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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

To be able to watch it and to be right in the middle of it, again and again, is so incredibly inspiring. Our public schools are amazing, and if you don’t believe that, you haven’t spent enough time working to make them great.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Just thinking about how hard people work in schools this month, every year. August is so brutal. So many people, such intense collaboration, high energy everywhere, and eventual fatigue - all to ensure a strong start and solid foundation for the school year.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Instructional coaching is one factor many school leaders agree is essential for supporting teachers’ work & students’ learning, especially when coach time is protected for actual coaching. The importance of instructional coaching, now and in the future www.nwea.org/blog/2025/th...

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The importance of instructional coaching, now and in the future

One of the best methods for supporting the needs of schools is through sustained, personalized, and collaborative instructional coaching.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This week's 60 Minutes bit on AI at DeepMind. "It learns like a human being might learn... It's the duality of these types of systems that they're able to do incredible things..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XF-...

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What's next for AI at DeepMind, Google's artificial intelligence lab | 60 Minutes

At Google DeepMind, researchers are chasing what’s called artificial general intelligence: a silicon intellect as versatile as a human's, but with superhuman...

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

One of the most interesting TED talks I've ever watched. Awkward, relevant, tense, and with insights that point to a possible future. I think OpenAI's Sam Altman is sincere in his desire to help humanity, and maybe in a little over his head. www.ted.com/talks/sam_al...

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OpenAI's Sam Altman talks ChatGPT, AI agents and superintelligence — live at TED2025

The AI revolution is here to stay, says Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. In a probing, live conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Altman discusses the astonishing growth of AI and shows how…

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Terrific SchoolAI interview of Oak Canyon Portuguese teacher Priscila Prestes, wherein she discusses the importance of feedback for student learning, and how AI can be used to provide efficient and timely feedback when students need it most. schoolai.com #AIinEdu

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Great to be able to facilitate a discussion today at Utah's Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Summit! Terrific thinking by participants. It's an exciting time to be in education. Here are the slides we shared. bit.ly/AIforPCBL #AIinEdu #EdChat

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I get that they pulled these from CC, but don’t the “for profit” badges seem a little out of place?

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Interesting study. Thank you for your work and for publishing in an open format. Are you aware of any similar work to understand teacher reactions and philosophy?

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Terrific question. What safety considerations do you recommend to your listeners when embracing trust?

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Interesting Cornell piece on how writing is changing. I still wonder what it means to create, and how well we’ll cite our sources in future works. The Widespread Adoption of Large Language Model-Assisted Writing Across Society buff.ly/J2FJOv0 #EdResearch #AI

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The Widespread Adoption of Large Language Model-Assisted Writing...

The recent advances in large language models (LLMs) attracted significant public and policymaker interest in its adoption patterns. In this paper, we systematically analyze LLM-assisted writing across...

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Fascinating findings, important area for future research. Educator Attention: How computational tools can systematically identify the distribution of a key resource for students buff.ly/3CZ2fAo #EdResearch

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I’ve also seen tools like ChatGPT, SchoolAI, and Brisk improve significantly. I’ve also seen that my expectations for the capabilities of each tool have become more reasonable.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Have you used it yet? I realize it's not perfect, but sure seems like a helpful first step in digging deep. Here's a review I asked it to do this morning on effective teacher to student feedback. chatgpt.com/share/67c0b0...

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ChatGPT - Effective Feedback Summary Request

Shared via ChatGPT

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I gave it a go this morning. Really interesting to see it articulate its thought patterns and planning strategies. Research, though, isn’t perfect.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Looking forward to an exciting #UCET25! Hope to see you at either of my sessions or around the Salt Palace. 👍🏼 What do you hope to learn this week?

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I like it, nice work. I appreciate the three suggestions for learning activities you share near the end. Critiquing a first AI generated draft is smart and encourages fosters strong critical thinking.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Excellent metaphor describing its current state. “Digital plastic is, like its physical counterpart, synthetic, ubiquitous, helpful and potentially toxic.” GenAI as Digital Plastic: Understanding Synthetic Media Through Critical AI Literacy buff.ly/4i2T80p #AIinEdu #DigCit

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The more students and teachers understand about AI and its shortcomings, the more critical thinking they’ll practice in its use. Addressing AI Use Proactively in the Classroom buff.ly/3X2Od7s #AIinEdu #EduSky

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I love that UEN has started to develop this toolkit for educators, which includes their HUMAN framework, links to research, and a self-paced course for them to learn more. When teachers learn, students benefit. #AIinEdu #ProfessionalLearning #EduSky buff.ly/40SEq52

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Strong, practical ways to move forward, by Richard Culatta. This is real #EdReform. The Real Way to Stop Cheating in an AI World buff.ly/4gJQrzw #EdChat #AIinEdu

