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Googly Eyes, Big Feelings, and Asking for Help with Christy Mandin

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What Horror Teaches Us About Grief and Belonging—with Ryan La Sala

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Building a Firm Around People Who Need an Advocate

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When Should Students Use AI? Let Them Design a Game

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From Research to Collective Action: Dr. Camille Busette on Healthcare Advocacy

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Beyond Screen-Time Bans: Student Safety in the Age of AI

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Why the World Has Always Been Weird — and Why That Matters

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From Super Bowl Champion to Literacy Champion | Malcolm Mitchell

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Never Underestimate a Young Reader

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The Humanoid Robot, the Headlines, and What Really Happened

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Game Design Could Transform Assessment in the AI Era

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What will be your anchor for wellness this school year?

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Lisa Gardner on Creativity and Curiosity

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How to Raise a Reader from Birth with Sandra Magsamen

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Who Gets to Lead? Expanding Student Voice with Rachel Thrash

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How do we teach students to sit with evidence longer?

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How Nolan's Odyssey and Cover Songs Help Us Talk About AI

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Ted Lasso's Cristo Fernández: Fútbol Is Life, and It's Never Too Late to Dream

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When Students Go After Real Problems

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Do you want to better understand your team?

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The perfect middle grade book for readers during The World Cup

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AI Literacy Is Problem-Solving Literacy

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Jerry Spinelli: What Young Writers Need to Know About Stories

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Colin Woodard on Civic Identity, Trust, and the American Story

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Teaching the Declaration Beyond the Fourth of July

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What 600 Letters Can Teach Us About WWII

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AI in Schools Is Changing: What Leaders Need Now

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The Father's Day Gift of Curiosity: Brian Boone on Trivia, Memory, and Connection

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Will this be the summer of vibe coding?

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Meredith Walker on Why "Be Yourself" Isn't Enough

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How to build a story one ingredient at a time with Keala Kendall

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Veronica Roth on Taylor Swift, Dystopian Fantasy, and the Art of Starting Again

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Dr. Brittney Cooper on Picture Books, Collaboration, and Love

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Why Patricia Cornwell Still Believes in Stories

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The Questions Students Are Asking About AI: and the Mindsets that help Answer Them

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Great gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week

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What we learn when we listen to students

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The Business of You with Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio

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Sara Amini: The Stories We Carry and the Friends Who See Them

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Why Friendship Is Serious Business for Kids and Adults

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Living at the edge of emerging technology

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Human Still Required: out now!

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Billy Ray on Writing Hope in Dark Times, and Building Future Worlds

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Why Kids Need Stories About Belonging and Friendship Right Now | Jasmine Warga

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Tui T. Sutherland on Creativity, World-Building, Empathy, and Writing for Young Readers

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Dream Big, Start Small: A Conversation with Peter H. Reynolds

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Character First Writing: Practical Mini Lessons from Deborah Goodrich Royce

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How to Turn Real History into Fiction: Lessons from Steve Berry

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Building connection one board book at a time

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Empowering the Next Generation Through Storytelling with Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee

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Will AI change the future of the Super Bowl?

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How Puzzles Build Confidence, Community, and Curiosity

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What to Do When Teachers Are at Very Different Places With AI

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What Skills Matter Most for AI Literacy?

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The Mindset Shift You Need for AI Literacy in 2026

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How do we help students be more critical of health advice?

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Why Millions of Students Are Creating Together: Inside Crayola Creativity Week

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Holiday Gifting for Teachers: Tools for Wellness, Creativity, and Reflection

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What Makes a Family? Scott & Mark Hoying on Representation, Creativity, and Love

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Why Interdisciplinary Learning Fuels Creativity: A Conversation with Alan Gratz

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Inside the Mind of a 4.1 Million-Follower Creator: AI, Internships, and the Future of Storytelling

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The Rise of Micro schools: How Educators Are Reimagining Learning with David Richards

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Can we communicate with our pets? Leo Trottier on the Future of Interspecies Communication

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Crossing the Line of Falling Behind: Where Is Your School on the AI Curve?

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How Generative AI Can Deepen Critical Thinking in K12, Not Replace It

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Parenting, Picture Books, and the Practice of Wonder: Leadership Lessons in Creativity

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Beyond Cheating: What AI Is Really Teaching Us About Students and Schools

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Why vibe coding is such a vibe

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The Future of Higher Education in America

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Collaboration: The Heart of Innovation

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I know what you did last summer: Jeff and Tricia edition

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Where is the current taking K12?

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Step up for Second Chance for Students around the world

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Data Literacy: The Key to Future Problem Solving

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Future-proofing students through service learning

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Help students have a healthier relationship with the news

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The Future of Civics with Joshua M. Scacco, PhD

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The Future of School with Dr. Annalies Corbin

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Mental Health Meets AI: What Alongside Is Teaching Us About Students Today

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AI Companions: the risks and benefits, and what educators need to know

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What does it mean to 'spark brilliance' in schools?

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Why Raising Adaptive, Curious Humans in the Age of AI Matters More Than Ever Before

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The number one trend driving change across industries

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Stick-to-itiveness for the future world of work

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution requires a shift

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Coming soon: The Future World of Work

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The Importance of Trauma-Informed Philanthropy & Advocacy

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Overcoming Barriers with Universal Design for Learning

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Insights on the future of restorative justice

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The Future of AI in Trade Classrooms

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AI in CTE Classrooms: A New Era Is Here

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Can AI help us share our stories?

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The 'sexy broccoli' episode with Dr. Michael Greger

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Five challenges for fostering media and algorithmic literacy with friends and family

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The AI and Social Media Link

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A new free guide for Earth Day

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The Joy of Learning With Visual Notes

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Watching Adolescence? Here's how to talk with...not just about teens

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Multilingual Learners and AI: A Mindset Shift with Dr. Marc Santamaria

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Conflicted about AI? Try being conflicted with AI...