The other day, I opened Amazon Music and noticed something strange.Suddenly, my “My Likes and More” playlist was full of Blue Da Ba Dee (thanks to our youngest’s obsession with the Indianapolis Colts’ mascot) and tracks from Kendrick Lamar and Lil Tecca. Now, I’m not opposed to those artists or genres. But they’re not exactly…
After a week at ISTE, surrounded by new ideas, emerging tech, and the buzz of what’s next, one thing sticks with me: most of the barriers to good technology integration aren’t about the tech at all. They are about the runway. We ask our people to jump through hoops all the time, such as new…
Generative AI has landed in schools, but most of what it’s doing right now is just scratching the surface. Lesson plan generators. Rubric writers. Auto-filled report cards. These tools are helpful. They save time. They reduce cognitive load. But in the grand scope of education, they’re not transformational yet. They’re making teaching faster. But they’re…
I didn’t spend my vacation day last week on a beach.I spent it on Capitol Hill, talking to policymakers, dodging D.C. downpours, and advocating for the future of K-12 education. It was a whirlwind 24 hours in DC and 36 hours of travel. Because when it comes to education technology, how we fund it, protect…
