Picture your favorite teacher from your childhood. He or she may have been great at explaining things, energetic, affirming, funny, or had other wonderful attributes. I remember Mrs. Rider. She was smart and pretty, and showed she really believed in me.
With this picture in mind that highlights the...
My two hopes for the world in 2025:Â
đź’»Every school in low-income countries will give students an hour to learn at the right level using computers.
đź’’Every school in high-income countries will pilot a cohort that uses AI-based apps for instruction.
I defended the first hope in the blog for the Chri...
Thank you to the Christensen Institute for inviting me to share a 2025 prediction for education. I foresee a critical shift in digital instruction in 2025. While most schools will stick to teacher-directed or hybrid models, software-directed instruction will produce superior outcomes. This gap will ...
Hi friends,
Last week I hosted the live webinar Why Parents Will Flock to Flex Blended Learning...and What Schools Can Do About It.
If you want a recap, here's the four-minute speed version.
Yours truly,
Heather
P.S. Sign up for the full 50-minute webinar at guide.sc...
One tragic element of Donald Trump’s attempted assassination is the description that’s emerged of his attempted killer, Thomas Matthew Crooks. No one seemed to know him. He seemed to have been invisible, a nobody. He didn’t even make the high school shooting team.
 “He sat by himself, didn’t talk t...