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Continue reading →: Viral TikTok Games for the ESL Classroom: Lesson 1While I certainly hope ESL/EAL teachers will find this in-class activity useful, the real feature of the lesson is the homework writing practice. The practice video, created with HeyGen, is designed to help students use GenAI in a way that promotes critical thinking and skill-building rather than copying. In it,…
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Continue reading →: What Teachers Think Vs. What Students Do: AI Use in L2 Writing ClassroomsAs an English Language Fellow with the Department of State, I was lucky to work with both in-service teachers and EAL students. Although I was able to make many striking comparisons, none were so noticeable as the disconnect between teachers’ assumptions about AI use and the way that I observed…
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Continue reading →: McSweeney’s: Thirty-Two Bird Names I Would Contribute If I Were an OrnithologistI love birds, and I love McSweeney’s, so I couldn’t be happier for my list, “Thirty-Two Bird Names I Would Contribute If I Were an Ornithologist,” to be published for National Bird Day, which takes place on January 5th of each year. Read the list here. Oh, and just for…
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Continue reading →: Powered by Plot: AI-Driven Storytelling for ESLReading is one of the best ways for language learners and writers to improve their skills, but finding texts can be difficult. In Powered by Plot, I seek to create a method of custom story production for the classroom, one that enables educators to target desired vocabulary or skills without…
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Continue reading →: Unexplored Realities: Common Assumptions in Foreign TEFL and the Frameworks That Seek to Upend ThemI don’t know if it’s the same for others, but I still think about my graduate thesis—especially when I see posts on Reddit from users who want to become English teachers because they’re trying to get away from something (unhappy family life, unemployment, etc.). I wish the best for them,…
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I work at the intersection of writing education, languages, and AI. Here, you can find my lesson plans, book reviews, and other tools for writing educators working in the machine age. I write humor, too.
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