Developing A New Code of Education

As you look around your classroom, do you have materials for open-ended play that elevate children’s learning experiences?

According to Bresciani (2010), the “strategic plan represents the ideal of what the institutional leadership desires to achieve” (p. 39). Traditionally, however, strategic planning has often been viewed as an intimidating and difficult process leading to a document that may sit on a shelf (or be stored on a flash drive) and not be used in organizational decision-making processes.

Giving educators opportunities and time to learn from one another and leveraging that time together are essential for teacher teams working together to support literacy learning. Although these opportunities can be varied, true professional learning is characterized by the following key traits: Multiple modes for encouraging and supporting professional learning. Collegial exchange of knowledge from experience and inquiry. Continuous, job-embedded learning that formatively influences teaching and learning. These were outlined in a cross-organizational document "Maximizing Professional Learning to Support Student Learning," which spelled out the best thinking to promote the critical components of effective professional learning.

AI in education is on the rise. It’s being marketed with big promises, even larger expectations and that’s being met with some skepticism by K-12 leaders. As AI’s role in education grows, ed-tech companies will have to be clear about what these products can—and can’t—do as they respond to the most pressing district needs.