To provide a new perspective on how we might introduce AI to our secondary students, my long-time co-author and colleague, @teachkht.bsky.social and I released Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Strategies for Teachers of Secondary Students (Solution Tree). hickstro.org/2025/10/26/h...

📍SAVE THE DATE! Our Fall 2025 Gathering online K-12 Literacy Conference is Saturday, September 20.

🌟The opening keynote will be WONDROUS.

Stay tuned!

As AI transforms our world, we need to stay true to what we know as teachers of writing. 9/18 join @teachkht.bsky.social + @hickstro.bsky.social in the #nwpstudio to explore the ways that AI can support developing writers within a framework of effective writing instruction. bit.ly/45VXMbM

With thanks to WCMU for inviting me to share my insights on media literacy, here is a recent story about the ways that satirical content can be misrepresented and how we must fight our tendencies to double down on mis/disinformation that aligns with our perspectives.

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June 30, I look forward to presenting at #ISTELive with Lenovo Education's Delia DeCourcy, Senior Strategist of Worldwide Education Vertical IDG. My talk from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Grand Hyatt, Lonestar D, will focus on "Teaching Writing with AI: Problems, Potentials, and Possible Futures."

Do you know about the MAPS planner? Inspired by the work of @dawnreed.bsky.social and @hickstro.bsky.social this planner supports students in thinking about the specific rhetorical situation for going public with their writing. Learn more at our resource hub Teach Write Now: bit.ly/4iensVw

We invite K-12 teachers to a unique, one-week professional development institute at CMU’s Biological Station located on Lake Michigan’s Beaver Island: August 3-8, 2025. Apply now! #writing #teaching #professionaldevelopment #nwp

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Ohh, sounds amazing! Maybe you want to develop a version of the presentation into a blog post for @civicsoftech.bsky.social? (Full disclosure: I'm on the board of Civics of Technology.) We've published previous posts on the Luddites:

So many good books coming out that @civicsoftech.bsky.social might have to start making book club a monthly thing. Can’t wait to read this one.

Give One Get One: One tool teachers love is the MAPS Planner, which helps students think through their Message, Audience, Purpose, and Situation before they write (from Research Writing Rewired by @hickstro.bsky.social and Dawn Reed). What's yours? Share in the #nwpstudio! bit.ly/41PyGcJ

As a project leader in a Teaching with Primary Sources grant that was sponsored by NCTE and the Library of Congress, I am pleased to share my edited book, "Working with Primary Sources in the English Language Arts Classroom." For more info and the free ebook: ncte.org/working-with...

Part 2/2: This post discusses how AI can be integrated into K-12 education, specifically writing instruction, emphasizing how teaching students to write effective AI prompts and evaluate AI outputs for bias leads to improved literacy outcomes. community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/prompting-pr...

AI tools raise concerns about the impact on critical thinking and writing skills. However, educators are now finding ways to integrate AI into writing instruction. Read more in my blog post with the Educator Collaborative: community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/processes-pr...

As 2025 begins, I look forward to a few upcoming PD events that are open to educators in specific regions as well as one online event. Find out more information -- as well as links to registration -- through this blog post. hickstro.org/2025/01/05/e...

Looking forward to 2025 and upcoming PD event with the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development. Register for the February 6 event, "Teaching Digital Reading and
Writing in the Age of Artificial
Intelligence (AI)," here: web.cvent.com/event/fdd178...

Grateful for collaboration with @teachkht.bsky.social and colleagues on "The Importance of Digital Media Literacy," openly available in: Christakis, D.A., Hale, L. (eds) Handbook of Children and Screens. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-... #digitalliteracy #medialiteracy #teaching

For CMU doctoral student: Current K-12 educators: I am working through my Dissertation Project and am researching accessibility features. Please use this anonymous link for more information and to access the survey: tinyurl.com/2h366u8e Thank you for your time and responses! #AEM #UDL #accessibility

Students regularly share with me that it’s about the task, not about #AIinEDU. Evidence might come through the work of studentsforinnovation.org

For colleagues exploring #AIinEDU, a paraphrased comment from a workshop with teachers while referencing the MLA/CCCC "Student Guide to AI Literacy" (style.mla.org/student-guid...): "Few students would use AI in such a nuanced manner. They want to use it to cheat." Please help me refute this claim.

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Everything old is new again. Or, maybe this really is new after all. Trying to figure out, 17.5 years later, what the buzz is all about with Bluesky. Looking forward to a new community here. #EduSky