K12Leaders is growing in membership as well as capacity. We have some exciting new features we’d love to share with you! – Ambassador Program. Are you already a raging fan of K12Leaders? We’d like to reward you with swag and other rewards. A new contest will be coming up soon!! Be sure to check out…
MASTERCLASS for Superintendents is a mission-driven LLC dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders more effectively lead school districts. We ensure that aspiring and experienced superintendents thrive and not just survive. As we look out at the landscape of the present state of the Superintendency in Massachusetts, we see a significant yearly turnover of Superintendents.* Retirements, resignations, and terminations undermine…
I, like many of us in educational technology, have been somewhat taken away by AI over the last few months. ChatGPT, Dall e, and Midjourney have been weekly, if not daily, topics of discussion, along with AI policy, frameworks, assignments, and assessments in education. For example, just in this past week I have run an…
In January I was diagnosed with Type 1.5 Diabetes (LADA). I found out because I passed out and then being the superwoman I am, drove myself to the hospital. YIKES, on a bike, right! I am learning how to navigate this diagnoses later in life after picking up many bad habits (body dysmorphia and disordered…
As an instructional coach, I am always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to enhance the teaching and learning experience. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to revolutionize education by providing teachers with powerful tools that can automate routine tasks, analyze student data, and personalize learning experiences….
One of the main reasons for building a platform like K12Leaders is to continue the conversation between fellow educators. We also realize that diversity of thought can spur creativity and innovation. We learn from those both in and out of our circles. Here at K12Leaders, we’ve always been a believer in building a bigger table…
Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. To help out all of our teacher friends, we are offering a series of posts focused on practical ways that you can use ChatGPT…
Twenty three years ago I sat across from my third grade student’s guardians at a table in the center of my classroom. I showcased student work, sharing my thoughts on what the student was doing well and areas for growth. Then, like going through a turnstile, one family left and another guardian showed up at…
In my classroom, I like to use certain phrases and sayings that have become somewhat of a cliché for me. One of my favorite phrases to use is, “Common sense is not a flower that grows in every garden.” Most people like the phrase “common sense ain’t so common”. Common sense is the general term…
Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. To help out all of our teacher friends, we are offering a series of posts focused on practical ways that you can use ChatGPT…