Are students/schools accountable for the important things?

Does your state have a law or rule allowing your school or school system to apply for waivers to improve policy and practice for innovation. Let’s talk! youtu.be/9G4hpt2_4xc?si=W9jN… led4edu.com/innovation-exper…

Is our education system human centered?

Current education system is built to sort, not grow. Since 1990, NAEP scores show only modest gains. Achievement gaps are wide. Same test, same results. That’s not a student problem, it’s a design problem. #EducationReform #FutureOfLearning #Leadership youtu.be/ntGhuoN5tL0?si=JKVS…

Name five things that have been made commercially available since 1894? Here’s my list: telephone, television, computers, the internet, AI. One thing that hasn’t is an education system that has adapted with these changes. youtube.com/shorts/j8ft6B97F… More info: https:/led4edu.com

Are we preparing learners for their world in which they live or ours. Our current system focuses on the latter. The driver’s license process explains why our system is wrong. If these videos resonate, please share. youtube.com/shorts/kU8JlesYi… More info: led4edu.com

Our education system was built for a world that doesn’t exist and for when knowledge acquisition was more important than application. The driver's license analogy, we are measuring if Ss know the rules of the road without assessing whether they can drive. youtube.com/shorts/JWljNVRmw…

Two years ago I made the decision to end my tenure at the KY DOE after 27 years in public education. When you do that you “retire” from KDE. Today, I get asked often “How is retirement?” I wouldn’t know. I haven’t ever retired. #stillworking #systemchange led4edu.com

Our education system isn’t broken. It’s the just the wrong system. It’s designed for a world that doesn’t exist. It rewards Ss for the “rules of the road” without asking if they can drive. Check out the video here: led4edu.com/keys-without-the…

My latest podcast guesting gig. Excited to join Liza Holland and Education Perspectives to talk about “Do They Know How to Drive”, “We All Have Talents” and why our system is the problem, not teaching and learning. led4edu.com

Our education system was built for a world that no longer exists, with metrics that don’t supply the humans the future needs, for an age when change was slow. None of these reasons seem to push change. Learners don’t have time for us to wait any longer.   led4edu.com/stories/f/the-to…

We won’t issue a driver’s license with only a written “rules of the road” test. You must complete the driving test. We still assess learners on “the rules of the road”). We can’t measure them only on what they know. It’s time to teach them to drive. led4edu.com/stories/f/do-the…

Deficit mindsets, standardization, teaching v. facilitating learning, acquisition v. application of knowledge. These are just a few of the 10 reasons our education system doesn’t need to be fixed, it is the wrong system in the Age of AI. led4edu.com/stories/f/the-to…

“Our education system is broken and it needs to be fixed”. This statement isn’t accurate. The system is operating well for what it was designed to do, it gets an A+. It’s the wrong system for today. We need a new system. Read the Top Ten Reasons at led4edu.com/stories/f/the-to…

It’s time to look at what learners bring to the table and improve outcomes by focusing on assets. The research is clear. Better engagement and productivity leads to better outcomes. AI requires humans to be the best version of themselves. Read more at led4edu.com/stories/f/the-fu…

Soon we will assess learners using metrics designed for the industrial age and a world that doesn’t exist. It’s a system that has operated as it was intended since 1894; it’s just the wrong system. We need an AI Ready System that knows who learners are as much as what they know.

My latest podcast guest spot. This time with two of my favorite humans on the planet: @sarahlynnsnipes and Karen Perry. What Makes Kentucky's United We Learn Actually Work? | David Cook, Sarah Snipes and Karen Perry gettingsmart.libsyn.com/what…

Since 1990 the U.S. education system has focused on outcomes based on industrial era metrics. We now find ourselves in the AI era where our humanness is our primary value. An era that demands a focus on what’s right with learners. Maybe it’s time to focus on learner inputs.