Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Does AI make teachers obsolete? Read my latest newsletter article inspired by my recent keynote for educators. www.michael-hernandez.net/articles 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I used AI to build AI-resistant assignments and cheat resistant assessments. Here’s how I did it and what I learned in the process. Read my latest article in @edsurge.com www.edsurge.com/news/i-used-... 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The first session of my Uncheatable Assessments workshop is in the books! Educators began learning how to design cheat-resistant, AI-resistant assignments. What’s the secret? The next cohort start Oct 29 storytelling-with-purpose-learning.thinkific.com/collections/... 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 24/07/2026How vulnerable are your assignments to cheating with AI? Find out using my new Cheat Vulnerability Index. It's a free resource I designed to help educators figure out how to design cheat-resistant assignments, based on my course, Uncheatable Assessments. www.michael-hernandez.net/uncheatable-... 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Wait, what's the point of school?This article provides more evidence that the day-to-day structure of school has a profound psychological, ethical, and civic impact. What this means for portrait of a graduate & the future of assessment. rossier.usc.edu/news-insight... 010
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Research: AI education tools give different writing feedback if it knows the race or gender of students. What this bias means for ed tech and schools. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Writers are going to extremes to prove they didn't use AI. Making intentional mistakes "feels like McCarthyism." Is this proof of humanity? When we default to a culture of surveillance and put our energy on catching students cheating, we lose the whole point of school. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/writ... 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Excited to present Uncheatable Assessments at Learning Forward Texas conference! See how to design cheat-resistant assignments in the age of AI. www.learningforwardtexas.org/annual-confe... 011
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Testing season is almost over, but what will you do with your classes afterwards? Download this FREE assignment, inspired by my book about authentic learning: michael-hernandez-consulting-uxqsvt.subscribepage.io?utm_source=s... #education #assessment 010
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Don’t ditch that chromebook yet. Research confirms that taking notes by hand does not improve learning as compared to typing on laptops. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #education #technology 010
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Register now for this PRE-CONFERENCE workshop. CUE registration is NOT required, so come for the day! members.joincalie.org/springcue%20...members.joincalie.org Spring CUE 2026 Pre-Conference Workshops Impexium Association Management Software 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Join me next month at CUE: Uncheatable Assessments in the Age of AI workshop. Learn the secrets to designing assignments and school cultures that foster academic integrity. March 18 from 2:00-5:00pm. Conference registration is NOT required. Register at the link below #education #assessment #AI 100
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Just finished the first cut of my new course, Slidefluence! Learn how to transform static slide decks into dynamic videos. Learn more: www.michael-hernandez.net/slidefluence... #business #leadership #presentation #design #keynote #professionallearning 020
Reposted by Michael HernandezAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 28/10/2025The tool is not neutral because the developers are not neutral.theguardian.comElon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing viewsGrokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information 45715
Reposted by Michael HernandezCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15/10/2025A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comChicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting classStaff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school. 16390168
Reposted by Michael HernandezCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2025POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10... 877103995164
Reposted by Michael HernandezCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2025China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...nytimes.comChina Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. 57581225
Reposted by Michael HernandezEos @eos.org · 14/10/2025NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...eos.orgJPL Workforce Decimated - EosNASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce. 813278
Reposted by Michael HernandezRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2025CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it. Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever. 229102094383
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Padlet removes People Over Papers account that documents ICE raids. This follows Apple and Google who removed Ice Blocker apps from their stores. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1... #edtechtechnologyreview.comAnother effort to track ICE raids was just taken offlinePeople over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday. 010
Reposted by Michael HernandezMelissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...people.comICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-HaulsOvernight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ... 361133845693
Reposted by Michael HernandezACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2025BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press. 6403183315289
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Free subscriptions of @theatlantic.com are now available for high school students, teachers, and admin👇🏼 www.theatlantic.com/press-releas... #education #journalism #civicstheatlantic.comThe Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High SchoolsNone 010
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Struggling with AI and academic integrity in your classroom? Join me tomorrow for this free webinar 👇🏼 Hear insights from my book and online course to help educators design Uncheatable Assessments and foster a culture of academic integrity. iste.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #education #assessment 010
