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Webinars & events
February 28, 2025

Winter webinar recording and resources

Short Answer was honored to host Alexandria Chalonec and Christine Teahan, co-directors of Academics at The Writing Revolution, for our winter webinar.

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Teaching ideas
October 31, 2024

Short Answer Resources for Georgia Educators

Writing activities aligned to the Georgia Milestones Writer’s Checklists, plus funding resources for Georgia educators.

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Teaching ideas
October 24, 2024

3 tips for making Short Answer even more social

How are we going to motivate students to want to learn how to write in a world in which AI can now write for them? Three ideas for making writing more social.

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Teaching ideas
October 16, 2024

Assessing writing in the age of AI: The case for assessment scales

Short Answer & The Stanford EdClub cohosted Dr. Mike Perkins and Leon Furze for a conversation about their AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) and K12 writing assessment.

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Product updates
September 18, 2024

The hidden meaning behind our new avatars

We’re updating our student avatars in Short Answer. It may seem cosmetic, but it reflects a deeper truth we want to be intentional about: feedback is emotional.

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Product updates
August 30, 2024

Updates to the Short Answer student experience

Seven upcoming changes to the Short Answer student experience, and why we’re making them. This is the first part of a larger update this fall.

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Teaching ideas
August 29, 2024

Increase assessment rigor with our simple guide

A simple strategy for increasing the rigor of your daily assessments, grounded in Black and Wiliam’s 5 pillars of effective formative assessment.

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Webinars & events
August 2, 2024

AI & K12 Assessment: A Conversation with Dr. Dylan Wiliam Webinar Recording

Short Answer & The Stanford EdClub were honored to cohost Dr. Dylan Wiliam for a conversation on AI and K12 assessment on Thursday, August 1st 2024.

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Case studies
June 3, 2024

Short Answer Educator Experience Case Study '23-'24

Short Answer finished its first full school year in June 2024, reaching over 50,000 monthly active teachers and students. Here’s how educators experienced it.

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Webinars & events
April 25, 2024

6 lessons from 6 edtech conferences

Six trends from six edtech conferences this spring, from AI fatigue to shorter sessions, and what each one means for schools.

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Webinars & events
March 28, 2024

Writing Instruction for the Age of AI Workshop

A workshop that equips teachers with the policies, tools, and strategies to meet the challenges, and seize the opportunities, AI creates in writing instruction.

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Product updates
February 12, 2024

Short Answer Ambassadors

Become a Short Answer Ambassador: what it takes, what you commit to, and what you get for helping other teachers use Short Answer well.

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