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Adam Sparks

Adam taught social studies and English in Nebraska, Chicago, and China for 7 years and holds a master's in Learning Design and Technology from Stanford. His work focuses on improving K-12 formative assessment through peer feedback. He is the cofounder of Short Answer. Follow him on Twitter @mrsparkstweets
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Short Answer 🤝 EduProtocols

Short Answer has officially partnered with EduProtocols! We’ve long admired EduProtocols’ creative, research-based approach to teaching, and we’re teaming up to bring those ideas to

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Students submit responses, discuss with AI characters, then reflect together.

Pen Pals Overview

What is Pen Pals? Pen Pals is a new Short Answer activity type where students submit writing, then debate feedback from two AI characters who

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Quick Write

Quick Write Overview

What is Quick Write? Quick Write is Short Answer’s newest activity (use the clickable walkthrough below to preview). Students submit a response, then receive a

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