About us
Students stay authors.
Teachers stay teachers. Connectink is built on decades of writing-instruction research. It doesn't replace the writing teacher. It amplifies what the best ones already do.
Why we exist
More feedback, on every draft.
Most students get teacher feedback once or twice in a writing cycle. With Connectink, they get it on every draft, without adding to a teacher's week.
That frees teachers to do what they do best: teach the writers who need them most, run conferences that matter, and shape the craft of the writers ready to go further.
- Students draft, revise, and draft again, coached the whole way
- Teachers see what the AI flagged, what students fixed, and what they ignored
- Conference time goes to the kids who need a human, not a copy editor
Connectink's feedback model was developed in collaboration with the Center for Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) at Teachers College, Columbia University, drawing on the writing workshop tradition, formative-assessment research, and what experienced writing coaches actually say.
Learn about CPETWhat guides every feedback message
Six principles, drawn from the research.
Specific over generic
"Try a stronger verb in line 4," not "Use stronger verbs." Feedback names the moment, not the rule.
Process, not product
Coaching meets students mid-draft, not after. The goal is the next revision, not a grade.
Genre-aware
A persuasive essay needs a different reader than a personal narrative. Connectink adapts its lens by writing type.
Audience-grounded
Every comment ties back to a real reader. Students learn to anticipate how their writing lands.
Actionable
Feedback comes as a checklist of revisions, not paragraphs of prose. Students know what to do next.
Teacher-respecting
Connectink never overrides what a teacher has assigned, modeled, or graded. It works inside your classroom, not around it.
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