Three ways to redesign an AI-Vulnerable assessment

Because easily offloadable tasks will be easily offloaded.

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What Visible Thinking Means in the Classroom

A thinking routine can reveal student reasoning. Visible thinking also requires teachers to document that reasoning, interpret it carefully and check what students can do when the routine is no longer

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Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking?

It’s not a mirage—students are struggling to focus like never before. But shorter attention spans may not be the culprit, experts explain.

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Tips for Creating 'Reachable Moments' With Students | KQED

Common greetings, like 'How are you?,' may do little to create real opportunities for building relationships.

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Vibe Coding in K–12: Innovation, Guardrails, and the School Bus | CoSN

Across K–12 education, teachers are finding creative ways to use generative AI to solve classroom problems. Some are using AI tools to build quick classroom apps, formative checks, parent communication templates, data trackers, instructional games, and workflow automations. This emerging practice is often called “vibe coding.” In simple terms, it…

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AI Agents for Teachers

I have become very interested in potential use of agents for educators over the summer. Here is a write-up of everything I have learned to date.

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Taking a Gradual Release (GRR) Approach to Student Choice - Spencer Education

If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I love to share sharing practical ways that we can empower our students to own the learning from day one. This is the core idea that AJ Juliani and I wrote about in our book Empower....

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Coaching Questions that Work - Leadership Freak

Some questions focus on situations. What happened? What’s wrong? What do you want? Begin with situations, but don’t park there. Coaching questions turn attention to the person. Problems are mirrors that help us see ourselves. Don’t rush to solutions. Make space for people to notice themselves. Click for more insight.

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How to Create an Assessment Plan

After writing measurable objectives, the next step is to design an assessment plan that includes diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments.

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Most K-12 teachers say AI's impact on education will eclipse the internet or computers

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.

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How to Design Around Cognitive Offloading

Three new studies shed light on when offloading to AI harms learning, when it helps — and how to design for the difference

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The Three Powers of Belief - Leadership Freak

“If you believe it, you can achieve it” is nonsense. Reality always wins. Belief’s power shows up in what it does to you. Beliefs shape: What you see. What you feel. What you do. Successful leaders shape belief.

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Courage to be Disliked - Leadership Freak

If everyone likes you, you’ve lost yourself. Meaningful decisions disappoint someone. Agendas collide. Values conflict. The courage to lead includes the courage to be disliked. Click for more...

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Setting Your School Up for Meaningful Edtech Integration

A dedicated team can help school or district administrators invest in tools that will work with existing systems and support effective instruction.

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To Grow the Strengths of Your Students, See the Strengths in Your Staff - George Couros

Strengths matter most when they're seen, valued, and developed. Learn why growing student strengths begins with recognizing and building the strengths of your staff.

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Beyond Screen Time: The Low Tech Learning Matrix - Spencer Education

For years, the conversation around educational technology centered on one question: How can we get more technology into classrooms? Today, we’re facing a different challenge. It’s time to move beyond debates about screen time and start thinking more intentionally about when technology leads to deeper...

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Using Edtech Tools to Support Neurodivergent Learners

By offering alternative formats, these options reduce the heavy text decoding that can be a significant hurdle for many neurodivergent students.

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Model Healthy Screen Time for Students Using Short-Form Video

Phone bans won't teach healthy screen time for students. Learn how educators can model productive scrolling.

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FREE Teacher PD Sessions

The Summer Learning Series Recap: Plan lessons with AI, automate parent communication, redesign assessments students can't fake with ChatGPT, and cut burnout with learner agency. And so much more!

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