Educator blogs
The people and publications I return to for classroom ideas, creative projects, and thoughtful questions about education.
- Moving at the Speed of Creativity — Wes Fryer writes about creative learning, media literacy, classroom technology, and making things. A great place to start exploring.
- Control Alt Achieve — Eric Curts shares practical technology tutorials and classroom activities.
- TCEA Blog — Teaching strategies, educator resources, and ideas for using technology with purpose.
- Cult of Pedagogy — Jennifer Gonzalez explores teaching practice, classroom culture, and professional learning.
- Dangerously Irrelevant — Scott McLeod on school leadership, technology, and educational change.
- Hackscience Education — Gary Ackerman’s reflections on teaching, learning, and technology.
- Daily Ink — David Truss shares reflections on learning, leadership, and everyday life.
- doug — off the record — Doug Peterson’s observations on education, technology, and the web.
- Troy Patterson — An educator’s perspective on learning and technology.
- A Creelman — Alastair Creelman explores digital learning and higher education.
Learning, research, and public life
Writers who help me connect classroom practice with research, knowledge sharing, and the wider world.
- Educational Equity, Politics, and Policy in Texas — Angela Valenzuela on education, equity, and public policy.
- Harold Jarche — Personal knowledge mastery, networks, and learning at work.
- OLDaily — Stephen Downes curates developments in learning and technology. His Half an Hour blog offers longer reflections.
- The Learning Scientists — Research-informed perspectives on studying, memory, and learning.
- Scott H. Young — Essays about learning, practice, and personal development.
- ResearchBuzz — Search, online research, information resources, and useful discoveries.
AI and education
Start with the educational questions: What helps learners? What changes assessment? What deserves a closer look?
- AI for Education — Amanda Bickerstaff and colleagues share resources for educators exploring AI.
- Higher AI — Jason Gulya’s perspectives on AI and higher education.
- Leon Furze — AI, assessment, literacy, and ethics in education.
- Greg Kulowiec — Perspectives on AI and learning in schools.
- Rachel Kent’s AI Toolbox for Teachers — Resources for exploring AI in teaching.
Newsletters and regular reading
Choose a few that fit your interests. A useful reading habit does not require following everything.
- A Learning Loop — My collection of curated reading and reflections on education and technology.
- Ben’s Bites — AI developments, tools, and practical ideas.
- Future Tools — Discoveries from the growing world of AI tools.
- Futurepedia — AI tools and ways to put them to use.
- Superhuman AI — AI news and examples of everyday uses.
- The Neuron — AI news with an approachable writing style.
- The Rundown — Brief updates on AI developments and tools.
Podcasts and listening
For the commute, a walk, or a little time away from the screen.
- The Artificial Intelligence Show — Conversations about AI developments and their implications. Browse the accompanying blog for more.
- My Spotify podcast playlist — A selection of episodes to explore when you would rather listen.
Keep learning
A short collection of places to explore further. Visit the current catalogs for course availability and pricing.
- TCEA Courses — Professional learning for educators.
- DeepLearning.AI Short Courses — Focused courses on AI concepts and applications.
- Learn Prompting — An introduction to working with prompts.
- Prompt Engineering Guide — Explanations, examples, and references for further study.
Build your own reading routine
An RSS reader brings new posts from different blogs into one place. Start with three or four favorites, then add more as you discover writers you enjoy.
- Feedbro Reader — A browser-based feed reader with folders and filtering rules.
- NetNewsWire — A free, open-source reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- Subscribe to this blog — Add my feed to your reader to follow new posts.
Have a thoughtful blog to recommend? Find me on Mastodon. I enjoy discovering people who make me think.