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Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
Strategies for Teachers of Secondary Students
Using AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for authentic writing tasks, Hicks and Turner show how artificial intelligence can enhance writing lessons. They encourage teachers to embrace innovation and adaptation in an age when AI is undeniably becoming a permanent fixture in education.
Support thinking and writing in AI-powered classrooms
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 tools
- Preserve and enhance student writers’ creative agency with targeted genAI assistance
- Define acceptable, academically honest uses of genAI that prepare students for writing
- Examine genAI’s ability to inform students’ craft of persuasive or argumentative writing
- Explore how genAI can help students develop and create engaging narrative prose
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“As leaders in writing education and technology, Troy Hicks and Kristen Hawley Turner have applied their expertise to navigating how to productively write with AI, offering practical and very doable strategies. This text is a fantastic resource for teachers curious about incorporating these technologies into their classrooms and hungry for creative approaches to get started.”
“Without turning a blind eye to pressing concerns about the role of generative AI in learning, Troy Hicks and Kristen Hawley Turner have designed a book that shows how educators can teach students to use generative AI ethically to enhance their agency as writers rather than as a cheating tool.”
“Grounded in writing workshop principles, Teaching Writing in the Age of AI offers an essential roadmap for students to become ethical, agentive writers while maintaining creative control. Rather than banning AI or letting it replace human work, this book shows how to leverage AI as a thought partner.”
