Matthew Rhoads, Ed.D.
EdTech instructional leader and professor posting about integrating AI into classrooms, pedagogy‑first AI PD, and practical platform adoption.
AI-Powered Study System Boosts Learning, Not Shortcutting
I built a personalized study system with Claude because I needed to prepare for a high-stakes event. Backed by retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and cognitive load research, the difference between using AI to learn vs. using AI to avoid learning is everything. Here's what I discovered. https://matthewrhoads.com/2026/06/06/i-built-a-personalized-study-system-with-claude-here-is-the-science-behind-why-it-worked/?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=jetpack_social
AI Agents Are Today’s Reality for Education
AI is outside the box. Schools and educators need to know that is our reality now (and into the future) and the implications moving forward. Agents are the present and future.
Teachers and Schools Now Own Their EdTech Future
We are entering an era where the power to build, run, and maintain EdTech tools is shifting directly into the hands of teachers and schools, and it is all happening locally. https://matthewrhoads.com/2026/04/07/build-your-own-edtech-why-the-future-is-local/
NotebookLM Revolutionizes Evidence‑Based WASC Accreditation Reviews
Over the past year, I have integrated Google's NotebookLM into my WASC review workflow, and the results have fundamentally changed how I prepare, analyze, and report before, during, and after my visits. What follows is the process I now use,...
NotebookLM: Schools' Central Brain for Data Synthesis
Most schools do not have a data problem. They have a synthesis problem of putting it all together in one location to then do something with it. This is where NotebookLM can be utilized to solve this problem and act...