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I Was Using Universal Design Before I Knew What It Was: A Teacher's Journey to Naming Their Practice
For those of you who have been following my essay journeying, in my between careers time, to wrap my head around this monumental career...
David Schachter
Oct 96 min read
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AI as Professional Development Partner: Lessons from Transitioning into Instructional Design
I was designing a training module about AI adoption for teachers when I hit a wall that had nothing to do with technology. My AI...
David Schachter
Sep 256 min read
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AI as Archaeological Tool: Excavating Authentic Knowledge in a World of Generated Content and how to apply it in Instructional Design
When archaeologists unearth ancient sites, they don’t create the artifacts they discover — they reveal them, carefully brushing away...
David Schachter
Aug 197 min read
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The Metacognitive Designer: Using Self-Reflection to Create More Effective Learning Experiences
As an English teacher for 20 years I developed a teaching style of helping my students to understand how they think and why they think...
David Schachter
Aug 197 min read
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Adaptive Learning: Lessons from Two Decades in Diverse Classrooms
Introduction: The Evolution of my Personalized Approach I taught for close to 20 years, in four different states. I spent my first seven...
David Schachter
Aug 1912 min read
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From Gut Instinct to Data Points: Translating Classroom Assessment Wisdom for the Digital Learning Age
Throughout my teaching career, I developed what might be called ‘intuitive learning analytics’ — the ability to recognize patterns in...
David Schachter
Aug 196 min read
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The Socratic Method Meets Silicon Valley: How AI Helps Educators Articulate the Wisdom They Already Possess
Like most new teachers, I started my career believing in the magic of textbooks. They’re easy, convenient, and readily available. My...
David Schachter
Aug 195 min read
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Breaking the Expertise Bottleneck: How AI Partnerships Democratize Master-Level Teaching: The Crisis of Disappearing Expertise
In my first six years teaching I was working on my own in charter schools, then, once I started teaching in district schools, for one...
David Schachter
Aug 1912 min read
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