Adam Sparks
@mrsparkstweets
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Learner, teacher, & traveler. All things K12 writing. Former 6-12 SS & ELA teacher. Co-founder @myshortanswer. LDT @StanfordED. From Nebraska. Go Big Red 🌽
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Joined May 2015
Short Answer is officially launched! Feedback from teachers & students has been super positive and it's free to try. Give it a shot and please feel free to reach out if you have feedback on how it can be improved as we continue to build this spring! #edtech #teachertwitter
K-12 teachers: Short Answer is officially launched!🚀 Get 100% of your students individualized feedback in minutes AND have fun in the process. Sign up for free today ➡️ https://t.co/rHbhvYq6JY
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It's easier to innovate when you're the original of something. People copying you can only copy a snapshot of your current state. They don't know which aspects of the snapshot are essential and which are random things you'd been about to change anyway.
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🚨Short Answer Update Alert! During response rounds, you can now: ✅ View student writing in real time ✅ Track word count ✅ Pause students ✅ Send writing back for revision These updates grow directly from your feedback! More updates soon!
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3rd graders trying out Pen Pals on @myshortanswer. Their verdict, thumbs up! 👍🏻 @RCE_HCS #goinggifted #WeareRACERS #UnlockPotential
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They're never this quiet! 😂 That's what I call focus! Typing their descriptive paragraphs for pen pal feedback on @myshortanswer. #goinggifted #WeareRACERS #UnlockPotential @RCE_HCS
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My sophomores loved the Battle Royale feature on @myshortanswer! 📝 They cranked out descriptive writing, and some of them have NEVER written this much in class before! 🙌 @GC_CSC
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🎉 The updated Pen Pals is LIVE in Short Answer! AI "Pen Pals" argue about student responses. Students vote for the Pen Pal they agree with, then receive personalized AI feedback. Spark discussion, improve writing skills, & build AI literacy: https://t.co/vxTmATXVW8
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Writing gets a boost with My Short Answer! Gamification meets literacy! Helping students practice, play, and grow as confident writers. @APSWestManor @APSInstructTech @DrLWestManor1 @myshortanswer
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You know what makes my ❤️happy? Seeing students so engaged about writing! Mrs. Smith’s focus class used @myshortanswer today for creative writing. They used the REPP emoji activity and they loved it! Thanks Adam and @eduprotocols.
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Did a Battle Royale quick write for a descriptive sentence with 1st & 2nd graders. My most reluctant writer (who placed 2nd) said, "Can we do another one?" Success! #goinggifted #WeareRACERS #UnlockPotential @RCE_HCS @myshortanswer
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Were these 4th graders completely locked in on their writing? Yes, they were! Congrats to our Battle Royale winner for best descriptive opening! #WeareRACERS #goinggifted #UnlockPotential @RCE_HCS @myshortanswer
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Demoed these updates this morning with a school - the feedback was fantastic! Excited about this one! More soon...👀
🚀 Quick Write just got an upgrade! Students can now revise & resubmit, pair up to discuss feedback, and more. These updates are live now! Preview here: https://t.co/eKu6mQG7NR
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✍️ Want to get kids writing MORE in your classroom? Join @eduprotocols + @myshortanswer for Writing Protocols That Work (and Students Love) THIS THURSDAY, Sep 4 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. Register here: https://t.co/wF1okTQtkC
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It is always a great day when we use @myshortanswer. Outstanding platform for student engagement and writing.
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"It burst the bubble I was living in." .@mrsparkstweets went from celebrating EdTech to getting roasted by critics for an hour straight. His reaction? Pure gold. Instead of getting defensive, he embraced the discomfort and realized how insulated the EdTech world really is.
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Really enjoyed chatting with @MyEdTechLife last night with @alexasparks_! If you haven't, check out the pod!
Too often, EdTech is treated like the finish line. As @mrsparkstweets put it, tech should never be the end goal; it is the tool that helps us elevate best practices in teaching and learning. Let’s keep the focus where it belongs: on students and learning outcomes. Ep. 334
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Peer revisions are a breeze with @myshortanswer ! Definitely a way to ensure we are meeting the new ELA standards with our students!
Walked @apsBAMOAcademy 's Ms. Lawrence through @myshortanswer writing tool today—perfect for tackling the new ELA standards and giving students space to learn through peer revisions.
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🎉Updates to Short Answer this month: ✨ Streamlined launch modal ⏱️ Timed writing (with research in mind) 📝 Auto-submission 🎲 Random Emoji Power Paragraph w/@eduprotocols 🎯 Quick Write difficulty levels Learn more and preview the updates here: https://t.co/MhZjYVsnVq
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California educators! We're presenting our flagship AI + Writing workshop ( https://t.co/JBLNLuOsVT) in Sacramento this October! We'd love for you to join, check out all the info below:
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Is Chain-of-Thought Reasoning of LLMs a Mirage? ... Our results reveal that CoT reasoning is a brittle mirage that vanishes when it is pushed beyond training distributions. This work offers a deeper understanding of why and when CoT reasoning fails, emphasizing the ongoing
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