Practical notes on AI, systems, and school leadership.
AI performs cognitive work—writing, analyzing, evaluating—not just tasks. That makes it a leadership issue, not a technology issue. Here's what visible AI leadership looks like and the decisions only you can make.
February 13, 2026
The gap between leaders who understand AI and those who don't is widening fast. Here's why AI literacy has become essential - and what it actually means for school leadership.
January 12, 2026
AI adoption in schools has exploded—92% of students now use it. Here's the comprehensive guide to navigating the opportunities, risks, and decisions that will define your school's approach to AI.
December 9, 2025
AI can write your emails, but it can't save your relationships. The 'Stakes vs. Verifiability' framework for deciding when to use a bot.
November 3, 2025
You became a leader to shape education. Now you spend 80% of your time on compliance, calendars, and complaints. When did that happen?
November 3, 2025
You spent a weekend building the perfect productivity system. By week three, you're back to sticky notes. The problem wasn't discipline - it was architecture.
November 2, 2025
You've got a stack of individual parent updates to send, each needing a slightly different tone. Here's the system that gets me out of my inbox before dinner.
November 1, 2025
Stop writing the same five emails every week. I built a 'Private Dashboard' of high-stakes templates. Here is what is inside.
October 28, 2025
Weekly AI strategies for school leaders. Practical tips, new tools, and systems you can use right away.
AI performs cognitive work—writing, analyzing, evaluating—not just tasks. That makes it a leadership issue, not a technology issue. Here's what visible AI leadership looks like and the decisions only you can make.
February 13, 2026
Nearly one-third of students show problematic AI dependency patterns. 57% of workers don't verify AI outputs. Here's what research shows about cognitive offloading—and how to design learning that builds brains, not dependence.
February 6, 2026
A step-by-step walkthrough of using Claude Code skills to automatically search, summarize, and organize research digests on AI in education, leadership, and systems thinking.
February 5, 2026
82% of K-12 schools experienced cyber incidents in 2024. COPPA 2025 requires explicit consent for under-13 data sharing. Here's what AI tools collect, what laws apply, and the 6 questions to ask every vendor.
January 30, 2026
Parent complaints dropped 70% after I implemented this communication system. Most complaints aren't about problems — they're about uncertainty.
January 25, 2026
Headlines claim AI tutoring matches human instruction, but the Harvard study used custom AI with elite students vs. self-study—not ChatGPT vs. human tutors. Here's what research actually shows and what questions to ask vendors.
January 23, 2026
Every email used to start with 'Sorry for the delayed response.' Then I realized what I was actually communicating — and stopped.
January 18, 2026
With 69% of high school students using AI for schoolwork, banning it doesn't work. Five design principles make authentic engagement easier than shortcuts: require process, connect to local context, include in-class components, make AI use explicit, and design for iteration.
January 15, 2026
The gap between leaders who understand AI and those who don't is widening fast. Here's why AI literacy has become essential - and what it actually means for school leadership.
January 12, 2026
Most leaders accept their calendar as fixed. It's not. Here's how I audited my meetings and reclaimed a full day every week.
January 12, 2026
Parents ask 5 core questions about AI in schools, masking fears about fairness, skill development, and being out of the loop. Here's what they're really asking and response language that builds trust.
January 10, 2026
Difficult conversations used to keep me up at night. Now I use AI to prepare, practice, and process them. Here's my system.
January 8, 2026
AI-generated abuse imagery reports jumped from 4,700 to 440,000 in 18 months. 13% of principals report deepfake bullying incidents. Here's what school leaders must do now.
January 6, 2026
I used to dread board meetings. Then I changed how I reported to them. One template transformed a tense relationship into a productive partnership.
January 4, 2026
60% of schools have no AI guidance and 60% of teachers say policies are unclear. Generic bans fail. This three-domain framework with decision-making tools provides clarity without rigidity—plus a template you can adapt.
December 31, 2025
68% of teachers have received no AI training while 92% of students use AI tools. Traditional PD fails - here's what effective AI training looks like and how to implement it.
December 24, 2025
In two years, we went from zero to IB authorization — PYP and MYP. Here's the real story of what it took, including the parts nobody tells you.
December 21, 2025
Most new Heads focus on vision and relationships. But without these five operational systems, you'll drown before you can lead.
December 17, 2025
AI detection tools fail 94% of the time. Schools shifting from detection to assessment redesign report dramatically fewer integrity issues. Here's what actually works.
December 16, 2025
Most AI training fails because it starts with tools instead of problems. Here's the framework that got skeptical teachers actually using AI in their classrooms.
December 14, 2025
That strategic plan sitting in your Google Drive isn't failing because it's bad. It's failing because it was designed to impress, not to drive decisions.
December 10, 2025
AI adoption in schools has exploded—92% of students now use it. Here's the comprehensive guide to navigating the opportunities, risks, and decisions that will define your school's approach to AI.
December 9, 2025
I used to spend 2-3 hours daily on email. Now I spend 30 minutes. The difference wasn't discipline — it was systems.
December 7, 2025
Nobody prepares you for the loneliness. Or the imposter syndrome. Or the realization that you now own every problem in the building. Here's what I learned.
December 3, 2025
Everyone talks about 'saving time.' Nobody talks about the guilt of having unscheduled hours - and what to do with them.
November 26, 2025
For the first time in two years, I walked out at 3pm on a Tuesday. Not because I was sick. Because everything was handled. A short story about what that took.
November 22, 2025
The problem isn't willpower. It's the 200 micro-decisions you make before 10am that leave nothing in the tank.
November 19, 2025
Some tasks feel sacred. Then you skip them for a month and... nothing breaks. A confession about the busywork we cling to.
November 15, 2025
Half your calendar is pre-meetings for meetings. The problem isn't time management - it's decision architecture.
November 12, 2025
Inbox Zero is a flex for people with assistants. For the rest of us, the goal isn't empty - it's triaged. Here's what that actually looks like.
November 8, 2025
You have 47 documents, 3 spreadsheets, and a week of meeting notes. The board wants a 2-page summary by Friday. Here's how I stopped drowning in sources.
November 5, 2025
AI can write your emails, but it can't save your relationships. The 'Stakes vs. Verifiability' framework for deciding when to use a bot.
November 3, 2025
You became a leader to shape education. Now you spend 80% of your time on compliance, calendars, and complaints. When did that happen?
November 3, 2025
You spent a weekend building the perfect productivity system. By week three, you're back to sticky notes. The problem wasn't discipline - it was architecture.
November 2, 2025
You've got a stack of individual parent updates to send, each needing a slightly different tone. Here's the system that gets me out of my inbox before dinner.
November 1, 2025
Most Drive structures fail because they are organized by Topic. Here is the 'Time Horizon' system that actually works for busy leaders.
October 30, 2025
Stop writing the same five emails every week. I built a 'Private Dashboard' of high-stakes templates. Here is what is inside.
October 28, 2025