About
Education technology, writing, learning, leadership, and the occasional reconsidered opinion.
Miguel Guhlin writes about education, technology, learning, and the practical work of making sense of new tools. Another Think Coming is where he explores ideas, tests assumptions, revisits claims, and looks for what the evidence says now.
Who I Am
Miguel Guhlin explores the use of educational technology in schools, professional learning, and everyday work. As a longtime edublogger, he writes about how technology can enrich teaching, support students, improve leadership, and make complicated work a little more manageable.
He is especially interested in Gen AI, writing, learning, high-effect size instructional strategies, data privacy, workflow improvement, and practical tools educators can actually use. A tool that looks impressive but does not survive contact with a real classroom is not very useful.
Current focus: practical Gen AI use, educator-created tools, responsible technology adoption, instructional design, evidence-informed learning, and web-based tools for schools.
Professional Background
These pages collect Miguel’s profile, professional background, and current resume materials:
What Does the Evidence Say?
A recurring question on this blog is simple: what does the evidence say today? Is the idea true, factual, and accurate? That question applies to new tools, old habits, instructional strategies, and long-held beliefs.
I have often found that research has changed how I understand something I once held dear. I do my best to follow the evidence, even when it asks me to think again about a topic fixed firmly in my mind.
Writing Archive
Miguel’s older writing lives at Around the Corner, a retired archive of 5,500+ blog entries on educational technology, leadership, learning, and digital tools. That space ran from 2005 through February 2024.
It was a long run. Miguel is glad it exists, and also glad to let it rest.
His writing has received awards and recognition over the years, but Louis L’Amour said it best: “You don’t sail on yesterday’s wind.”
Social Media
- BlueSky: Education-centered posts, personal reflections, and occasional public-interest commentary
- Mastodon: Personal posts on politics, philosophy, religion, and related topics
- LinkedIn: Education-focused content and professional updates
Disclaimer
Anything written here reflects Miguel’s own thinking, not the views or perspectives of his employer. Links do not constitute endorsement. This site is a place to explore ideas, revisit them from another angle, revise them, and sometimes set them aside.
Contact
The best way to reach Miguel is by email:
m g u h l i n at gmail dot com
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Short Bio
Miguel Guhlin assists others in AI-enhanced education and large-scale instructional transformation. For over 30 years, he has helped K-12 districts and educators strategically adopt technology, and now AI, to improve teaching, learning, and leadership outcomes.
As Director of Professional Development at TCEA, Miguel designs and delivers AI adoption programs, governance frameworks, and educator accelerators used across the U.S. He has built 80+ AI agents, including custom GPTs, Claude Projects, and workflow bots, and created frameworks including the PROTECT Rubric for AI safety and governance and the SHINE Framework for AI tool evaluation.
A prolific writer and national presenter, Miguel has authored over 900 TCEA TechNotes blog posts and 100+ professional articles on AI, instructional design, digital leadership, and evidence-based teaching. His work appears at Around the Corner and TCEA’s TechNotes Blog, both recognized on EdTech Magazine’s Honor Roll.
Miguel brings deep operational experience. He has directed technology for districts serving 10,000-56,000 students, taught bilingual and ESL learners, and consulted on LMS, Google Workspace, and instructional systems. He holds a master’s degree in Bicultural/Bilingual Studies and a B.A. from UT San Antonio, and is an ISTE Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and Microsoft Certified Master Trainer.