Professional Learning

The First 30 Days Matter: Don’t Let the Urgency of Opening School Crowd Out the Purpose of School

Every school year begins with urgency. Schedules must be finalized. Vacancies must be filled. Classrooms must be prepared. Buses must run on time. Devices must work. Students must

The Questions We Keep Asking Are Producing the Schools We Keep Getting

Imagine sitting in on two leadership meetings. In the first, the conversation sounds familiar. "Are teachers on pace?" "Have we covered the standards?" "

The Screen Time Debate Is Missing the Point

Why Schools Must Stop Measuring Minutes and Start Measuring Meaning Few topics in education generate as much passion right now as screen time. Parents worry about it. Teachers

Before the First Bell: Why School Leaders Must Prioritize Deeper Learning and Career Connection Now

As schools gear up to prepare to welcome students back for another year, leadership teams across the country are now immersed in planning. Master schedules are being finalized.

What It Looks Like When Schools Decide to Mean It

From rural Oregon to Las Vegas classrooms, commitment—not circumstance—is what drives transformation. In education, there is a difference between adopting something and committing to it. Across

When Vision Meets Opportunity: How Washington Community Schools is Building Futures on Purpose

In education, clarity emerges when a district moves beyond conversation and into intentional action—when vision is no longer something discussed in meetings, but something students experience every

Top 5 Career-Connected Deeper Learning Blog Articles from 2025

The Prompt Engineer: Shifting Student Roles in AI-Powered Project-Based Learning

As AI becomes more prevalent in K-12 classrooms, this article considers reframing the conversation from fearing shortcuts to intentionally using AI as a tool for mastery. Explore how

Jump Into the New: From Students to Trailblazers

Explore how taking creative risks alongside students can unlock powerful moments of agency, leadership, and connection. Through stories from the classroom, Nili Bartley illustrates how empowering students to

Why the Human-in-the-Loop Model is Key to Ethical AI in K-12 Education

As AI rapidly reshapes K-12 education, new tools and emerging state guidelines are pushing schools to explore how this technology can support both teachers and students. This article

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