How ISTE 2025 Reflected Education’s AI Evolution
As this year’s ISTE Live 25 comes to a close, I want to share what resonated with me most. I first attended ISTE in 2018. It was the first time I ever presented at a conference and I spoke about Using Principles of Successful Start-Up Companies in the Classroom. I got so much out of […]
Not Just for Students: A Parent’s Guide to Using AI for Supporting Education
Most of the conversations I hear about Artificial Intelligence focus on how and if students are using AI and how teachers can use it for efficiency. However, it can also be a tremendous tool for parents. I do not know how I would support my eight year old in an academically rigorous dual language program […]
Why ISTE 2025 Should Be Your Next Professional Development Investment?
June is here, and that means ISTE 2025 is right around the corner. As the premier conference for educational technology, ISTE 2025 is the best place for educators to invest in their professional development this year. Whether you’re a classroom teacher just beginning to explore educational technology or a district leader architecting comprehensive digital transformation, I can’t recommend […]
AI’s Jagged Edge: Why Simple Tasks Still Trip It Up
At FETC 2025 in Orlando, I attended a session by Monica Burns titled “Bringing AI to Your Team: Tips for Introducing AI to Your Colleagues.” During the talk, she mentioned a term I hadn’t heard before: “jagged technological frontier.” It refers to how AI can handle complex tasks yet sometimes fails at basic ones. This […]
AI Replacing Teachers? Why Human Connection Still Matters
The idea of AI replacing teachers is making headlines—and raising eyebrows. While the teaching profession continues to offer job security in many places, finding and retaining qualified educators remains a challenge. From my experience working in schools and serving on hiring committees, I’ve seen just how hard it is to fill these essential roles. However, […]
Top AI Tools for Educators: My Favorites and New Ones to Try
It seems like everyday I hear about a new AI tool or a new thing AI can do. All this change can make teaching exciting or overwhelming, or a little of both. To help sift through the options I have put together a list of my favorite tools and ones I look forward to trying. […]
The Next Frontier in Education: How Quantum Computing is Transforming the Future
When I first started teaching, I thought my role was to teach the students the curriculum and hard skills. Eventually, through some amazing professional development offered by my school, I had an ideology shift. I began to see my role was actually to prepare my students for the future. This change in mindset completely invigorated […]
From PD Bingo to AI Integration: My Annual FETC Adventure
I look forward to two edtech conferences every year: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC). The latter kicks off next week in Orlando, FL. Every time I go, I come back with ideas to try out in my classroom or with teachers in trainings. For example, one […]
Two Ways to Transform Bloom’s Taxonomy for AI Education
I earned my degree in science, not education, so I discovered Bloom’s Taxonomy a few years into my longer than I’d like to admit teaching career. For those unfamiliar, Bloom’s Taxonomy structures thinking skills from basic remembering to complex creating. The goal of using it is to help craft lessons and assessments that promote higher-level […]
My ‘Wait, That’s AI?’ Moment with Google’s Notebook.lm
Just when I thought I had been normalized to new AI things, I heard a story on NPR that managed to blow my mind. They were talking about a new tool from Google called Notebook.lm. In the story, they talked about how you can turn anything into a podcast. They played a clip and at […]