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Future of Learning

Designing for Belonging: Lessons from Districts Building What Technology Can’t Replace

Apr 6, 2026

Discover how districts are wrestling with what AI can't replace, prioritizing human skills like belonging, judgment, and connection through systemic redesign.

Smiling teacher sits cross-legged on a blanket outdoors, engaging a diverse group of children in a circle on a sunny lawn.

SEL & Mindset

Can’t. Will. Did.: How One Teacher-Mountaineer Is Bringing Social-Emotional Learning Outdoors

Guest Author

Apr 6, 2026

Teacher-mountaineer Kimber Cross brings SEL outdoors with “Can’t. Will. Did.” and Summit Kids—stories built on CASEL skills.

Two middle school students sitting cross-legged on a library floor, reading together from an open book.

Learner-Centered

Educational fMRIs: Dynamic Pedagogy and Pedagogical Analysis in the Multimodal AI Era

Edmund W. Gordon, Eric Tucker

Apr 1, 2026

Explore how education fMRI can enhance understanding of student assessment beyond mere scores and classifications.

Three students collaborating around a laptop in a maker space classroom with electronics and a 3D printer nearby.

Leadership

AI Literacy is Not Tool Mastery: How to Build Sustained Educator Capacity

Rachelle Dené Poth

Mar 27, 2026

AI literacy isn’t tool mastery—educators need sustained, human-centered professional learning to build confidence and capacity.

Four diverse students collaborating at a glass board displaying a debate resolution on privacy versus societal welfare.

Personalized Learning

Measuring What Matters: From Blunt Sorting to Human Thriving Powered by Multimodal AI

Eric Tucker

Mar 25, 2026

Explore the potential of Advancing Multimodal AI to reshape educational metrics and enhance human potential measurement.

Project-Based Learning

Lever 2 for Deeper PoG Implementation: Teaching the Skills Behind the Portrait

Abby Benedetto, Kimberly Erickson

Mar 23, 2026

How Norwalk makes Portrait of a Graduate skills real: teach them explicitly, embed in curriculum routines, and track progress via learning walks.

Personalized Learning

Innovating What We Measure: Assessment in the Service of Human Potential in an Era of AI and Uncertainty

Eric Tucker, Edmund W. Gordon

Mar 18, 2026

To deliver on the promise of human potential, we must rebalance from the “assessment OF education” to “assessment FOR education,” transforming measurement into a dynamic pedagogical transaction that actively improves teaching and learning.

Two teenage girls writing notes while a teacher points to their chemistry worksheets in a science lab classroom.

Leadership

How AI Impacts the Use of Protocols in the K-12 Classroom

David Ross

Mar 12, 2026

How AI reshapes K–12 instructional protocols—updating peer feedback and Critical Friends routines for an AI-powered classroom.

Four diverse middle schoolers collaborating on a robotics project with a tablet in a bright classroom setting.

Personalized Learning

Pathological Explanations for Learning Differences: Untangling the Signal from the Noise to Measure Ability in the Age of AI

Eric Tucker

Mar 11, 2026

Hand Isaac Newton a tablet for a physics exam today, and he would bomb it—his brilliance obscured by an inability to navigate a simulation. We educators commit this malpractice against neurodivergent students daily, diagnosing their minds as deficient instead of our broken tests. Myth vs. Science Pamela Cantor,…

Three students taking notes on clipboards while closely examining a wooden mechanical model at a STEM exhibit.

Learning Design

Why the Best STEM Lessons Start with Struggle

Guest Author

Mar 9, 2026

Productive struggle boosts STEM engagement—start with a challenge, normalize failure, and coach students through iteration.

	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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