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Learner-Centered

A Hopeful Vision For Better-Designed Schools

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2026

Personalized Learning

Responsible Inference Engines: Safeguarding Students with Learning Differences in the AI Era

Eric Tucker

Apr 22, 2026

Leadership

A Call to Action for AI to Promote Mathematical Reasoning

Guest Author

Apr 13, 2026

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Leadership

Probable and Possible: Why the Era of Probabilistic Computing Requires Real World Learning with an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 19, 2026

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Personalized Learning

Book Review: How We Thrive

Rebecca Midles

Mar 17, 2026

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Leadership

Democracy in Miniature: Youth Agency and Junior Republics | A Conversation with Jennifer Light

Mason Pashia, Guest Author

Mar 16, 2026

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Leadership

The Cost of Innovation: Why True Transformation Requires A Season of Grief

Guest Author

Mar 3, 2026

Innovation in education requires grief work—letting go of old models and identity to lead real transformation.

Career & Technical Ed

How to Leverage CTE for Durable, Personalized Pathways

Mason Pashia, Rebecca Midles

Feb 24, 2026

The rise and spread of CTE is an education success story. With 98% of school districts offering some kind of CTE programs and over 11.2 million students enrolled across the country, these programs are exposing learners to new careers, skills and possibilities at a remarkable scale. States are…

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Personalized Learning

Borrowing from the Past: Productive Friction in the Age of AI

Guest Author

Feb 12, 2026

AI accelerates learning, but productive friction—effort, attention, and struggle—makes growth meaningful. Let’s balance innovation with meaningful design.

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Learning Design

The CHOICE We Make: The Critically Human Skills That Define Our Future

Nate McClennen, Guest Author

Feb 5, 2026

Explore the CHOICE framework for critically human skills and redefine education to foster agency, compassion, and integrity in an AI-driven world.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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