Happening today! As generative AI automates more technical and cognitive tasks, workforce demand is shifting toward uniquely human capabilities: judgment, adaptability, discernment, and decision-making under uncertainty. That's what our panelists will be exploring at EDTECH WEEK today, October 15, in a session called “The Human Advantage: Workforce Demand for Decision Skills in the Age of AI Panel.” David Samuelson, our Executive Director, Ayisha Irfan of the Augmented Intelligence Advisory (formerly an AI Policy Leader at Google), Shrinidhi Rao of The Burning Glass Institute, and Olga Polites of Media Literacy Now will connect workforce trends, AI literacy, media literacy, and classroom practice. The discussion will explore how schools can develop learner agency in complex digital environments and share examples of how educators and organizations are integrating decision-making, AI literacy, and media literacy into instruction and career readiness pathways. Attendees will leave with research-backed insights, classroom and workforce examples, and concrete strategies for embedding decision-making and AI literacy into K–12 learning experiences. Let us know if you’re in New York. We hope to see you there! #EDTECHWEEK edtechweek.com/2026-agenda

What if the most dangerous vulnerability in any network isn't a line of code, but a person who hasn't learned to question what they're being told? Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, one of the Navy's most decorated commanders and a pioneering career cryptologist, joins host, @AnnieDuke, to explore the intersection of cybersecurity, foreign manipulation, and the urgent case for Decision Education. Jan and Annie trace the arc from Cold War signals intelligence to today's AI-saturated information ecosystem, examining why protecting our networks means little if we haven't first strengthened our thinking. Listen now! alliancefordecisioneducation…

Teachers, with our free ELA Starter Pack, you can help students build skills and dispositions they can use to make better decisions in the classroom and beyond. The ELA Starter Pack brings together curated resources that help teachers connect Decision Education to characters, conflicts, evidence, perspectives, and the decisions people make in texts. No new course, curriculum overhaul, or prior Decision Education experience is required. Bring decision-making skills to your classroom today! alliancefordecisioneducation…

We had a great time in Houston last week for a convening of our Policymaker Fellowship! Alliance staff and Policymaker Fellows visited Gregg Elementary School, a Houston Independent School District (HISD) Future 2 school, to see Decision Education in action. We observed students in math and Art of Thinking classes, where students practiced their media literacy skills by identifying the validity of sources and learning about biases that influence how we process information. Plus, Alliance staff lead learning sessions on Decision Education and design thinking, and our Policymaker Fellows worked with their state teams to brainstorm approaches to implementing Decision Education in their own states, while aligning with district and state priorities. We look forward to even more learning and collaboration with the second cohort of our Policymaker Fellowship throughout the year!

Add to your weekend reading list! Deidre Habetler, Computer Science Lab Teacher at William Dever Elementary, part of @ChiPubSchools, details in @eschoolnews how she reimagined her computer science curriculum to create a new course for her district: Introduction to Technology Ethics. Read to learn more about how media literacy, design thinking, and Decision Education work together in the middle school course designed to help students practice making thoughtful decisions about technology in a world shaped by constant and rapidly evolving digital influence. eschoolnews.com/digital-lear…

This DAF Day, help the Alliance give students tools for the decisions ahead. Your donor-advised fund contribution can help make that possible by supporting Decision Education in classrooms across the country. Let’s prepare more students for the decisions they’ll face throughout their lives. Donate today: alliancefordecisioneducation… @dafdayofficial #dafday #myDAFwill

DAF Day 2026 is here! Students are growing up in a world filled with increasing complexity, uncertainty, and change. When you make a Donor-Advised Fund gift to the Alliance for Decision Education, you’re helping prepare students with the durable decision-making skills that remain valuable regardless of how the world changes. Expand access to Decision Education so more students are prepared for the decisions they will face throughout their lives. Give today: alliancefordecisioneducation… #dafday #myDAFwill @dafdayofficial

From writing essays to exploring characters’ decision-making in books, the ELA classroom is full of opportunities to strengthen students’ decision-making skills, all while fitting into what’s already being taught. Our free ELA Starter Pack brings together curated resources that help teachers connect Decision Education concepts and skills to different ELA lessons and activities. Find tools that support writing workshops, prompts that encourage deep discussion, and more! The pack also includes a free downloadable classroom activity teachers can use right away. Bring decision-making skills to your ELA classroom today! alliancefordecisioneducation…

Is AI taking over the future? Who’s in the driver’s seat? On this episode of The Decision Education Podcast, @erichorvitz, Chief Scientific Officer at @Microsoft joins @AnnieDuke explore what it looks like for humans to take charge as we make decisions about what we want technology to do. Listen to the full episode for more insights! alliancefordecisioneducation…

Will you be at the National News Literacy Conference in Salt Lake City this week? On Thursday, October 8, join Julia Lennox, Ed.D., our Education Growth Initiatives Manager, for a breakout session on Cognitive Biases and the News Ecosystem. Educators will explore how cognitive biases can act as “thinking traps” that shape how we interpret news and information. Through interactive exercises and real-world examples, educators will learn strategies to help students recognize and resist cognitive biases, slow down their thinking and make informed, fact-based decisions.

