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A Textured View: How Stories Are The Currency of Badging

Aaron Schorn, Mason Pashia

Oct 16, 2025

AI in education demands a shift to learner-driven storytelling, experiential learning, and tools for capturing rich, textured evidence of growth.

Learning Design

Designing Learning Models that Put People First

Guest Author

Sep 22, 2025

Technology in education should enhance relationships and agency, not replace them. Teachers and meaningful connections drive deeper learning.

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Ed Policy

Catalyzing the Future of Learning: How Public Seed Funding Drives EdTech Innovation and Scale

Tom Vander Ark, Eric Tucker, Guest Author

Aug 14, 2025

Explore how public seed funding like SBIR drives EdTech innovation, scaling tools to empower 130M learners while fostering AI-powered education futures.

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Equity & Access

Advancing AI Through Equity and Access

Antonio Boyd

Jul 24, 2025

Exploring how equitable AI integration in education, led by HBCUs, can bridge racial gaps, empower communities, and foster inclusivity in learning.

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Personalized Learning

Human-in-the-Loop Is Not a Buzzword: It’s a Teacher’s Job

David Ross

Jul 8, 2025

Explore how 'human-in-the-loop' redefines educators' roles in AI-enhanced classrooms, emphasizing supervision, collaboration, and decision-making.

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EdTech

AI Companions vs. AI Tutors: What Educators Need to Know

David Ross

Jun 26, 2025

Explore the impact of AI tutors and companions in education, addressing benefits, risks, and preparation for the upcoming school year.

Personalized Learning

From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Quietly Reshaping College Admissions

Guest Author

Jun 19, 2025

AI is revolutionizing college admissions, enhancing application processes, student engagement, and operational efficiency in higher education.

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Personalized Learning

Relationally Responsible Tech: Designing a Digital Future That Puts People First

Mason Pashia, Isabelle Hau

Apr 10, 2025

Relationally responsible tech as the opposite of "junk tech," advocating for technology designed with children's and families' well-being in mind to foster relational intelligence rather than isolation.

EdTech

CoSN 2025: With Human Leadership Comes Great Power, and Great Responsibility

Mason Pashia

Apr 7, 2025

CoSN 2025 highlights tech in education, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, and connectivity, emphasizing leadership and human-centered tech integration.

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Leadership

What’s the Status of Credentials? Digital Credentials Summit 2025

Mason Pashia

Mar 13, 2025

Explore the future of credentials at the Digital Credentials Summit 2025, focusing on skills, interoperability, and workforce adaptability.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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