Name: AI and the Teaching of Writing
Start: 2025-06-06T09:15:00-0500
End: 2025-06-06T11:45:00-0500

Friday June 6, 2025 9:15am - 11:45am CDT

Of the many disruptions generative AI has caused in education, the biggest one is arguably to the learning and teaching of writing. In this session, we’ll collaborate to design student-centered, pedagogically sound responses to that disruption. We’ll begin by defining the essential, research-based reasons to teach writing, even in an AI age. Then, in a series of design sprints, we’ll assess our own writing assignments, testing their “AI vulnerability” and looking at both AI-resistant and AI-assisted strategies for addressing that vulnerability. Participants will be provided with design templates and generative AI tools to support their work. Our goal is to leave the session with a clear plan for redesigning a writing assignment so that it remains valuable and relevant in an AI age.
Participants should have in mind a sample writing assessment or project they want to work on. They should come to the session with digital access to that assignment’s description, rubric, models of student work (anonymized), and any other materials they might provide students to help them succeed on that assignment.
*This session has been updated to reflect progress in AI.

Keynote Speakers

Eric Hudson

Facilitator & Strategic Advisor, Eric Hudson Consulting

Eric Hudson is a facilitator and strategic advisor who supports schools in making sense of what’s changing in education. He specializes in learner-centered assessment, human-centered leadership, and strategic program design. Most recently, Eric spent ten years at Global Online Academy... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:15am - 11:45am CDT

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