their life. Those who have taught writing know the nuances and can share ideas. (Just as I wouldn't want to evaluate a science lab. Because I don't know the nuances of teaching it.) #iteachenglish

I took a fun approach to thinking about my favorite May reads! medium.com/p/47b65c77e09c If this book were shoes: Waterproof Muck Boots If this book were a coffee beverage: Black, no sugar or cream The ending: Not the way I wanted, but satisfying and right. #booksky #amreading

Good read. I'm rather impressed that the 7th and 8th graders are as intellectual about AI as the results show. #edusky #AI

My top books this month, and their shoe counterparts. 📔Wild Dark Shore 📕The Bombshell 📗The Unmaking of June Farrow 📘Come and Get It 📙The Three Lives of Cate Kay #booksky #books #amreading #bookish medium.com/@mpilakow_17...

My top books this month, and their shoe counterparts. 📔Wild Dark Shore 📕The Bombshell 📗The Unmaking of June Farrow 📘Come and Get It 📙The Three Lives of Cate Kay #booksky #books #amreading #bookish medium.com/@mpilakow_17...

Attic Notebooks--A cool playful writing strategy by novelist Laini Taylor. (And you're not allowed to read the notebook until the end!) Off to buy a new notebook for my first attic notebook! #writersky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky medium.com/@laini.taylo...

We also have to explicitly model what we mean by "reading." @liznorell.bsky.social makes this point in the article. I've been writing about this for years. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

The other significant takeaway is that if we want to help students better read and write, we need smaller classes that allow for personal contact and closer student cohorts. These are communicative acts and we that requires working from a place of community.

Strongly support this! When I go to conferences, I almost always choose sessions led by teachers. They're the ones doing the work, not theorizing or ideating about it.

We are 2️⃣ weeks away from the first session of the #MoreThanWords virtual book club on June 3rd (5-6 p.m. EST)! Join 7️⃣3️⃣ folks exploring how to center authentic writing/thinking in the age of AI. Author @biblioracle.bsky.social will be joining us! Register for FREE: forms.gle/AMUKNQc5egaf...

"What students learn now will become the bedrock that forms any emerging social contract about how we function with generative technology." "We have to stop grieving about what we’ve lost and start taking action to preserve what we value most." Read more: marcwatkins.substack.com/p/the-storie...

I've never read a poem by Matt Mason that I didn't like. And today, "I Owe You a Poem" is the feature at Rattle.com. You won't be disappointed. rattle.com #writingcommunity #iteachEnglish

Appreciate this, Mickie. I've got to present to adjuncts in a couple of weeks, and this is a great resource I can use

This makes me so happy...a replacement for Tweet Deck!!

An important read about AI, our relationships with students, and our own ethical behaviors as educators. #edusky #iteachenglish

Love yourself, love the world enough to think and learn 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-slop-educ...

That feeling when you finish grades for the semester and you walk into the hallway, not sure what to do next. That's me.

Great tips here!! In my own conversations w/ students, my starter line is "Tell me about your process here." I've learned a lot about AI and student writing this year with that question. #ela #iteachEnglish

Edupeeps--found this damn good reading assignment with AI integration. I'm envious and inspired simultaneously. higherai.substack.com/p/goodbye-pa... #iteachEnglish #EduSky

Great book! Their NCTE presentation last fall was a gateway for me to using AI in composition classes #iteachEnglish

HOW I'M USING AI BOTS WITH MY WRITING CLASSES To give students more detailed feedback on a writing assignment than she could provide herself, Katie Durkin tried AI. She's happy with the results. #iteachEnglish #edusky #edtech #AiEDU @sharemylesson.bsky.social www.middleweb.com/52204/how-im...

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

🤖 My latest @Edutopia.org article explores why AI writing detectors aren't the answer. As an ELA teacher, I share practical strategies for encouraging authentic student writing. 📝 www.edutopia.org/article/ai-d... #EduSky #EduSkyAI

I'm very excited to read this book next spring! #iTeachEnglish

Here you go, sorry it took me a few days to get it out. Just published. www.litandtech.com/2024/12/can-...