Brett Vogelsinger
@thevogelman.bsky.social
I’m a high school English teacher in Bucks County, PA. I present PD and authored the books Poetry Pauses (2023) and Artful AI (coming June 2025).
Poem of the Day to start each class!
https://brettvogelsinger.com
#poetry #ai #teaching #aplit
Poem of the Day to start each class!
https://brettvogelsinger.com
#poetry #ai #teaching #aplit
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The thing I feel happiest about as my new book, Artful AI in Writing Instruction, finds its way to more people?
That teachers find it helpful, and the lessons are working in other people's classrooms!
A few recent Amazon reviews:
That teachers find it helpful, and the lessons are working in other people's classrooms!
A few recent Amazon reviews:
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I was thinking the same thing on this one 🫠
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I was thinking the same thing on this one 🫠
Glad you enjoyed the article, Alex! Thanks for sharing :)
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Glad you enjoyed the article, Alex! Thanks for sharing :)
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
TEACHING DISCERNMENT IN OUR AI INTERACTIONS.
"Sometimes their AI use was intrusive, taking away the student’s voice and misrepresenting what the student knows and can do."
#edusky @thevogelman.bsky.social #edtech @larryferlazzo.bsky.social #tlchat #teachersky
www.middleweb.com/53084/teachi...
"Sometimes their AI use was intrusive, taking away the student’s voice and misrepresenting what the student knows and can do."
#edusky @thevogelman.bsky.social #edtech @larryferlazzo.bsky.social #tlchat #teachersky
www.middleweb.com/53084/teachi...
Teaching Discernment in Our Interactions with AI
Sharpening our reasoning powers about when and how to engage with artificial intelligence will serve us and our students well, writes teacher Brett Vogelsinger.
www.middleweb.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
TEACHING DISCERNMENT IN OUR AI INTERACTIONS.
"Sometimes their AI use was intrusive, taking away the student’s voice and misrepresenting what the student knows and can do."
#edusky @thevogelman.bsky.social #edtech @larryferlazzo.bsky.social #tlchat #teachersky
www.middleweb.com/53084/teachi...
"Sometimes their AI use was intrusive, taking away the student’s voice and misrepresenting what the student knows and can do."
#edusky @thevogelman.bsky.social #edtech @larryferlazzo.bsky.social #tlchat #teachersky
www.middleweb.com/53084/teachi...
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
“Creating a classroom environment rooted in transparency—through open conversations, consistent reflection, and tools like transparency surveys—helps students map the ever-changing landscape of AI use while building the discernment to navigate it thoughtfully,” @thevogelman.bsky.social writes.
AI Transparency Surveys: A Tool for Navigating Student Choices Together
A high school English teacher wondered: What happens when students can openly discuss AI boundaries, then reflect on their own use through a simple survey?
www.edutopia.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“Creating a classroom environment rooted in transparency—through open conversations, consistent reflection, and tools like transparency surveys—helps students map the ever-changing landscape of AI use while building the discernment to navigate it thoughtfully,” @thevogelman.bsky.social writes.
Yeah, its definitely transferrable on and off tech, and research articles would be a good application for it, making the dense research feel more approachable and instantly relevant!
February 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Yeah, its definitely transferrable on and off tech, and research articles would be a good application for it, making the dense research feel more approachable and instantly relevant!
This is great 😂
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
This is great 😂
Layers of annotation!
1. Pull a 🔥 line from The Metamorphosis.
2. Circulate and annotate with detailed observations on diction + connections to other works we’ve read.
3. Return a week later with post its abd 2/3 of The Death of Ivan Ilych read to annotate intertextual connections .
#ncte
1. Pull a 🔥 line from The Metamorphosis.
2. Circulate and annotate with detailed observations on diction + connections to other works we’ve read.
3. Return a week later with post its abd 2/3 of The Death of Ivan Ilych read to annotate intertextual connections .
#ncte
February 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Layers of annotation!
1. Pull a 🔥 line from The Metamorphosis.
2. Circulate and annotate with detailed observations on diction + connections to other works we’ve read.
3. Return a week later with post its abd 2/3 of The Death of Ivan Ilych read to annotate intertextual connections .
#ncte
1. Pull a 🔥 line from The Metamorphosis.
2. Circulate and annotate with detailed observations on diction + connections to other works we’ve read.
3. Return a week later with post its abd 2/3 of The Death of Ivan Ilych read to annotate intertextual connections .
#ncte
Reposted by Brett Vogelsinger
Honesty + Reflection = Transparency Surveys. It’s one way for students and teachers of writing to navigate the era of AI together.
