Real-time dashboards should change this week’s decisions, not next semester’s. I share the pattern I use with charter networks: extract only what matters from PowerSchool, land it in BigQuery, and surface clean, fast visuals in Looker Studio/Tableau—with alerts that drive action.
Microsoft 365 LTI for K–12: The LMS Integration We’ve Been Waiting For
Microsoft’s August EDU update brings Microsoft 365 LTI (public preview) into Canvas, Schoology, Blackboard, Brightspace, and Moodle—plus Learning Zone and Copilot features that reduce tool-flipping. This is less about shiny AI and more about cleaner workflows: create, assign, and respond in one place. If you’re prepping for fall, this is...
Responsible AI Implementation in Education: A Four-Step Playbook for K–12 Leaders
Looking for a practical roadmap to bring AI into classrooms without the hype (or the headaches)? This post translates a new framework into a four-step playbook for responsible AI implementation in education—center people and ethics, plan cross-functionally, guarantee equitable access, and build continuous evaluation and PD. Use it to align...
Accelerating Next-Gen AI Tools for K-12: The Pearson & Google Collaboration
Discover how the Pearson Google AI partnership is set to revolutionize K–12 classrooms—integrating Vertex AI’s models with Pearson’s curriculum to deliver adaptive practice, automated feedback, and seamless API integrations that respect data privacy. Learn key steps for pilot planning, integration, and teacher training.
Pivoting the Paradigm: Leveraging Spreadsheets for K–12 Data Science Success
In K–12 education, spreadsheets often get a reputation as rudimentary tools—adequate for gradebooks or simple lists, but unfit for “real” data science. Yet the latest research (Tirschwell & Horton, 2025) makes a compelling case that spreadsheets are uniquely positioned to democratize data analysis in schools. Because virtually every student and...
Harnessing AI-Powered Student Insights: How Panorama Education Scales Student Voice with Anthropic
In K–12 education, listening to student voice is critical—but sifting through thousands of free-form comments can overwhelm even the most data-savvy district teams. Enter AI-powered student insights, a transformative approach that Panorama Education has unlocked by partnering with Anthropic’s Claude model. Rather than spending weeks manually coding open-ended feedback, districts...
IXL Learning’s Acquisition of MyTutor: A New Frontier in Global, Data-Driven Tutoring
In late May 2025, IXL Learning announced its first international acquisition: the purchase of MyTutor, a U.K.-based one-on-one academic support provider. This strategic move underscores a broader industry trend toward blending powerful data analytics with personalized instruction, especially in K–12 education. As learning ecosystems become increasingly global and students demand...