Adam Sparks
@adamsparks.bsky.social
Learner, teacher, traveler. Former 6-12 SS and ELA teacher. Co-founder of @myshortanswer.bsky.social. LDT @StanfordED. From Louisville, NE. Go Big Red 🌽
Epic run through Texas this week with @myshortanswer.bsky.social Had a blast presenting with @humbleisd-ddi.bsky.social, keynoting and workshopping at
Region 3, and webinar-ing with Region 9/10/11 on Friday! Back to school season madness 🤪!!
Region 3, and webinar-ing with Region 9/10/11 on Friday! Back to school season madness 🤪!!
July 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Epic run through Texas this week with @myshortanswer.bsky.social Had a blast presenting with @humbleisd-ddi.bsky.social, keynoting and workshopping at
Region 3, and webinar-ing with Region 9/10/11 on Friday! Back to school season madness 🤪!!
Region 3, and webinar-ing with Region 9/10/11 on Friday! Back to school season madness 🤪!!
Team @myshortanswer.bsky.social had a blast leading a student-facing version of our AI Workshop in TAIWAN (!!) last week! The biggest surprise of being an entrepreneur is all the unexpected places it has taken us! You can learn more about our workshops here: myshortanswer.com/professional...
July 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Team @myshortanswer.bsky.social had a blast leading a student-facing version of our AI Workshop in TAIWAN (!!) last week! The biggest surprise of being an entrepreneur is all the unexpected places it has taken us! You can learn more about our workshops here: myshortanswer.com/professional...
Had a blast talking all things writing in the age of AI and @myshortanswer.bsky.social at the Region 10 Metroplex Social Studies Conference in Dallas today! Attended a great @eduprotocols.bsky.social session with Stephanie Conklin!! See you all in San Antonio at #ISTELive25 next week!!
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Had a blast talking all things writing in the age of AI and @myshortanswer.bsky.social at the Region 10 Metroplex Social Studies Conference in Dallas today! Attended a great @eduprotocols.bsky.social session with Stephanie Conklin!! See you all in San Antonio at #ISTELive25 next week!!
Had a blast presenting @myshortanswer.bsky.social at the #SparkSummit2025 this week with the amazing Dianna Gaines! Dianna was one of the first teachers to EVER use Short Answer, it was an honor to be represented by such an amazing educator. Such an awesome event!
June 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Had a blast presenting @myshortanswer.bsky.social at the #SparkSummit2025 this week with the amazing Dianna Gaines! Dianna was one of the first teachers to EVER use Short Answer, it was an honor to be represented by such an amazing educator. Such an awesome event!
Had a blast sponsoring the Central California @cueinc.bsky.social end of the year social last night! Thanks to everyone at CCCUE who came out! @myshortanswer.bsky.social is honored to support California educators!
May 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Had a blast sponsoring the Central California @cueinc.bsky.social end of the year social last night! Thanks to everyone at CCCUE who came out! @myshortanswer.bsky.social is honored to support California educators!
So excited to be presenting at the SPARK Summit in Indianapolis next month! Come check out my sessions on all things AI and K12 writing instruction! If you're in the area, you can register FOR FREE at: www.eventbrite.com/e/spark-summ... @nadinegilkison.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So excited to be presenting at the SPARK Summit in Indianapolis next month! Come check out my sessions on all things AI and K12 writing instruction! If you're in the area, you can register FOR FREE at: www.eventbrite.com/e/spark-summ... @nadinegilkison.bsky.social
Very excited to be keynoting @R3ESC's literacy conference this summer in Victoria! Texas educators, we'd love to have you join us for an interactive discussion about AI and its implications for K12 literacy. You can learn more and register here: www.escweb.net/tx_r3/catalo...
May 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Very excited to be keynoting @R3ESC's literacy conference this summer in Victoria! Texas educators, we'd love to have you join us for an interactive discussion about AI and its implications for K12 literacy. You can learn more and register here: www.escweb.net/tx_r3/catalo...
Had an absolute blast at #SpringCUE this week presenting and meeting so many incredible CA educators. Leaving completely exhausted and completely reenergized!! #CUEHike
March 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Had an absolute blast at #SpringCUE this week presenting and meeting so many incredible CA educators. Leaving completely exhausted and completely reenergized!! #CUEHike
Had a blast leading our Writing Instruction for the Age of AI workshop with elementary staff at Hays USD yesterday!!
March 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Had a blast leading our Writing Instruction for the Age of AI workshop with elementary staff at Hays USD yesterday!!
Had a blast talking all things @myshortanswer.bsky.social and writing in the age of AI yesterday at #MACEKS25. Can't recommend MACE enough, such a well-done conference!
March 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Had a blast talking all things @myshortanswer.bsky.social and writing in the age of AI yesterday at #MACEKS25. Can't recommend MACE enough, such a well-done conference!
