Recently I attended a AI School Leader Innovative Conference sponsored by Toddle at a local independent school in Los Angeles. Fascinatingly the school presented their 10 year journey to adopt a mastery grading practice schoolwide (k-12) something that I personally appreciate with my given background in this area. Here is my previous post from aContinue reading “2026- Mastery Grading Still Surfaces As an Innovative Practice….”
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In Education Hiring Season is Upon Us: Two Perspectives
From personal experience I offer this post as both a recent applicant and a recent recruiter/now employer. In education the marketplace is vast and incredibly competitive in most positions for 2026. With the given budget cuts in districts open positions will likely see a surge of applicants compared to the Covid years where money wasContinue reading “In Education Hiring Season is Upon Us: Two Perspectives”
Alas- Mastery Based Grading is Back!
We are in 2024 and just a couple of days ago- 2April24 editor Jeffrey R. Young published an article in EdSurge titled- Is it Time for a National Conversation about Eliminating Letter Grades. This topic has been part of my own career journey for the last 30 years- I remember a university professor in myContinue reading “Alas- Mastery Based Grading is Back!”
Getting Smart Town Hall Reflection
Getting Smart hosted a town hall meeting on 19March focused on the theme of ‘What is it going to take to make learner-centered ecosystems.’ On the town hall were over 100 participants from across the US mostly, not sure if there were others besides me in Europe or elsewhere. The meeting was set up withContinue reading “Getting Smart Town Hall Reflection”
To AI or Not to AI, that is the question….
There has been a lot of buzz in education post New Years with some large school districts ousting the use of AI in their schools. Both professionally and personally we have been having a play with the ChatGPT from Open AI. My first impression is WOW, this pushes me as a teacher and as aContinue reading “To AI or Not to AI, that is the question….”
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