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
AI Transparency Surveys: A Tool for Navigating Student Choices Together
A high school English teacher wondered: What happens when students can openly discuss AI boundaries, then reflect on their own use through a simple survey?
www.edutopia.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Honesty + Reflection = Transparency Surveys. It’s one way for students and teachers of writing to navigate the era of AI together.
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
Great points...I want to share with students!
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Great points...I want to share with students!
Great piece! Helpful to veteran and new teachers.
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Great piece! Helpful to veteran and new teachers.
Honesty + Reflection = Transparency Surveys. It’s one way for students and teachers of writing to navigate the era of AI together.
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
AI Transparency Surveys: A Tool for Navigating Student Choices Together
A high school English teacher wondered: What happens when students can openly discuss AI boundaries, then reflect on their own use through a simple survey?
www.edutopia.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Honesty + Reflection = Transparency Surveys. It’s one way for students and teachers of writing to navigate the era of AI together.
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
My new piece on @edutopia.org explores this more deeply, featuring student voices and a downloadable sample 🙂
www.edutopia.org/article/ai-t...
Thank you Becky!
February 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Thank you Becky!
Becky, this may be the first AI-generated picture on a post that didn't make me want to keep scrolling, but made me stop. At least I think that's what it is. What prompting helped you create it, if you don't mind my asking.
February 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Becky, this may be the first AI-generated picture on a post that didn't make me want to keep scrolling, but made me stop. At least I think that's what it is. What prompting helped you create it, if you don't mind my asking.
This is a great point too. Listening. So important.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
This is a great point too. Listening. So important.
An excellent question indeed!
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
An excellent question indeed!
Hey, teaching is always a balancing act. I've come back to the word "transactional" a lot. Every small thing we can do to make education less transactional, the better. And I know that you are a making a million little decisions to make learning less transactional daily :)
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Hey, teaching is always a balancing act. I've come back to the word "transactional" a lot. Every small thing we can do to make education less transactional, the better. And I know that you are a making a million little decisions to make learning less transactional daily :)
Oh, and sometimes I'll have students underline language on their summative rubric that they think applies to the work they are turning in, annotating with notes as they'd like. It invites their voice into the grading process for summative, again within a traditional schoolwide system.
February 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Oh, and sometimes I'll have students underline language on their summative rubric that they think applies to the work they are turning in, annotating with notes as they'd like. It invites their voice into the grading process for summative, again within a traditional schoolwide system.
Then, I have Ss look over their completion records, the quality of their notebook work, write a reflection on their engagement, and pitch what they think the number value should be for that last 10% of their work. It's a chance to work elements beyond traditional grading into a traditional system.
February 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Then, I have Ss look over their completion records, the quality of their notebook work, write a reflection on their engagement, and pitch what they think the number value should be for that last 10% of their work. It's a chance to work elements beyond traditional grading into a traditional system.
Thanks for being so honest and transparent on here Nick! The balance I've arrived at looks like this: Schoolwide, grades are 90% summative, 10% formative. For formative, I record very few things with points and all of it counts in a 0% "Practice" category. . . until the end of the MP.
February 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Thanks for being so honest and transparent on here Nick! The balance I've arrived at looks like this: Schoolwide, grades are 90% summative, 10% formative. For formative, I record very few things with points and all of it counts in a 0% "Practice" category. . . until the end of the MP.
I'm preparing to teach The Death of Ivan Ilyich again in #APLit and as I'm rereading, I'm remembering what a joy it is to teach . . . a piece that seems dry at first glance gets deeper and richer as we keep reading and talking.
Follows The Metamorphosis + fits our current Siberian weather🥶
Follows The Metamorphosis + fits our current Siberian weather🥶
January 30, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I'm preparing to teach The Death of Ivan Ilyich again in #APLit and as I'm rereading, I'm remembering what a joy it is to teach . . . a piece that seems dry at first glance gets deeper and richer as we keep reading and talking.
Follows The Metamorphosis + fits our current Siberian weather🥶
Follows The Metamorphosis + fits our current Siberian weather🥶
This sounds amazing! The participants are lucky to get to hear from you!
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This sounds amazing! The participants are lucky to get to hear from you!