The topic? "Designing for connectivity challenges in rural learning." The irony was not lost on me as I sat next to the jerky display explaining why we need to build offline-first learning experiences. Sometimes the universe has a sense of humor about our work. #LXD #EdTech #EduSky

How to Grow and Thrive as Women in Education – Bonus Episode with Community EDU/Leadhership Network for Women #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators

Daughter is a walking biohazard today - snot, red eyes, the works. But working at BHSSC means I can handle sick kid duty while still getting to meetings and using naptime as deep work time. Project-based work actually works with life's curveballs. bhssc.org #LoveWhereYouWork #WorkLifeBalance

Homegrown Learning pre-release is here! A field guide for trainers who believe learning should grow like a garden—not a factory. Want to peek inside? link below. Feedback = gold. bradylicht.com/homegrown/ #LearningDesign #EdTech #EduSky #Education #L&D #Training #Biomimicry #Co-Design

Saw an educator's post about their lesson crashing when three apps failed to connect. This is why I'm skeptical of app smashing. Every tool = another failure point. Sometimes simple is more innovative. New post: bradylicht.com/2025/07/09/k... #EdTech #LearningDesign #EduSky #Teaching #ISTE

“Don’t let co-design and student voice be just buzzwords. Make them practice.” At today’s Solutions Summit, @kaepernick7.bsky.social ‪challenged us to flip the script by giving students space to lead, share, and shape the future of learning. #ISTELive #ASCDAnnual

If only #accessibility was in green as well! Lots of great little activities and displays at #ISTE when you need a brain break. #ISTELive #ISTELive25

Presenting on AI-ready knowledge bases at #ISTELive25 today (4:45 PM, Grand Hyatt)! Can't make it? Full article at bradylicht.com/2024/09/19/a... #EdTech #AI #ISTE25 #ISTE #ISTELive #EduSky

If you're headed to the ISTE/ASCD conference in San Antonio this weekend, I'd love to have you come by my presentation Sunday afternoon! I'll be there all week and would love to meet lots of people IRL that I only know through the internet!

Secret Shortcut at #ISTELive and #ASCDAnnual Conference in San Antonio! 👟 💻 If you need to make your way to the second level, there's a lovely shortcut you can take from the Expo Hall for programs and sessions. Less Steps More Action! @isteofficial.bsky.social @ascdofficial.bsky.social

Feel free to swing by my presentations on "Learning from Nature: How #Biomimicry Can Transform Educational Design" and "Building Your District's Brain: Custom #AI Coaches for Organizational Knowledge" at #ISTE #ISTELive #ISTELive25 Would love to get coffee with any peers in the industry there!

Thanks to @becalzada.bsky.social for sending this my way. I’ve been looking at #AI “slop” through the lens of emotional exploitation and mis-, dis- and mal- information but I had not yet seen this episode. As always, John Oliver is spot on. youtu.be/TWpg1RmzAbc #edusky #TLsky #TLSkyChat

Districts still have a week to renew Compass membership with an extra 10% off 📚 Less than $2/month per teacher for year-round professional learning. compass.bhssc.org #Education #Teachers #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeadership #EdAdmin #SouthDakota #PD #EdChat #Schools #Learning #Districts

🚨 The UK Department for Education has released free AI training for educators! 📚💡 Resources for teachers, leaders & staff to use AI safely & effectively in schools. Explore here: www.gov.uk/government/c... #AIinEducation #EdTech #DfE

School leaders: When you approve EdTech PD, are you buying tools training or building lasting instructional capacity? With AI hype everywhere, this distinction matters more than ever. #EdTech #SchoolLeadership #AIinEdu #AI

Paraprofessionals are essential to student success, and I am happy to see a state recognizing that and giving paras a path to teaching. Kudos to South Dakota, and all those becoming teachers! #Edusky #sped #teaching

A new program will give South Dakota high school students a jump-start toward a college #teaching degree. Details: southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/sd-boar…

The old way of reading instruction is officially the new way for South Dakota classrooms after a Monday vote from the state's Board of Education Standards. The phonics-based approach improved scores for students in the Douglas School District, board members learned. buff.ly/dsaUa10

Hey #EduSky, we at BHSSC recently released a half-day, self-paced course on #UDL. You can preview and share the entire course for free with this link: bhssc.instructure.com/courses/445/.... For attached CECH in #SouthDakota, you can register here: bhssc.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/browse/tie/m...

Trust me, as someone who monitors very closely the products that tech companies make—you may think you’re not teaching “politics” because you never mention “democrats” or “republicans” but based on the surveillance, policing, and war profiteering in tech, you are absolutely teaching politics.

Every Student Deserves High-Quality Computer Science Education #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators

The 2026 @fetc-official.bsky.social call for presentations is open now! Apply to speak in Orlando next January 11-14, 2026 at the nation's largest gathering of strategic decision makers in education & technology! #edusky #edtech #FETC s6.goeshow.com/fetc/annual/...

Just completed exploratory research for our Rural Postsecondary & Economic Development project! Fascinating insights on what motivates rural SD students toward teaching careers. Findings will directly shape our new dual credit pathway courses. #RuralEducation #TeacherPrep (1/3)

Bad news for #edtech: The U.S. Department of Education is cutting staff by nearly 50 percent. Editor Rhea Kelly has all the details over on @thejournal.bsky.social

I'll be on the panel for tonight's AI Family Engagement Night! Join us at Western Dakota Tech (6-7:30pm) for hands-on AI learning stations, pizza, and FREE childcare. Perfect for families with K-12 students! Doors open 5:45pm. Register: sdsfec.org/ai-fam-night #AIEducation #RapidCity

Morning thought... #528 #quotesoftheday #art #edusky #growPLN

wild how 'digital citizenship' used to just mean internet safety but now we're having to teach kids how to vibe with AI and still be human

Who said math has to be boring? Students can use AI to design their own educational games - teaching quadratic equations through peer-friendly video games 🎮 No coding skills needed, just imagination! Give it a try and let me know your thoughts! #EdTech #EduSky #STEM bradylicht.com/2025/02/08/a...

