Developing more capacity in teaching and learning starts with a Mindset, Not Machines
Teaching and learning to write is hard work. There is no other introduction that makes sense to everyone.
Students find writing difficult and stressful; teachers spend hours leading the effort to lift skills with varying levels of success, and exhaustion. Something has to change. Writing standards across the measured globe indicate a negative growth trend every year.
Some two years ago along came a new type of AI: GPT based assistance on demand. This new level of Automated Interaction captivated the minds of many. Students love the way the GPT engines do the thinking and writing for them; many teachers fret about a lack of originality that they can't trace nor want to accept. The two bookends of stakeholders have distracted the real debate away from establishing a more centered approach. It is key to observe that innovation will only happen at the speed of trust. Finding where to trust AI must begin.
Many experienced stakeholders agree there is an opportunity for AI to reframe the workflow of teachers and the engagement of students.
- What if students could interact with trusted AI to help self-direct their learning and writing skills?
- What if teachers could reduce workloads and the grading hours they spend now?
- What if teachers could invest more time in teaching and mentoring students in higher order thinking?
- What if we could trust AI to be an integral resource for teachers and students.
Integrating AI into teaching transcends a mere technology implementation; it presents a transformative chance to significantly expand the scope, accessibility, and efficacy of education.
New ideas to integrate the possibilities of using AI to enhance written literacy education are good and should be explored. They move beyond helping students to fix mistakes and helping teachers save grading time to show how AI can help create transformational literacy improvement.
To transform writing skills development, we must first understand how to use new tools and methods as foundational structures for transformation.
Scribo AI is designed to transition good thinking into good writing.
- When used thoughtfully, AI can help students generate ideas, better structure their thoughts, and reflect on their own writing more effectively. Scribo facilitates the development of these skills through self-directed learning opportunities.
- For teachers, AI can uncover student writing patterns, personalize feedback, reduce workloads and free up more time for more targeted and deeper instruction.
Shifting our focus from simply encouraging teacher adoption of AI tools to understanding how these tools can empower teachers to cultivate students' thinking, and writing skills is where truly impactful AI integration begins.
Scribo AI re-orients the teaching of writing from a teacher-led instruction model to one where students are active participants in skill development. This provides educators with a more student-powered approach to making progress, reducing the hours involved in driving all improvements themselves.