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I’m a high school English teacher in Bucks County, PA. I present PD and authored the books Poetry Pauses (2023) and Artful AI (coming June 2025). Poem of the Day to start each class! https://brettvogelsinger.com #poetry #ai #teaching #aplit

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · Jun 26

I updated my website today with a fresh roundup of resources for thinking about and talking about the nuances of #AI in education, including articles, podcasts, and useful lines for the classroom.

Enjoy and share with others who may find it useful! #EduSkyAI

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Artificial Intelligence Resources

Finding Our Way in A New Era of Writing Instruction Image created via Dall-E 3 For a while now, I have been grappling with a range of emotions regarding artificial intelligence — from trepida…

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 2h

When you’re explaining directions for an assignment, and you turn around to find a student has started building a fortress out of saltines 😱😂

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Carly Berwick @cberwick.bsky.social · 11h

Eighty percent of NYC’s solar power comes from school buildings. Great model for elswhere and anothe reason to fund school infrastructure fully: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

NYC schools are solar powerhouses. Now, federal tax credits are drying up.

The city’s biggest solar power generator? Its public schools. But now their green future is under threat from the federal government.

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 2h

This would be amazing!

Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 9h

What a great idea! Teachers can approach local museums and suggest it——-One Way to Shake Up Museum Curation? Hand the Keys to the Kids. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/a...

Ask Helen Han why museum visitors should take seriously an exhibition curated by teenagers rather than by experienced museum professionals, and she sums it up this way: a show like the one she helped curate at the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art offers more, not less.

The 17-year-old senior at University High School in Irvine, Calif., talks about the diligent work that went into “Piece of Me,” an exhibit within the museum’s larger biennial (through Jan. 4). Organized by 15 members of the Orange County Young Curators program, it started with surveying the museum’s collection, choosing a theme and selecting work, then collaborating with in-house conservators, designers and installers, and finally composing the wall text.

But more important, she said, the group created something the staff could not: an authentic, teen eye on art.

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 2h

Great quotes!

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful!

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you. But students are engaging with it on the regular. I think we cede a lot of power to the worst outcomes if we offer no insights or guided experiences (or listening to their experiences with and about it) in school.

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 1d

A question worth asking in any ELA classroom: what was your story of yourself as a writer going into this school year?

Students had SO many different things to say...

student feedback responding to question of what their identity was as a writer going into the school year

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

Since the release of Artful AI, I've been able to talk publicly on several podcasts about the book, its inspiration, content, impact, and goals.

Here is the complete list of podcast episodes on this topic so far . . . and I'll add to it as time goes on!

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

Want to explore a new angle on my work with AI on your podcast? Reach out! I'd love to chat with you!

Interested in buying the book?

Here's a link: amzn.to/48sqeoW

Artful AI in Writing Instruction: A Human-Centered Approach to Using Artificial Intelligence in Grades 6–12

Amazon.com: Artful AI in Writing Instruction: A Human-Centered Approach to Using Artificial Intelligence in Grades 6–12: 9781071978597: Vogelsinger, Brett: Books

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

And finally, if you are looking to learn specific strategies (both from the book and developing since its publication) consider this webinar, free from Corwin, and an hour long.

Bookmark it for later!

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Artful AI in Writing Instruction

YouTube video by Corwin

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

4. @toddnesloney.bsky.social is such an inspiring leader to speak with on any topic. Here is an energetic, 15 minute conversation that zeroes in on writing instruction in middle school.

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Literacy, AI, and Middle School with Brett Vogelsinger

YouTube video by Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

3. @jeremymikla.bsky.social and David Berner host the @integr8this.bsky.social podcast, talking to all sorts of folks about AI right now.

In this longer conversation, great for a drive, we talk about the specifics of AI in Writing instruction.

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Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: A Conversation with Brett Vogelsinger

Podcast Episode · Integrate This! Ed Tech Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 52m

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

2. I've always known George Couros is a lightning rod of energy and ideas, especially good at distilling big ideas into short, sharp points.

Have a short commute? Here is a quick conversation about the book: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTp...

Writing with AI, Not Replacing It – A Human-Centered Approach with Brett Vogelsinger - S6EP25

YouTube video by George Couros

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 3d

1. It's always a joy to talk with @marcusluther.bsky.social on The Broken Copier . . . or in any context really!

I love the caution and humanity he brings to this topic in a longform conversation:

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AI in the Classroom

Podcast Episode · The Broken Copier · 06/20/2025 · 58m

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 4d

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Jennifer Tannous @jatannous.bsky.social · 5d

The Seconday Schools Writing Center Association
(SSWCA) is excited to have such amazing keynote speakers for our annual conference this March at UConn. Proposals due Nov 3! @janerosenzweig.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social

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Yes!

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 6d

Second block today was “Stall Day” when students could stall the start of class by brining donations in coins for Mini Thon. Took me 20 minutes 😁👏🏻

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 7d

Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 You got it! Later in the unit “hubris” goes in place of arrogance…that one’s just a placeholder

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Jennifer Tannous @jatannous.bsky.social · 8d

Writing center directors/ writing instructors/ leaders and everyone with a thought about the future of writing instruction and feedback, join us this March at UConn, Storrs! Proposals due Nov 3rd. For more info SSWCA.org

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Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 8d

Can you guess what we are reading I. #APLit right now based on the word cloud?

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 8d

That’s so kind of you to say. You’re students are lucky to have you too, writing there beside them 🙂

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 8d

Happy to hear that! I will not be in Denver sadly. Philly 2026 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now get some sleep 😴 ☺️

Brett Vogelsinger @thevogelman.bsky.social · 8d

I just feel like I can’t take away the conditions that helped me become a writer…and a big part of that was the chance to write at my own pace on my own space.

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