We hope to see you tomorrow night for our webinar with The Writing Revolution team! Join us for an in-depth discussion about our current moment in K-12 writing, including the role that writing plays in the science of literacy. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We hope to see you tomorrow night for our webinar with The Writing Revolution team! Join us for an in-depth discussion about our current moment in K-12 writing, including the role that writing plays in the science of literacy. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In our Writing + AI workshops, I've mentioned that some research (arxiv.org/abs/2304.02819) has shown that AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers. Reading more research today that this may not be the case: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In our Writing + AI workshops, I've mentioned that some research (arxiv.org/abs/2304.02819) has shown that AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers. Reading more research today that this may not be the case: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding layers to writing (reflection, self-assessment, etc.) is critical. I heard it described (by Phillip Dawson & Kiata Rundle) as "The Swiss Cheese Model." Any one layer of AI plagiarism prevention will have holes, but if we stack layers, we can cover the holes. Here's a slide from our workshop:
February 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Adding layers to writing (reflection, self-assessment, etc.) is critical. I heard it described (by Phillip Dawson & Kiata Rundle) as "The Swiss Cheese Model." Any one layer of AI plagiarism prevention will have holes, but if we stack layers, we can cover the holes. Here's a slide from our workshop:
#TCEA was amazing yesterday! Honor to be able to present with @lesliefisher.bsky.social and the amazing Courtney Williamson on all things literacy. So much fun meeting so many amazing educators. If you haven't already, stop by booth 2215 today and say hello!!
February 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#TCEA was amazing yesterday! Honor to be able to present with @lesliefisher.bsky.social and the amazing Courtney Williamson on all things literacy. So much fun meeting so many amazing educators. If you haven't already, stop by booth 2215 today and say hello!!
So @fetc-official.bsky.social last week was INCREDIBLE! Shoutouts to @lesliefisher.bsky.social for her championing of our work, @hollyclarkedu.bsky.social for inviting me in to co-present, @eduidehenre.bsky.social and the whole York squad, and the Alpaca team for repping NE Edtech with us!! #fetc
January 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So @fetc-official.bsky.social last week was INCREDIBLE! Shoutouts to @lesliefisher.bsky.social for her championing of our work, @hollyclarkedu.bsky.social for inviting me in to co-present, @eduidehenre.bsky.social and the whole York squad, and the Alpaca team for repping NE Edtech with us!! #fetc
This @randomwalker.bsky.social quote continues to be evergreen (from his AI Snake Oil Substack: www.aisnakeoil.com/p/is-ai-prog...)
January 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This @randomwalker.bsky.social quote continues to be evergreen (from his AI Snake Oil Substack: www.aisnakeoil.com/p/is-ai-prog...)
Putting together a Mathew McConaughey-inspired workshop proposal for a conference and brainstorming with @anthropic.com when this happened ... are we sure AGI isn't real 🤣?
January 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Putting together a Mathew McConaughey-inspired workshop proposal for a conference and brainstorming with @anthropic.com when this happened ... are we sure AGI isn't real 🤣?
Appreciate the AI Snake Oil blog. Great info on where AI is at technically. Their article on AI progress slowing down is worth your time (www.aisnakeoil.com/p/is-ai-prog...). Especially loved this discussion on whether AI developers are trustworthy sources on AI progress (spoiler, they're not):
December 20, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Appreciate the AI Snake Oil blog. Great info on where AI is at technically. Their article on AI progress slowing down is worth your time (www.aisnakeoil.com/p/is-ai-prog...). Especially loved this discussion on whether AI developers are trustworthy sources on AI progress (spoiler, they're not):
At @myshortanswer.bsky.social, we prefer comparative judgment (CJ) over rubrics for #K12Writing instruction. In this post, we explain why we think comparative judgment helps students better see "the forest from the trees" AND "the trees from the forest": myshortanswer.com/we-dont-give...
December 1, 2024 at 6:26 PM
At @myshortanswer.bsky.social, we prefer comparative judgment (CJ) over rubrics for #K12Writing instruction. In this post, we explain why we think comparative judgment helps students better see "the forest from the trees" AND "the trees from the forest": myshortanswer.com/we-dont-give...
Reminds me of Kluger and DeNisi’s 1996 historical review. If you’re reviewing feedback research, check it out. They review every piece of research on feedback from 1905 to 1996 (!!) and find that 2/5ths of the studies show feedback actually HURTING learning because of how students react to feedback
December 10, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Reminds me of Kluger and DeNisi’s 1996 historical review. If you’re reviewing feedback research, check it out. They review every piece of research on feedback from 1905 to 1996 (!!) and find that 2/5ths of the studies show feedback actually HURTING learning because of how students react to feedback
We don't give students rubrics in @myshortanswer. Why is that? With the help of research and analysis from @greg_ashman & @dylanwiliam, I explain why we feel comparative judgment is a more effective way to develop students' writing abilities #edusky : myshortanswer.com/we-dont-give...
November 21, 2023 at 8:22 PM
We don't give students rubrics in @myshortanswer. Why is that? With the help of research and analysis from @greg_ashman & @dylanwiliam, I explain why we feel comparative judgment is a more effective way to develop students' writing abilities #edusky : myshortanswer.com/we-dont-give...