Melissa Pilakowski
@mpilakowski.bsky.social
College English instructor. Former 9-12 English. EdD in Education, MFA in writing. Talk to me about writing, teaching writing, motivation & writing, educational technology, books, game-based learning, nachos, and super-slow running.
So much of this connects with the importance of student choice in independent reading. Students who get sparked into reading don't usually do it with shared texts--it's that ONE book or author that hooks them into a love of reading.
(Not saying shared texts aren't important. They are.)
(Not saying shared texts aren't important. They are.)
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So much of this connects with the importance of student choice in independent reading. Students who get sparked into reading don't usually do it with shared texts--it's that ONE book or author that hooks them into a love of reading.
(Not saying shared texts aren't important. They are.)
(Not saying shared texts aren't important. They are.)
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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
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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
Me reading that email yesterday...especially when I noticed the Google bit in the corner
a woman in a striped shirt holds her head in her hands
Alt: a woman in a striped shirt holds her head in her hands
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Me reading that email yesterday...especially when I noticed the Google bit in the corner
Ugh. Seems like they went through this a couple years ago when Google had a major update :(
August 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ugh. Seems like they went through this a couple years ago when Google had a major update :(
Great analogy! I hope time proves it true!
August 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Great analogy! I hope time proves it true!
Oh yay, there's a recording!! Great! I'm gonna be busy tonight going to THE STANLEY HOTEL (!!!) but I really want to be in both places at once!!
July 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Oh yay, there's a recording!! Great! I'm gonna be busy tonight going to THE STANLEY HOTEL (!!!) but I really want to be in both places at once!!
July 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Brett's book, as well as AI in the WRiting Classroom, have really guided my AI use for this coming year. I'd dabbled in AI in the classroom, but Brett really made the concepts and uses more concrete! #iteachenglish
June 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Brett's book, as well as AI in the WRiting Classroom, have really guided my AI use for this coming year. I'd dabbled in AI in the classroom, but Brett really made the concepts and uses more concrete! #iteachenglish