As a former middle school teacher and current full-time professor and best-selling author, I’m a big believer in empowering students (and teachers) through the power of creativity. Whether you sign up for one of my online courses, enroll in one of my cohorts or invite me to spend time with your staff, I promise you’ll walk away with a fresh perspective and new ideas to transform your classroom.
Rethinking How We Use AI for Writing Blog Post
We keep talking about AI in schools like it is either a miracle or a menace, and that either-or mindset steers us into two dead ends. One path hands the wheel to the tool and mistakes novelty for real learning. The other path locks everything…
How Deeper Learning Can Address Summer Learning Loss Blog Post
Every year, we hear news reports about the “summer slide,” or the summer learning loss. Students arrive to school behind where they left off in May or June. This is a real challenge. But there’s more to the story. So, in this week’s article, I…
How Will AI Transform the Teaching Profession? Four Trends to Consider Blog Post
Machine learning is changing our world in profound ways. It will impact the way we learn and the way we teach. In today’s article and podcast, I want share a few big ideas on what that might look like. I’ll share some questions we might…
Back to School in the Age of AI Blog Post
Throughout this summer, I’ve had the opportunity to lead professional development on ethical AI integration throughout the United States. In some cases, it’s been a keynote and customized sessions. In other cases, it’s been a deep dive 1-3 day workshop. The audience has ranged from…
Deeper Learning is a Better Path Forward Blog Post
Teaching has always been challenging, but right now it feels heavier. In this piece, I share a conversation with Mike, a fifth-grade teacher who’s feeling the weight of tech distractions, AI-written essays, student apathy, and the pressure to do it all. The usual quick fixes…
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DEEP CHALLENGES CALL FOR DEEPER LEARNING Subscribe to My Channel In a world shaped by rapid change, rising complexity, and constant distraction, students face challenges that can’t be solved with surface-level answers or memorized facts. They need the tools to think critically, solve complex problems,...Deeper Learning Professional Development Page
DEEP DEEPER LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subscribe to My Channel In a world shaped by rapid change, rising complexity, and constant distraction, students face challenges that can’t be solved with surface-level answers or memorized facts. They need the tools to think critically, solve complex problems, adapt...
Teachers Are the Champions of Depth in a Culture of Distractions Blog Post
In classrooms across the country, something subtle but powerful is taking shape. Amidst the distractions, the surface-level shortcuts, and the pressure to speed everything up, I’ve seen students quietly shift from passive to active. They’ve gone from compliant to curious and from distracted to dialed…
Why Deeper Learning Is a Critical Advantage in the Age of AI Blog Post
The future is unpredictable. So, when we try to design learning experiences that “prepare students for the future,” we have to recognize that we don’t always know what they’ll need. In this article, I explore the counterintuitive reality that the best way to prepare students…