As we enter a new age of teaching, this book provides teachers with a roadmap on how to effectively and responsibly infuse the transformational power of AI into the teaching of writing. As Magliozzi and Peterson argue, it is imperative that teachers and students get in front of this new technology. This book shows you how to do so in ways that are ethical, practical, and smart. Highly recommended. –Kelly Gallagher
This book is exactly what teachers need right now. Instead of ignoring AI or trying to police it—both fallacies, by the way— we must equip students with the skills to use it responsibly and ethically. The ideas and lessons presented here will help readers surpass their doubts, worries, and inexperience around AI to a space of confidence and leadership. It’s the right book at the right time. --Marilyn Pryle
This is a truly exciting book about partnering human intelligence with artificial in the classroom. Magliozzi and Peterson ask teachers to be vigilant about what they’ve asked students to do—and to practice writing process thinking and habits—before they invite AI to contribute. I found myself thinking for the first time in my life, “Damn, why didn’t I think AI could be this useful and try it instead of avoid it?” I needed teachers to guide me; these two are exceptional. AI in the Writing Workshop is readable, it’s real, and it’s bound to reshape your teaching. –Penny Kittle
As a middle school teacher, I feared AI, believing its presence in my classroom would destroy my students as thoughtful writers and readers. Dennis and Kristina changed my mind. They show us how AI is a collaborative tool for conversations with students, centered always on the sound practices of a writing-reading workshop: Write First, Struggle Second, Prompt Third, Question Fourth, Reflect and Be Transparent. Human beings, the thinking of the students and their teachers, are still at the center of their work, as they embrace, question, and revise the evolving tools of possibility, like AI, in our classrooms. –Linda Rief
Grappling with the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence? Sick at heart over your students’ reliance on this tool? Let two practicing classroom teachers show you how they help 9th graders employ AI in the service of HI, human intelligence. The book is a cornucopia of classroom applications, all designed to augment rather than replace students’ writing skills. I came away marveling at the possibilities. --Carol Jago
Me: What does thoughtful, authentic, engaged writing instruction look like in the age of AI and how can I incorporate it into my writing workshop in ways that help my students and honor my commitment to teaching writing as a process? ChatGPT: Oh that’s easy: Read AI in the Writing Workshop. I would buy a copy of this book for everyone in an English department that wants to understand and begin to use AI in ways that make sense—and make a difference.--Jim Burke
