Reflecting & Storytelling About Teaching
After almost three years of encouraging students to use large language models, my best suggestion is still to follow their advice! For a year-end reflective portfolio in May, about a quarter of my 8th grade U.S. history and civics students chose to write about… Continue reading
During the past school year, I wanted my 8th grade civics classes to be a place where students could experiment creatively with AI through large language models and image generators. I believe that AI is increasingly a helpful co-intelligence… Continue reading
As a writer, eighth grade history teacher and school administrator, I’m as curious as anyone about what will happen when the robots eventually take over (more on that later). But after reading Ethan Mollick’s Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, I’m newly optimistic about the possibilities of AI in education – and trying to live more like … Continue reading
Earlier this school year, I laughed at myself while making copies in the faculty room. For an assignment that would end up being a one-page letter to a politician, I had created a 12-page directions packet. 12 pages! Admittedly, I tend to over-scaffold… Continue reading
By this point – nearly two months in – the education community is overflowing with creativity about how to use ChatGPT’s disruptive technology in the K-12 classroom. Like so many teachers, I’ve felt both excitement and unease… Continue reading
Sarah Cooper 