🗑️ Students will beg to practice writing

👋 Meet M2: the intelligent co-teacher

What if there was a way to leverage AI while keeping you, the teacher, front and center? What if you had an effortless way to lead engaging lessons and push students to think deeper?

Now there is. Let me introduce myself. I’m M2: the intelligent co-teacher. 

I can help you enhance learning without gluing students to screens. I sit on the sideline, following along silently. Then, when needed, I can be called in with a tap and a voice command: 

How do I do this?

• 💡 Live Teaching Tips: I provide instant AI suggestions tailored to your objective—no coach, no time-consuming video reviews. No gotchas.
  

• 🧑‍🏫 Real-Time Classroom Support: Ask me (“ask M2”) for help anytime during class. You can ask me to “Explain that,” “Translate that”, “Ask me a question,” “Tell me a joke” and more to keep modern learners engaged.
  

• 💬 Personalized Feedback: At the end of each session, I’ll give you insights on your engagement, questioning, and pacing—along with pre-built MirrorTalk reflections for students and teachers! 

Get a free annual subscription with your first purchase of M2 with this referral code: M2DT2025

🎯 QUICK TEACHING STRATEGY 🎯

♻️ Making (low-stakes) practice tests more effective

In today’s 💡 Big Idea below, I write about the importance of low-stakes practice.

So … what is that? And why is it important? (And is there any research about it?)

Low-stakes practice means that students practice in a way where their errors / mistakes / inaccuracies aren’t counted against them on their grade.

Why use it?

• For one, it decreases test anxiety.

• It can lead to better long-term memory.

• It helps students avoid “false fluency” (when they reread something in a book so often that they think they know it — but they really don’t).

Edutopia has a great quick video (1:54) about the importance of low-stakes practice tests — and how to make them as effective as possible.

💡 THE BIG IDEA 💡

✍🏻 Fun, social, gamified writing with WeWillWrite

Where did I learn about WeWillWrite? From excited social media posts by teachers.

They were talking about this gamified writing platform they were using that students BEGGED for … like, students saying “Can we finish this even though it’s time to go to lunch.”

(Yeah, THAT level.)

I met Daniel Senn, WeWillWrite’s founder, at the FETC Conference in Orlando. (By the way, he also founded Poio, an app that helps kids to read that Kahoot! acquired.)

After he showed it to me, I was HOOKED.

Here’s what you’ll learn in today’s new post about WeWillWrite:

• How WeWillWrite works (I walk you through an example activity — their “Be a Reporter” game)

• Why I think teachers (and students!) are buzzing about WeWillWrite (spoiler: it’s low-stakes, it’s fun, and it’s gamified)

• Three example WeWillWrite writing activities (lots of variety: Be a Reporter, Through Dimensions, and Lord of the Flies)

• How to thrive with WeWillWrite (my best tips and advice to succeed right away)

• About WeWillWrite pricing plans (free vs. premium … and the free version is one you can ACTUALLY use)

And if you haven’t already, sign up for a FREE WeWillWrite account to get started with your students …

… and you’ll get TWO MONTHS of the premium features (create your own challenges, unlock everything). That’ll take you through most of the rest of the school year!

👋 How we can help

There are even more ways I can support you in the important work you do in education:

1. Read one of my six books about meaningful teaching with tech.

2. Take one of our online courses about practical and popular topics in education.

3. Bring me to your school, district or event to speak. I love working with educators!