Impact Standards surveys the journey Jeff Bradbury took from music teacher, to podcasting with educators, to instructional tech coach, to EdTech champion. It encompasses what he learned along the way, the systems and processes he built to help manage it all, to help pave the way in adopting and implementing…
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HICE/SPARCC25 Reflection: Focus on Process over Product
Introduction The High Impact Conference for Educators was held on June 10-June 11, 2025. This was the 3rd year I attended it (first year it was SPARCC only, last year they merged with HICE). Each year it is a little different, although I’m getting more familiar with repeat presenters and…
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Create! Conference 2024: Summary & Takeaways
Introduction As part of my continuous learning, I attended the Create! Conference 2024 held in Maumee, Ohio. It only appeared on my radar a few weeks ago, and though I attempted to recruit some coworkers to attend with me, I ended up going solo, which is standard operating procedure for…
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Ideas in Action: Future-Ready Learning Week 2024
Introduction Future Ready Learning (FRL) is an initiative designed to prepare students through inquiry and project-based learning (PBL). My school has a curriculum for FRL that operates the whole year, but in the last quarter student learning culminates in an intensive week of special projects for students to apply what…
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A Living Guide: Review and Response to the Instructional Playbook
My journey into the rabbit hole of education and learning led me into the warren of instructional coaching. Instructional coaching forms an umbrella over the concepts, mindsets, and practices of the discipline I am delving into – instructional technology coaching and implementation. The Instructional Playbook by Jim Knight provides a…
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Choosing to Learn: Review & Response to Authentic Learning
What happens when students choose to learn, rather than being instructed, or worse, forced to learn? Larissa Pahomov unpacks this question through a case study of the Science Leadership Academy (SLA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry. SLA was purposefully designed from…
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2023 SPARCC EdTech Conference: Summary and Reflection
The 2023 SPARCC (Stark/Portage Area Computer Consortium) EdTech Conference was held at the Stark County Educational Service Center in North Canton, OH on July 18, 2023. Being relatively new to EdTech (I started August 1st in 2022 at Lake Center Christian School) I approached the conference with an open mind…
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Valid & Vital: Response and Review to Uncommon Learning
Summary & Response The world is fully enveloped by the digital modern age. An age that students are ill-equipped to handle with the traditional K-12 education model. The primary issue, as Eric Sheninger outlines, is that “an information society needs people who can effectively manage and use ever-increasing amounts of…