I used AI to build AI-resistant assignments and cheat resistant assessments. Here’s how I did it and what I learned in the process. Read my latest article in @edsurge.com www.edsurge.com/news/i-used-...

The first session of my Uncheatable Assessments workshop is in the books! Educators began learning how to design cheat-resistant, AI-resistant assignments. What’s the secret? The next cohort start Oct 29 storytelling-with-purpose-learning.thinkific.com/collections/...

How vulnerable are your assignments to cheating with AI? Find out using my new Cheat Vulnerability Index. It's a free resource I designed to help educators figure out how to design cheat-resistant assignments, based on my course, Uncheatable Assessments. www.michael-hernandez.net/uncheatable-...

Wait, what's the point of school?This article provides more evidence that the day-to-day structure of school has a profound psychological, ethical, and civic impact. What this means for portrait of a graduate & the future of assessment. rossier.usc.edu/news-insight...

Research: AI education tools give different writing feedback if it knows the race or gender of students. What this bias means for ed tech and schools. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Writers are going to extremes to prove they didn't use AI. Making intentional mistakes "feels like McCarthyism." Is this proof of humanity? When we default to a culture of surveillance and put our energy on catching students cheating, we lose the whole point of school. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/writ...

Excited to present Uncheatable Assessments at Learning Forward Texas conference! See how to design cheat-resistant assignments in the age of AI. www.learningforwardtexas.org/annual-confe...

Testing season is almost over, but what will you do with your classes afterwards? Download this FREE assignment, inspired by my book about authentic learning: michael-hernandez-consulting-uxqsvt.subscribepage.io?utm_source=s... #education #assessment

Don’t ditch that chromebook yet. Research confirms that taking notes by hand does not improve learning as compared to typing on laptops. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #education #technology

Join me next month at CUE: Uncheatable Assessments in the Age of AI workshop. Learn the secrets to designing assignments and school cultures that foster academic integrity. March 18 from 2:00-5:00pm. Conference registration is NOT required. Register at the link below #education #assessment #AI

Just finished the first cut of my new course, Slidefluence! Learn how to transform static slide decks into dynamic videos. Learn more: www.michael-hernandez.net/slidefluence... #business #leadership #presentation #design #keynote #professionallearning

The tool is not neutral because the developers are not neutral.

Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views

Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information

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A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

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POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...

JPL Workforce Decimated - Eos

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce.

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CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it. Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

Padlet removes People Over Papers account that documents ICE raids. This follows Apple and Google who removed Ice Blocker apps from their stores. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1... #edtech

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Free subscriptions of @theatlantic.com are now available for high school students, teachers, and admin👇🏼 www.theatlantic.com/press-releas... #education #journalism #civics

The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools

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Struggling with AI and academic integrity in your classroom? Join me tomorrow for this free webinar 👇🏼 Hear insights from my book and online course to help educators design Uncheatable Assessments and foster a culture of academic integrity. iste.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #education #assessment

I’m not a good vibes only kind of teacher. So why would I call this qualitative research project “empathy interviews?” And how can you use it in your classroom? youtu.be/nL7ngetdHno #education #assessment #research #PBL @isteofficial.bsky.social

How to teach research skills and interpersonal skills with Empathy Interviews

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If you’re worried about academic integrity in the age of AI, the solution could be very simple, and not even cost anything… if we’re willing to try. Instead of calling your course a “class”, call it a “workshop.” Hear me out: youtu.be/YcmKw6oCBZ8 #education

New York State approves Portrait of a Graduate in lieu of high school exit exams. So how can students demonstrate learning and how can schools assess them? www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025... #education #assessment #teachingandlearning #projectbasedlearning #authenticlearning #highereducation

NY approves ‘portrait of a graduate’ as Regents exam are on the way out

New York officials approved a new graduation framework as the Regents exams are on the way out

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This is my go-to activity for #backtoschool, and I know it will help you connect with your students and set them up for success for the rest of the school year. youtu.be/U7ZDcf-_i9Q #education #medialiteracy #socialemotionalwellness

Back to school activity: Me, Myselfie, and I

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Help us bring our panel to @sxswedu.com this spring! These three incredible educators have let me sidle up a chair to their table so do me a solid open the door to me basking in their edu-radness. #SXSWedu #Panelpicker

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Please vote for our @sxswedu.com panel: Uncheatable: Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI. Excited to talk about the future of #education with @wickeddecent.bsky.social Kwaku Aning, and Kavita Gupta. participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

There are many reasons why students aren’t reading. Here are the secrets to what educators can do about it. Have you tried any of these yet? hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-mi... #education #backtoschool #reading #literacy