As an educational leadership professor, I hear inspiring messages from colleagues all the time, and I understand the impulse to lead with the highlight reel. Wins matter, from measurable improvement and real growth to culture building, trust restored, and students graduating. Aspiring leaders need those stories because this work is hard, and hope is fuel. […] The post The Syllabus and the Scar Tissue: What Leadership Preparation Programs Leave Out and Why It Matters appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
Faculty reflections contributed by: Annette Miles, PhD, Helen Krauthamer, PhD, and Uzma Amir Designing a learning experience is too often treated as a workflow task rather than a relational practice. It becomes about moving content online, checking accessibility boxes, or aligning outcomes to rubrics. In the process, design can become transactional. But course design is, at its core, an act of […] The post Course Design as an Act of Care appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
English literature classrooms in universities across the globe are grappling with an unprecedented technological force, which is, artificial intelligence. We are currently navigating contested ideas of what are the implications of being an English major student at college, considering that AI can draft assignment essays, research proposals and conference papers. It is imperative here for us as […] The post Thinking Beyond AI in College: How English Major Students Can Explore Literature through Geography appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
Have you ever found yourself reaching for an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT or Gemini before even attempting to solve a problem on your own? If so, you’re not alone. This impulse is more than just a modern convenience; it’s rooted in the way our brains are wired to seek instant gratification. Just as “mindless scrolling” on social media can […] The post The Dopamine Dilemma: How Instant AI Gratification Fuels Over-Reliance and Undermines Critical Thinking appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
System transformation rarely fails because of a bad strategy. It fails because the relationships needed to sustain it were never built. In this piece, Rebecca Midles and Nate McClennen draw on real district leaders to show what coalition-building actually looks like when the messy middle arrives. From a rural Michigan superintendent who started with the willing to a Kansas City microschool that put students in the design seat, this is a practical and deeply human look at what makes change last. The post Coalition Before Consensus: How Trust and Shared Ownership Sustain Transformation appeared first on Getting Smart.
People learn more when they process what they’re learning, not just receive information. These low-lift PD structures create those processing opportunities. The post 3 Fresh Ideas for Structuring Professional Development first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy.
More freedom and autonomy for teachers and students and a “less is more” approach to curriculum. Is it possible in the U.S.? The post What Makes School in Denmark Better (and What We Can Learn from Them) first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy.
Fitting our planned instruction precisely into the time allotted for it is a challenge for every teacher. Building these habits into your routine can help. The post The Art of Classroom Timing: 10 Ways to Fit It All In first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy.
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