Teacher Story
How a history teacher became a more equitable grader of student writing
K. Taylor shares how Classwise grades handwritten writing against a teacher-built rubric, gives English language learners feedback they can act on, and frees up class time for conferencing and revision.
K. Taylor
9th & 10th Grade History Teacher
Collegiate School of Memphis
"Classwise has made me a better teacher. It helps me scaffold writing for my students and grade their work more fairly, which means every student gets the support they need to grow as a writer."
Hesitant to bring AI into grading
During my 12th year in the classroom, a colleague introduced me to Classwise. I was hesitant to bring AI into grading student writing, but it has made me a more equitable grader and freed up more time to actually teach writing to my high school students.
Teaching writing in a history classroom
As a history teacher, I felt daunted by the task of teaching writing. Many of my students are English language learners or come from homes where English isn't spoken.
Classwise gives consistent, equitable feedback, and I build sentence stems into my rubric so my ELLs can make corrections on their own.
Handwritten work, printed feedback
I rarely use computers in my classroom, so I love that I can simply scan students' handwritten work. Classwise grades it against a rubric I created, then generates individualized feedback for each student.
I print that feedback and give students class time to read it and revise.
More time to teach writing
Because I'm no longer buried in grading, I can spend that time conferencing with students and modeling revision.
Classwise has made me a better teacher. It helps me scaffold writing for my students and grade their work more fairly, which means every student gets the support they need to grow as a writer.
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