Posts Tagged ‘Implementation’
The “Techlash” is Telling Us Something. Are We Listening?
by Shawn Rubin Right now, district leaders across the country are navigating a debate that is only getting louder and more complex. On one side sits parents and community members demanding that schools move faster on AI, frustrated that their children are falling behind students in districts with bigger budgets and bolder technology agendas. On…
Read MoreBefore We Buy Anything
by Shawn Rubin There’s a feeling I’ve chased but rarely experienced since I left the classroom sixteen years ago. Being in a room full of people who genuinely believe schools and systems can be better for kids, and are doing something about it. The New Schools Summit I attended last week had this feeling. I…
Read MoreAI Doesn’t Have an Evidence Base, But Teaching Does
by Shawn Rubin During the blended learning era, we put thousands of kids on digital platforms with the promise of transformation. The reality was that most of these tools had no rigorous evidence base behind them. Some eventually developed one, but as a field, we were scaling solutions before we had proof they worked. It…
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