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Jul 22, 2026 TCDLA 2026 - AI in Law
Explore my professional learning resources for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association summer event, CLE in the Sun.
Jul 20, 2026 Science Detectives: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) for Your 3–5 Classroom
Students need a chance to test an idea, compare evidence, and explain why one fact matters while another one does not. That is where Critical Thinking Online Breakouts, or CTOBs, fit nicely
Jul 20, 2026 Texas Universities Face Mandatory Three Percent Cut
Texas’ top elected leaders have told state agencies, appellate courts, and universities to cut their proposed budgets by 3%. The cuts would apply to the next two year budget cycle. Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dustin
Jul 20, 2026 School District State-Mandated Text Will Impact District Costs
If you missed this piece by Isaac Yu, Texas'' new history curriculum could give the state unprecedented control over textbooks (07/13/26), you will definitely want to check it out. A Few Takeaways Some of the facts repor
Jul 19, 2026 Embracing ZettelNotes and SyncThing for Synchronized Notes
Take advantage of two open source solutions to solve your note management solution across devices
Jul 19, 2026 Seven Questions Your Nonprofit Should Be Afraid to Ask This Summer, Part 7
7. What Will You Stop Doing? “We can change hearts and minds to change schools.” — Paul Fleming, Learning Forward New initiatives often pile onto existing work because ending a program, publication, meeting, or tradition
Jul 18, 2026 WebDeck Maker Instructions: Make Your Own Slide Deck with AI
In a Facebook group, someone asked, \" What's the best free AI tool to use to create PowerPoints for Secondary Science? Of course, they were really asking for a tool like Gamma, which makes designing slide decks child's
Jul 18, 2026 Seven Questions Your Nonprofit Should Be Afraid to Ask This Summer, Part 6
6. Is Your Change Process Protecting the Status Quo? “Be willing to try, learn from failure, and fail forward.” — Steven Priest, education innovation leader Committees, listening sessions, pilots, and phased rollouts can