Rising Through Resilience: 10 Ways to Empower Students to Thrive in the Face of Adversity

A student from Lagos steps off a bus into a rural Midwestern town to begin his undergraduate journey. A student body president spent her sophomore year living in her car. A junior loses his father unexpectedly mid-semester. A doctoral candidate faces her dissertation defense while her husband battles cancer. A pregnant master’s student is put […]
Accessibility in Course Design: Essential or Advanced?

If you’ve looked through our recently-released Course Review Scorecard, you may have noticed that two of the accessibility-focused objectives show up in the Advanced Design section rather than the Essential Design section. We’ve had a few inquiries about why we made that decision, so I’m writing to assure you that this is a feature, not […]
Introduction to the TrAIT Framework – How to Embrace AI in the Classroom

Introducing the TrAIT Framework Once faculty have come to the acceptance stage of where we are with AI in education, we need to address how to acknowledge the role of AI as a tool in the classroom. In fact, using AI in the classroom should not be optional. This is where the Transparency in AI […]
Culture First, Then AI: How Learning Leaders Make Change Stick

Leaders across education and workforce development are being asked to integrate AI—but the most important work isn’t technical. It’s cultural. The most effective learning leaders are shaping environments where AI adoption is not only strategic, but also human-centered. They’re creating space for trust, fueling curiosity, and aligning innovation with purpose—ensuring AI doesn’t just land, but […]
Rethinking K-12 Education in the Age of AI

For decades, education has been stubbornly slow to adapt to technological advancements. In K-12 schools, innovation often looks like bolting new tools onto an outdated framework rather than reimagining the system itself. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception. Schools are debating whether to “allow” students to use AI, while administrators cautiously integrate it into tasks […]