1,400 Hours

The AI This Week counter crossed 1,400 estimated hours saved in seventeen weeks. The honest reading is not that I got faster.

The $15,000 Quote We Answered with a Webpage

A vendor wanted $14,994 for six translation devices. We built the same thing as a free webpage in a day. The math, the build, and the question to ask before signing any AI…

How I Monitor 38 Education Bills While I Sleep

On March 30, a Senate amendment quietly changed the virtual school closure bill to shift authority from the state to individual LEAs. It wasn't in the bill summary. It…

Predicting Achievement Without Test Scores

The Robot in the High Castle: Wu, Wabi, and AI

What can a Philip K. Dick novel teach us about the authenticity of AI-generated work? This post explores the cultural ideas of Wu and Wabi in the age of generative technology.

Bluebooks for Bluebloods? Rethinking Writing, Assessment, and AI in Today’s Classrooms

As AI tools like ChatGPT become more common in schools, some educators are reaching for bluebooks in an attempt to restore academic integrity. But are we asking the right…

My greatest concern for AI in education: the invisible handshake

I had a mentor teacher who was fairly unethical, and once said to me, “Horne, if you start getting complaints, give ’em all A’s. Those complaints will dry up.” It was…