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 06/09/2025I’m not a good vibes only kind of teacher. So why would I call this qualitative research project “empathy interviews?” And how can you use it in your classroom? youtu.be/nL7ngetdHno #education #assessment #research #PBL @isteofficial.bsky.socialyoutu.beHow to teach research skills and interpersonal skills with Empathy InterviewsYouTube video by Michael Hernandez 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 22/08/2025If you’re worried about academic integrity in the age of AI, the solution could be very simple, and not even cost anything… if we’re willing to try. Instead of calling your course a “class”, call it a “workshop.” Hear me out: youtu.be/YcmKw6oCBZ8 #education 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 17/08/2025New York State approves Portrait of a Graduate in lieu of high school exit exams. So how can students demonstrate learning and how can schools assess them? www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025... #education #assessment #teachingandlearning #projectbasedlearning #authenticlearning #highereducationchalkbeat.orgNY approves ‘portrait of a graduate’ as Regents exam are on the way outNew York officials approved a new graduation framework as the Regents exams are on the way out 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Learn more about this project and how to use multimedia research projects to design engaging, uncheatable assignments in your classroom in my book about authentic learning: www.amazon.com/Storytelling...amazon.comStorytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student CuriosityAmazon.com: Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity: 9781564849960: Hernandez, Michael: Books 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 15/08/2025This is my go-to activity for #backtoschool, and I know it will help you connect with your students and set them up for success for the rest of the school year. youtu.be/U7ZDcf-_i9Q #education #medialiteracy #socialemotionalwellnessyoutu.beBack to school activity: Me, Myselfie, and IYouTube video by Michael Hernandez 100
Reposted by Michael HernandezDan Ryder is Directing Design & Innovation at CRCS @wickeddecent.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Help us bring our panel to @sxswedu.com this spring! These three incredible educators have let me sidle up a chair to their table so do me a solid open the door to me basking in their edu-radness. #SXSWedu #Panelpicker 221
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 10/08/2025There are many reasons why students aren’t reading. Here are the secrets to what educators can do about it. Have you tried any of these yet? hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-mi... #education #backtoschool #reading #literacy 010
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Please vote for our @sxswedu.com panel: Uncheatable: Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI. Excited to talk about the future of #education with @wickeddecent.bsky.social Kwaku Aning, and Kavita Gupta. participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...participate.sxsw.comPanelPicker | SXSW Conference & FestivalsPanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU. 010
Reposted by Michael HernandezEdutopia @edutopia.org · 02/08/2025To help teachers make design choices that optimize their classrooms for effective learning, we consulted dozens of studies and asked our community of experienced educators to share their favorite strategies. Here are some of the top classroom design tips we found. 🔎 🧵1/9 #EduSky #ClassroomDesign 2148
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 03/08/2025How–and should–we let students use #AI for writing? The answer lies with the purpose of writing. In this challenging moment, AI might just help us remember the fundamental purpose and point of our assignments that we seem to have forgotten: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o... #education #writing #ELAnytimes.comOpinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students. 011
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 01/08/2025One of my favorite tools for learning is @bookcreator.com I'm excited to share their #backtoschool resources for using digital books for teaching, learning, and assessment. hubs.ly/Q03zH4w50 #education #projectbasedlearning #authenticlearning 053
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 01/08/2025The back to school issue of my newsletter is out with giveaways, discounts on my courses, free webinar signups, and more! Read & subscribe: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1253... #professionaldevelopment #projectbasedlearning #assessment #teaching 000
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 31/07/2025The most popular issue of my #newsletter drops tomorrow! The Back To School issue is filled with resources to help educators adapt and thrive in the age of #AI Subscribe: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1253... #education #highereducation #projectbasedlearning #assessment 001
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 23/07/2025What if there were a practical guide for educators to elevate student engagement, prevent cheating, AND doesn't take more time or training? Check out my book with practical solutions to these challenges, especially in the age of #AI. www.amazon.com/Storytelling... #education 001
Reposted by Michael HernandezPBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/07/2025PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support. 738352088706
Reposted by Michael HernandezThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 19/07/2025Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.newyorker.com4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a MomentIn the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system. 1183636938
Reposted by Michael HernandezPeter Kuper @pkuper.bsky.social · 18/07/2025@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow 370214455976
Reposted by Michael HernandezMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 19/07/2025NPR and PBS received ~$85 million last year in federal funding. Trump’s golf trips will cost taxpayers over $100 million this year. Republicans think kids learning to read is wasteful spending and indoctrination, while giving a blank check to their cult leader to golf isn’t. 391736819
Reposted by Michael HernandezAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2025Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad: "I am convinced that the staff cuts that we saw were a contributing factor to the inability of the emergency managers to respond." 353143244865
Reposted by Michael HernandezDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/07/2025BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled. 10684008211216
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Teens were asked by @technologyreview.com to explain what adults are missing about why teens use technology. Which of your assumptions are challenged? www.technologyreview.com/s/614897/you... #education #policy #leadership #AItechnologyreview.comWe asked teenagers what adults are missing about technology. This was the best response.Social media allows young people to explore how they express themselves, says Taylor Fang of Logan, Utah, the winner of our youth essay contest. 000
Reposted by Michael HernandezJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I spoke to @ninalakhani.bsky.social for this article and reading it was still a gut punch. The US’s gold-standard scientific funding system has been completely demolished. I genuinely don’t know what to do with what remains. And it’s going to get even worse under the new budget. 512673
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Had a blast at #ISTELive! If you missed my sessions about authentic, uncheatable assessments in the age of #AI, sign up here to get resources from my sessions docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #education #edtech 020
Michael Hernandez @cinehead.bsky.social · 28/06/2025"Learning is hard. It creates tension. It takes time. Most of all, it requires a commitment to becoming someone else, a bet we’re making that might not turn out the way we hope." More great wisdom from @sethgodin. seths.blog/2025/06/educ... #education #leadership #innovation #policyseths.blogEducation is free, learning is expensiveThat’s a complete reversal of how it used to be. Colleges used to be measured by how many books they had in the library. Access to courses was restricted. If knowledge was power, controlling … 000