Just 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

The tool is not neutral because the developers are not neutral.

A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

POLITICO: “.. 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...

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

NASA’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...

CBS 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.

Padlet 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... #edtech

I 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...

BREAKING: 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.

Free subscriptions of @theatlantic.com are now available for high school students, teachers, and admin👇🏼 www.theatlantic.com/press-releas... #education #journalism #civics

Struggling 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

I’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.social

School reform would be radically reconfigured by the simple addition of an "s" and an apostrophe - that is, shifting from "student achievement" (the aggregate results of standardized tests) to "students’ achievements" (the intellectual accomplishments of individual kids).

If 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

Political philosopher Ben Barber: “Public schools are not merely schools for the public, but schools of publicness: institutions where we learn what it means to be a public and start down the road toward common national & civic identity.” Which is why MAGA types try so hard to undermine them.

New 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 #highereducation

This 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 #socialemotionalwellness

Help 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

There 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

Please 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...

To 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

How–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 #ELA

One 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

The 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

The 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

What 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

PBS 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.

Globally, 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.

@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

NPR 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.

Former 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."

BREAKING: 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.

Teens 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 #AI

I 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.

Had 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

"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 #policy

Are you headed to #ISTELive next week? Check out my presentations and workshops about digital literacy and authentic learning👇 Stop in to say hi! If you can't make it, DM me to get resources from my sessions. conference.iste.org/2025/program... #education #edtech #professionaldevelopment #AI

Is it cheating if students use #AI to complete assignments? The answer depends on what kind of behavior we want students to demonstrate: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-... #education #assessment #edtech

Thinking about writing your first book, but don't know where to start, or even if you should? Join me TOMORROW for a FREE webinar for first time authors. Wednesday, 6/18 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET Register: forms.gle/fUqQSrZMUhQa... #writers #books #publishing #authors #education #highereducation

Thought about writing a nonfiction book, but don’t know where to start, what to expect, or IF you should publish? Join me for a free webinar where I share what I learned publishing my first book, and get a roadmap of the entire process forms.gle/yeQrryb6ptLY... #author #writers #publishing #books

The only way to truly prevent cheating–with or without #AI –is with project-based, authentic learning experiences. Here’s how I do it in my classes: youtu.be/2Umn9fzFEy4 #education #assessment #PBL

My friends, it's not just happening in a galaxy far, far away.

What are the secrets to writing your first book? Listen to my conversation with Standford d.school adjunct Susie Wise who shares her advice: Rituals and Writing Practices Letting Go of Perfectionism in Writing The Writing Process and Deadlines podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #writers #publishing

What teachers do on summer vacation. #education #summer #vacation #teacherlife #piechart

Are group projects a good thing or just a nightmare waiting to happen? Turns out, collaboration can solve some of the biggest challenges educators face… #education #assessment #teaching #PBL youtu.be/WKFNw8R8g_4

Is direct instruction or inquiry-based learning best? Research shows an all-or-nothing approach isn’t best, but that inquiry is more effective than direct instruction alone: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #education #assessment #teachingandlearning

What teachers do on summer vacation, Part II. #education #teacherlife #summervacation #piechart

Is collaboration cheating? Schools often discourage collaborative learning because we’re afraid kids will cheat, or let someone else do the work for them. In my book, I walk educators through how we can use teams to create a culture of shared purpose youtu.be/bKJUxh0JWks #education #assessment

Why do we wait until summer to follow our passion? How can we leverage student passion to make school more purposeful to disincentivize cheating during the year? Its a central concept in my course and worshop: storytelling-with-purpose-learning.thinkific.com #education #assessment #PBL