Teaching Writing in the Age of AI: Strategies for Teachers of Secondary Students (Support thinking and writing in AI-powered classrooms.) Technology ed. Edition

Generative AI affects how students learn to write in more ways than one. Digital literacy experts Troy Hicks and Kristen Hawley Turner explore the ethical and practical challenges of using AI tools in writing lessons. They unpack how AI works and offer strategies that nurture student thinking, creativity, and academic honesty. Learn how to support student agency and authentic writing in an AI-driven world. Grades 6–12 writing teachers will use this book to:Better understand the design and function of various genAI writing toolsPreserve and enhance student writers’ creative agency with targeted genAI assistanceDefine acceptable, academically honest uses of genAI that prepare students for writingExamine genAI’s ability to inform students’ craft of persuasive or argumentative writingExplore how genAI can help students develop and create engaging narrative prose Contents: Introduction: Being and Becoming Writing Teachers in an Age of Generative AI Chapter 1: Understanding GenAI, Addressing Concerns, and Exploring the Technology Behind the Tools Chapter 2: Using Frames for Thinking About GenAI in the Writing Classroom Chapter 3: Developing Writers’ Agency and a Sense of Curiosity With GenAI Chapter 4: Using GenAI to Examine and Begin Writing Tasks Chapter 5: Engaging With GenAI for Argument Writing Chapter 6: Engaging With GenAI for Narrative Writing Chapter 7: Empowering Writers’ Agency in the Age of GenAI Epilogue Appendix: Annotated List of GenAI Tools References Index Read more