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I’ve enjoyed it so far. Small town feeling still, definitely less cluttered.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy birthday tomorrow John! I appreciate your insight and am grateful for the work you do to improve teaching and learning. Here’s to another awesome year for you and your family. 🎂

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Even in K-12, teachers should ask themselves “who is doing the thinking” when designing student learning experiences. Higher order prompting: Applying Bloom’s revised taxonomy to the use of LLMs in higher education buff.ly/4gA0G9u #AIinEdu #Blooms

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

While some in education might say Goodhart's Law applies to the use of common formative assessments, others would argue that working toward an assessment-measured goal can produce collective teacher efficacy. What are your thoughts? #Leadership #SchoolImprovement

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

"...The best possibility for true student growth and improved learning comes from letting go of all-encompassing control in favor of empowering teachers to make real decisions based on their knowledge and expertise." Jim Knight buff.ly/4hKCulZ #EduCoach #Leadership

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Why Teacher Autonomy is Central to Coaching Success - Instructional Coaching Group

In this post we explore key insights from Jim Knight's article on the importance of teacher autonomy.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I love this @ddmeyer.bsky.social bit, comparing canceling your gym membership with sticking with challenging schoolwork: “…it is people who help us do the difficult things we need to do.” buff.ly/3WROx94 #EduSky #Persistence

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It's February, And Now You Understand Why Individualized Learning Hasn't Worked

Cognitively, kids prefer burgers to gyms.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Outstanding list of ten leadership skills Instructional Coaches learn as a regular part of their work. So fun to see Kim Cofino shine in her coaching work with international schools! Coaching Skills Aren't Just for Coaches: Coaching As Leadership buff.ly/3Q66GMw #EduCoaching #Leadership

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Coaching Skills Aren't Just for Coaches: Coaching As Leadership | The International Educator (TIE Online)

The skills and habits you develop in your instructional coaching role will serve you well in any future position, including formal leadership roles...

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Terrific Tim O'Reilly post that describes the history of change in computer programming. AI simply brings one more iteration. "There’s a lot of chatter in the media that software developers will soon lose their jobs to AI. I don’t buy it." buff.ly/3EoftXL #CS #EduSky #AIinEdu

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The End of Programming as We Know It

There’s a lot of chatter in the media that software developers will soon lose their jobs to AI. I don’t buy it.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

"Students' sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise or how long they spend on their phones overall also seems to be no different for schools with phone bans and those without..." buff.ly/3Q5zlkN #EduSky

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Phone bans in schools don't help grades or health, study suggests

It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Excellent list of scaffolding techniques. I hope to use multiple in my upcoming teaching sessions.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

So much to consider here, powerful reflection material for coaches and those who work in the people improvement business. The Metacrisis, Our Fears and the Road to Authoritarianism buff.ly/3CEKmX9 #instructionalcoaching #growth

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The Metacrisis, Our Fears and the Road to Authoritarianism

A reflection of our present time

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Excellent Stanford piece on AI’s role as a learning partner. “We believe AI’s role in education isn’t to eliminate struggle but to enhance it.” Productive Struggle: The Future of Human Learning in the Age of AI buff.ly/40GbeOF #AIinEdu #DeepLearning

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Productive Struggle: The Future of Human Learning in the Age of AI

The official Stanford AI Lab blog

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This list will change in six months, but offers a nice look at how AI can be used within each stage of the ADDIE #instructionaldesign process. Optimal AI Models for Instructional Design (Feb, 2025) #AIinEdu

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Optimal AI Models for Instructional Design (Feb, 2025) | Notion

Analysis Phase

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I think their biggest worry is academic integrity. Those professors realize that almost any assignment you give to students can now be completed using AI, at a high level of quality, and in a way that you can't tell the difference as a teacher. AI can even be used to write like a 6th grader.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Fascinating to see so many in Higher Ed proclaim that the flipped classroom is now the only viable option. What does this drastic shift mean for K12? How long will our teachers continue to pretend that K12 students don’t have constant access to AI? #AIinEdu

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This isn’t as big of an elephant in my state. I’m impressed with our privacy laws and parent communications. schools.utah.gov/studentdatap...

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Student Data Privacy

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I love this Mica. Terrific work.

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Darren Draper, Ed.D. @ddraper.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Excellent early review of initial studies, which confirm what every great teacher already knows: Pedagogy first. The Impact of Gen AI on Human Learning: a research summary buff.ly/3Cp2hRK #AIinEdu #DeepLearning

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The Impact of Gen AI on Human Learning: a research summary

A literature review of the most recent & important peer-reviewed studies

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