Strategic Learning & Leadership Advisor; Designing Systems Where People Thrive Why students are drifting, disengaging, and choosing new paths — and why the response, across almost every cause, starts in the same place. Superintendents across the country are asking the same question: “Where did they go?” For some students, the answer is concrete — they moved to virtual school, enrolled in a microschool, or chose an alternative pathway. And for the students who are disengaged o

Understanding Grows Through Use, Not Exposure In professional learning, we often behave as though exposure equals understanding. Slides are shared. Concepts are explained. Time is spent. And when learning doesn’t show up in practice, the explanation is often simple: the content was delivered, and the responsibility is assumed to be complete. But understanding does not come from being told. It comes from use. A persistent assumption in professional learning is that teaching is

As educators search for solutions to the performance gaps in learning exacerbated by the pandemic, some are rediscovering the idea that...

Often, students find a benefit in mixing things up a bit with content presentation or assessment, and teachers may find moving out of...