The Alliance went to Long Island for the LEAD LI conference last week! Julia Lennox, our Education Growth Initiatives Manager, and Jonathan Klomp, Alliance Senior Teaching Fellow and Principal of North Babylon High School, presented a workshop on the science of decision-making. Participants learned why slowing down our thinking can strengthen decision-making processes and help students become more reflective and informed decision makers. Thanks to all the educators and administrators who came to our session! We’re excited to connect with more and more education professionals at upcoming conferences.

Last week, Alliance staff hosted an event to share findings from our work with @kcpublicschools. Thanks to funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, we expanded our College & Career Decision-Making Incubator program to a district-wide initiative within Kansas City Public Schools aimed at integrating decision-making skills into students' college and career exploration. The event brought together local organizations, representatives from @KauffmanFDN, and KCPS administrators and teachers to connect ideas, opportunities, and people to build on this work together. Joyce Ngyuen Hernandez, KCPS Director of College Access, shared how Decision Education tools helped students shift their thinking from "What do I want to do?" to "What are the possibilities?" Thanks to everyone who attended and to Casual Animal Brewing Company for hosting us! We look forward to more opportunities to connect with education and foundation leaders passionate about empowering students for the future.

We collaborated with American Creed and Citizen Film to create resources for PBS LearningMedia. And you can download them now! Check out the handout to help students consider different perspectives, examine evidence, and reflect on their decision-making process. And browse the teacher guide to see how educators can facilitate discussion to support active open-mindedness, intellectual humility, and truth-seeking. @pbsteachers kcpt.pbslearningmedia.org/re…

Thanks to everyone who joined our EdWeb webinar, “Teaching History Through Decisions, Tradeoffs, and Uncertainty: Students as Historical Decision Makers,” last week! We loved exploring how Decision Education can be integrated into the teaching you’re already doing, helping students apply what they know in meaningful ways, allowing them to navigate a world of uncertainty and complexity. A recording of the webinar is available now! Watch and share with anyone who may be interested in bringing decision-making skills to their classroom. Check it out! home.edweb.net/webinar/sdl20…

Bring decision-making skills to your STEM classroom today! With our free Decision Education Starter Pack, STEM educators can help students use evidence, probability, and data to make better decisions. Explore conversation prompts, lesson plans, podcast episodes, and more. Download today for a free classroom activity! alliancefordecisioneducation…

What do we lose when a machine can think for us? On the latest episode of The Decision Education Podcast, @erichorvitz, Chief Scientific Officer at @Microsoft, joins @AnnieDuke to explore what it really means for humans to stay "in the driver's seat" as headlines about an AI takeover proliferate the news. Drawing on decades of research into human-AI collaboration, Eric argues against the passive framing of an AI "takeover," making the case that governance, design, and clear values determine whether these tools sharpen human judgment or quietly erode it. Plus, hear Eric draw on lectures he’s given for the Society of Decision Professionals, arguing that the best AI decision tools help people clarify what they value. Listen now! alliancefordecisioneducation…

Please join us in welcoming the latest additions to our staff! Eddie Plata joins our Development department as Senior Manager of Major Gifts, John Rison joins our Operations department as Head of Technology, and Rachel Sutton-Heisey joins our Education and Impact department as Senior Manager of Evaluation, Impact and Research. We’re excited to work together and keep growing!

As generative AI automates more technical and cognitive tasks, workforce demand is shifting toward uniquely human capabilities: judgment, adaptability, discernment, and decision-making under uncertainty. That's what our panelists will be exploring at EDTECH WEEK on October 15, in a session called “The Human Advantage: Workforce Demand for Decision Skills in the Age of AI Panel.” David Samuelson, our Executive Director, Ayisha Irfan of the Augmented Intelligence Advisory (formerly an AI Policy Leader at Google), Shrinidhi Rao of The Burning Glass Institute, and Olga Polites of @MediaLitNow will connect workforce trends, AI literacy, media literacy, and classroom practice. The discussion will explore how schools can develop learner agency in complex digital environments and share examples of how educators and organizations are integrating decision-making, AI literacy, and media literacy into instruction and career readiness pathways. Attendees will leave with research-backed insights, classroom and workforce examples, and concrete strategies for embedding decision-making and AI literacy into K–12 learning experiences. Let us know if you’ll be in New York. We hope to see you there! #EDTECHWEEK @edtechweek edtechweek.com/2026-agenda

We’re proud to announce the second cohort of our Policymaker Fellowship, convening 20 state and district education leaders from five geographically and politically diverse states. The Fellowship equips influential leaders from across the political spectrum with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to bring Decision Education to classrooms across the country. The program is designed as a nonpartisan forum for leadership development, cross-state learning, and professional exchange. Read the full press release to learn more. alliancefordecisioneducation…

Here’s a new way to put decision-making tools into practice! “Thinking in Bets” by Alliance co-founder @AnnieDuke is now available through Google's Expert Intelligence feature, meaning you can load frameworks from the book directly into a Gemini Notebook and apply them to your own decision-making process! It's a great way to put Decision Education into practice, like exploring managing uncertainty, thinking through likelihoods, and other key decision science concepts. Plus, you can get the “Thinking In Bets” e-book free from Google Play Books using code Expertintelligence, then bring it into your own Gemini Notebook. Explore now! notebook.google.com/notebook…