What if students could receive meaningful feedback on their writing while they’re still working — instead of waiting days or weeks for a grade?

In this episode of the Making Schools Work Podcast, hosts Daniel Rock and Leslie Eaves talk with Skye Reynolds, literacy master teacher with Richland Parish Schools in Louisiana, and Nancy Johnson, professional learning coach with HMH, about how AI can help teachers strengthen writing instruction.

Drawing on their experiences with HMH’s Writable platform, Skye and Nancy share how educators are using AI to provide immediate feedback, encourage revision and reflection, support peer review and identify students who need additional help.

They also discuss the challenges of introducing AI into writing instruction, including the risks of overrelying on automated feedback and the importance of keeping teachers’ expertise and relationships with students at the center of the process.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why timely feedback can make a bigger difference than comments students receive after an assignment is graded
• How AI can support proven writing practices without doing the thinking for students
• Ways teachers can use AI to differentiate instruction and respond to student learning data
• What Richland Parish has learned about reviewing AI-generated feedback and maintaining teacher oversight
• How instructional coaches and school leaders can introduce AI through hands-on professional learning

Whether you’re an English teacher, instructional coach or school leader, this conversation offers practical ideas for using AI to help students become stronger, more independent writers.

You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to your podcasts.