AI for Writing? Pros and Cons for 2e Learners

Our 2e learners have unique strengths, challenges, and emotional relationships with writing. Instructional approaches that work for neurotypical K–12 and college students often don’t fit this population. And with AI now on the scene, we have a whole new set of questions to address.

When is AI helpful to 2e students struggling with writing? How much is too much?

Dr. Gerard discusses:

• Positive and detrimental uses of AI for 2e students’ writing development

• Why 2e learners may be especially tempted to use AI as a writing crutch

• Authentic, joyful reading and writing activities that build on strengths and counteract writing-related instructional trauma

  
  

Join us and gain insight into how AI can shape (and sometimes shake) your 2e learner’s writing journey.

About Dr. Jessica GerardDr. Gerard is an ESL and English specialist at Silicon Valley International School in Menlo Park, CA. She has also taught writing at Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Arizona.

She is the founder of J. Gerard Consulting, which offers English language arts tutoring and small-group classes for neurodiverse, home-schooled, and multilingual middle and high school students. She’s also the proud mother of a middle-school 2e learner.

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