Generative AI is the tool that launched a million thought-pieces in the education world and beyond. This makes sense, as despite its current limitations and endless cliches and somewhat unsettling voice, it is still a remarkable, society-altering new invention that our students will encounter, use, and have to contend with throughout their lives. In the…
In 2007 writing-instruction legends Steve Graham and Dolores Perin did a meta-analysis on a massive scale to get to the bottom of what works when it comes to writing instruction. The result, a report called Writing Next, offered eleven recommendations for better writing instruction that is still considered the gold standard by many. Most of…
In my last post I discussed the first of five lessons I’m sharing this spring from my new book Good Grammar: Joyful and Affirming Language Lessons That Work for More Students (due out this summer). The concept I shared, while simple, has been powerful in my classes: I’ve found students learn language lessons (encompassing grammar,…
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Matthew M. Johnson 