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Day 7 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy AI In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  7. Can AI make education more human—or will it just keep writing emails  that are more diplomatic than we’d ever be? AI in the news: https://apple.news/AixXZDYUlTV-AagUKoXbRLQ I’m going…

Day 6 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy failure In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  6. How might we reframe ‘failure’ as a necessary part of learning and innovation in our schools? First Attempts In Learning is cute, but until we take away…

Day 5 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy Pro-D as engaging as the best classroom lesson? In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  5. How do we make professional learning as engaging as the best classroom lesson?. Apparently we need to sit in rows,…

Day 4 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy school day balance In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  4: What is the perfect balance between structure and freedom in a school day? Keeping it sitmple = the finnish model: 45 minutes of work, 15…

Day 3 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  3: How do we measure success in ways that actually matter to all students, not just those who fit traditional molds? (I moved this initial ending to the start…

Day 2 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  2: How do we ensure we are preparing students for their rapidly changing future rather than the education system we experienced? I love this one because way too many…

Day 1a (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  1: What do students remember ten years after they leave us and how can we build more moments that stay with them? I suspect it’s more about the climate…

Day 185 of 2024/25 but also Day 1 of SOL (Summer of Learning 2025) I think I’m seeing a way to reduce class sizes… at least in some states… sad times for #SOGI #pridemonth & #nationalindigenouspeopleshistorymonth Well… I think I know a way to help reduce class sizes…  https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/06/27/supreme-court-lets-parents-opt-kids-out-of-lgbtq-books-in-schools/ read aloud of two books a…

Day 184 (of 2024/25) the hypocrisys of schooling (a reflection to end the year) From time to time to time, I point out some of the many lived double lives/meanings that make hypocrisy part of the educational experience, though my reflection of the year does not see hypocrisy as a bad thing. The word tends…

Day 183 (of 2024/25) a final #tEChursday thought/share for the school year thanks @lastweektonight The last couple days, my social media included an emphasis on some AI generated images. This was inspired by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight’s look at AI slap – which I thought encapsulated a good overview of tech during the…