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Day 1: Make the Gunpowder
Don’t explain the class. Start it.
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The 2026–27 District Guide to AI-Powered Excellence
375 pages of innovation designed to give teachers their time back.
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AI: The Trust-Breaker
What happens to a community when authorship becomes unknowable?
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Strong Opinions, Weakly Held
A TED Talk that challenges the social media narrative. Can we demonstrate the critical thinking skills we demand of our students?
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How Good Teachers Get Broken
The Hidden Curriculum Schools Teach Their Teachers
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We Created the Lotus Eaters
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The 100-Point Scale Is a Design Flaw
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Why Schools Keep Relearning the Same Lessons
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Response to: Why Gen X Shouldn't Be in the Classroom
Public Education Doesn't Have Too Many Veteran Teachers. It Doesn't Have Enough.
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Explainer: What is "Teacher Tired?"
Why Teachers Are So Exhausted in May — and Why Summer Doesn’t Feel Like a Break
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We Created the Lotus Eaters
Why students don’t start, and how classroom design shapes motivation and independence
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I Don’t Want to Be Teacher of the Year
Some of the best teachers I know will never fit in or win awards—and that’s not an accident
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You won’t love it at first. You might grow to. And it might matter more than you think.
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Measles Is Back on the Faculty Meeting Agenda
How one of the most contagious viruses on Earth spreads through schools—and why we’re talking about it again.
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I Tried Living Like a Teenager for One Night
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