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Teaching ideas
January 9, 2024

TEKS + Scriblit (formerly Short Answer)

TEKS alignment guides for ELAR, social studies, science and math, showing how Scriblit fits schools teaching the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.

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Teaching ideas
December 14, 2023

What's with all the comparing in Short Answer?

Peer-to-peer feedback can be just as effective as teacher feedback, if it’s scaffolded correctly. For us, that means comparative judgment.

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Teaching ideas
November 21, 2023

We don't give students rubrics. Why is that?

“Why don’t you give students rubrics when they provide peer feedback in Short Answer?” It’s a question we hear often from teachers and administrators.

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Teaching ideas
September 15, 2023

AI detectors don't work. What does that mean for K12 writing instruction?

AI detectors don’t work, and may never. Here’s the evidence, and five ways K12 writing instruction can adjust instead.

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Teaching ideas
August 22, 2023

3 Helpful Teacher AI Prompts from Short Answer

Learn the RTRI prompting structure and get 3 copy-paste AI prompts for writing better questions, making assignments more AI resistant, and leveling readings.

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Teaching ideas
August 15, 2023

Crafting Questions & Feedback Criteria in Short Answer

Practical tips for writing open-ended questions and clear, positive feedback criteria that get the most out of every Short Answer activity.

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Case studies
August 7, 2023

Optimizing feedback and writing assessment in an AI-infused world with Norris Public Schools

How Norris Public Schools used two Short Answer PD sessions to cut feedback workload and assess authentic student writing in a ChatGPT world.

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Case studies
June 30, 2023

Case Study: Boosting formative assessment with Papillion La Vista Community Schools

How Papillion La Vista Community Schools used two Short Answer PD sessions to strengthen peer feedback and formative assessment across the district.

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Teaching ideas
June 7, 2023

Getting Started with Inquiry Based Learning

What Inquiry Based Learning is, the 4 steps of inquiry, why it matters in a "See-ChatGPT-Before-Me" world, and 6 resources to get started.

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