A Call to Action for AI to Promote Mathematical Reasoning
Former elementary math teacher Nicola Hodkowski recounts how shifting from surface‑level drills to a "second‑order model" (SOM) of student reasoning boosted her class’s proficiency from 58% to 85% in one year. By inferring whether students counted in single units or composite units, she tailored instruction to transform existing conceptions into deeper mathematical understanding. The article argues that current AI ed‑tech tools merely grade or hint, lacking the ability to infer student mental operations. Hodkowski calls on developers to build AI that models reasoning, guides conceptual transformation, and supports teachers with actionable insights.
Can’t. Will. Did.: How One Teacher-Mountaineer Is Bringing Social-Emotional Learning Outdoors
Kimber Cross, a nationally board‑certified kindergarten teacher and professional mountaineer, is merging social‑emotional learning (SEL) with outdoor adventure. After a near‑fatal rescue in 2021, she created the “Can’t‑Will‑Did” framework to help students navigate perseverance, and is now authoring a six‑book...
Probable and Possible: Why the Era of Probabilistic Computing Requires Real World Learning with an Entrepreneurial Mindset
The article argues that we are moving from deterministic to probabilistic computing, where AI models generate distributions of likely outcomes rather than single answers. This shift fuels agentic systems that can execute tasks faster and cheaper than human experts, expanding...
Book Review: How We Thrive
Stephanie Malia Krauss’s *How We Thrive* expands her Whole Child framework to include adults, arguing that modern life’s four "over" conditions—overtapped, overworked, overstimulated, overwrought—create a relentless storm. She introduces “rehumaning,” a return to evolutionary essentials across body, mind, heart, and...
How AI Impacts the Use of Protocols in the K-12 Classroom
Instructional protocols—structured routines like Critical Friends Groups—have become core tools for collaborative learning and professional development in K‑12 classrooms. Originating in the 1980s and popularized by organizations such as NSRF, EduProtocols, and EL Education, they standardize discussion, reduce teacher planning...
So, Your District Wants Personalized Learning… Where Do You Start?
Across more than 20 states, districts have adopted Portraits of a Graduate to define the competencies students need, yet many schools fail to redesign learning systems to match those outcomes. The article argues that the gap is a design problem,...
What Is CAPS? | A Conversation with Corey Mohn
In this episode, Tom Vander Ark talks with COREY MOHN, CEO of the CAPS Network, about the organization’s unbundled, profession‑based learning pathways that give students the freedom to design their own futures, much like building with a box of LEGO...