📣 Calling all #educators! Share your classroom magic at the 2025 TIE Conference in Rapid City, #SD (April 28-29)! Submit your proposal by Jan 26. #Teaching, #edtech, family engagement tracks & more! Questions: [email protected]. Submit: bhssc.jotform.com/242254244604... #EduSky #SouthDakota

From struggling with fractions to coding their first game - watching students light up when technology meets them where they are at is pure magic. This is why we use #edtech! #EduSky #STEM #education

How to survive the arc of every long project by @johnhendrix.bsky.social. Great to talk this through with students and normalize struggle. #EduSky

#Co-designing learning experiences WITH rural communities—not just FOR them—is key to meaningful education in #SouthDakota and beyond. When we partner with local educators, families & tribes, we create responsive learning that truly serves our students. #EduSky bradylicht.com/2024/10/28/c...

South Dakota is sparsely populated with no shortage of small towns with a schoolhouse and not much more. This year will be hard for them with a sharp decline in state funding, millions set aside for private schools, and new school vouchers being considered in the legislature. #edusky

Looking back, my federal grants made college possible. With the current push against it, I’m curious: how has the US Dept of Education affected your #learning or your #teaching? Sometimes we don't realize until we reflect. ✏️ #EduSky #AcademicSky

🎮 Transform learning design into strategic play! #PD Pivot & #L&D Pivot: free card games that help teams craft better training solutions. Build, adapt, and level up your design thinking together. Download now: bradylicht.com/pivot/ #EduSky #LXD #AcademicSky #EdTech #CorporateTraining

1/5 A key point about #AI that often gets overlooked: Human expertise is *essential* for evaluating AI output. I can quickly spot when AI translations are off in English, but I'd be lost evaluating Spanish translations since I don't speak it. #EduSky #AIinEducation #AcademicSky

How can we design an #accessible #learning resource as educators? Recognising the challenge of navigating guidance like UDL & WCAG - we made this resource as a one-page guide! #AcademicSky #Accessibility #Equity #Inclusion #HigherEd #loveLD #LTHEchat #Diversity designingfordiverselearners.info

🚨 #EduSky! Quick brainstorm needed: Working on a project to help rural students become teachers. What barriers do YOU see stopping students from choosing this path? Your insights will help with our early prototypes! #Teaching #RuralEd #CTE #AcademicSky

"At some point, OpenAI will charge their actual costs" is a pretty good reason why educators and school administrators should refuse to institutionalize OpenAI's tools and the ed-tech products that use OpenAI - and other generative AI too!

Stop treating #accessibility as a checkbox you'll 'fix later' in your #e-learning. If your course design starts with 'we'll let the platform handle accessibility,' you're already failing your learners. Universal design isn't a plugin—it's the foundation. #EduSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

🌟 **Padlet Adds Auto-Captions for Video & Audio!** 🎉 🙌 #Accessibility! 🤩 Perfect for: ✅ Noisy environments ✅ Non-native speakers ✅ Hard of hearing learners ✅ Learners who prefer caption-accompanied video or audio Learn more: 👉 https://buff.ly/3Z9fipM #EduSky

The best #EdTech tools aren't the ones with the most features - they're the ones teachers can actually use in a quick burst between classes while taking a sip of cold coffee. Edtech needs to be see-through and painless. What's an edtech tool that truly respects teacher time? 🎯☕️ #EduSky #CalmTech

In our rush to always use the newest #EdTech tools, we forget that stories are technology too—and they've pretty impressive specs: ✓ Platform agnostic ✓ Built-in memory optimization ✓ Rich metadata ✓ Infinite scalability ✓ Zero maintenance #EduSky #L&D #LnD #LXD bradylicht.com/2024/11/11/c...

🗞️ ICYMI - @edsurge.bsky.social and @newslitproject.bsky.social on teen #MediaLiteracy and exposure to conspiracy theories online. 🎙️ “If we don’t teach young people the skills they need to evaluate information, they will be left at a civic and personal disadvantage their entire lives." #EduSky

Hear takeaways from the 2024 Educator Conference, including administrative support and positive culture in retaining educators and promoting leadership. teachingandleading.captivate.fm/episode/2024... #edusky #academicsky

The Ritual of Fika: How Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls Can Fuel Innovation | by Ida Persson medium.com/swlh/the-rit...

Dismissing online learning because of emergency remote teaching in 2020 is like judging all restaurants by a rushed takeout meal during a crisis. Well-designed virtual learning has its place alongside in-person and blended approaches—it's about having the right tools for the right moments. #EduSky

In my opinion, #E-learning works best when it flows into real life. Mix digital lessons with community meetups, nature walks, and offline reflection time. The screen is just the start—true learning happens when we connect with others, explore our world, and sit with our thoughts. #L&D #LXD #EduSky

Teacher-turned-LXD insight: Stop 'selling' PD. Inspired by biomimicry, I see it as an ecosystem where we learn from each other. Districts get expertise, I gain new perspectives—natural growth, not forced sales. The best relationships emerge organically! #LXD #TeacherPD #SystemsThinking #L&D