My thoughts on education trends and teaching tools, and strategies.
Neither a Hero nor a Villian: Education in the AI Era
As Christians, we live as both sinners and saints through Christ’s death and resurrection, and we embrace that tension. The Law still applies to our lives, but the Gospel frees us. As I age, I am aware that I need to live with the wisdom I have accumulated through the years, but still have the…
AI and Education Reading — January 2026
Click here to view my latest reading list for AI and education. This list of articles includes, in some cases, quick commentary. In addition, this month I also submitted the list to AI for a summary of the key themes and ideas as well. As always, I would love to hear from you and see…
Lutheran Education and Little Things
I had a former student who I have not seen for probably 25+ years message me this weekend. She is now married and has a family of her own. Here is what she said. For the record, the “drink water upside down” to get rid of hiccups thing you taught us middle school aged so…
AI and Education Reading — November and December 2025
I have continued my efforts to stay on top of emerging news and strategies related to artificial intelligence (AI) and education at the end of 2025. My reading lists, along with a few comments, can be found on my “What I Am Reading” page. It seems there is a weariness setting in among professional educators…
New Menu Link: What I Am Reading
Last month I led a session on artificial intelligence (AI) for administrators in our Rocky Mountain District. One request from that session was to share what I read about AI. I was also asked to share a few thoughts about what I read. To that end, I have created a new page and menu link…
Is This the Future of Browsing?
1993 was an important year in the history of the Internet. Before this year, the Internet was entirely text-based. I accessed the Internet through a dial-up modem through my phone line. There was already a lot of great content to discover. However, the process was not exciting. The interface was not graphical at all. Enter…
Who is Your School’s AI Leader?
Who is your school’s AI leader? I work with administrators and schools to navigate the changing education environment due to artificial intelligence (AI). Through this process, it is clear that many administrators and teachers feel overwhelmed. Some are even fearful. These emotions are powerful and real. This situation prompts a specific suggestion for schools. To…
AI and Administrative Support
This week I had the opportunity to work with administrators from my region. I was asked to provide opportunities and support for school leaders in leveraging artificial intelligence for their administrative tasks. I utilized AI to create list of tasks AI can support, and then curated the list. I also added strategies that I have…
Navigating AI: Sessions at LEA and RMD
I want to share with you about a session I will facilitate at both the Lutheran Education Association (LEA) Convocation in St. Louis (October 2-4) and the Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference, in Breckenridge, CO (October 8-10). As you can see from the generated image, the stated goal of the session is to…
“See You at LEA”
“See You at LEA” is something I often say, especially as we head toward October. I know what LEA is, and many of my friends do as well, but others in Lutheran education may not. So here is a quick primer on this important phrase. First, LEA stands for the Lutheran Education Association, a longstanding…
Teaching Students to Debate: Principles for Respectful Political Engagement
My main role at my current school is as the Director of Lights Academy, an honors, project-based, personalized learning experience. But to free up time in a student’s schedule, we also embed Honors Government standards within the experience. As I work with students, I really want them to engage in debate effectively, given the contentious…
Preparing Students for Eternity: A Lesson from Hebrews 12:1-2
The 2025-2026 school year is here! If you follow this blog you have already noticed my preparations for the year in regard to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). There are plenty of other curricular and practical preparations that have been made as well. As a teacher in a Lutheran school, our campus ministry leaders…
AI Letter to My Students
Summer (at least for a teacher) is over. Students return to the building today with our New Student Orientation. Regular classes begin for me on Friday. That means that it time to transition from my summer study and reading to classroom application. I have a list of between 30 to 40 popular articles (I haven’t…
Embracing AI in Education: A Teacher’s Journey for 2025-2026
It is time for me to ramp up for the 2025-2026 school year. I have invested a great deal of time this summer learning about artificial intelligence (AI) and analyzing its place in education. Through this process, there is one activity to which I have committed for the coming year as much as possible, and…
“This is What I See” and AI
When I taught Theology classes for high school freshman, one of the things I learned quickly is to use the personal pronoun “I” during class discussions. If I were to say “we believe” about something, inevitably this would be challenged by students. “I don’t know if I believe this,” they might exclaim. And they were…
I Ask AI About Anything
Over the past month, I have come to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) for most of my queries and work, forgoing traditional search. As a result, I am getting better and quicker results for most of my needs (the service I am using most right now is the subscription version of ChatGPT). In particular, I…
AI in the Workplace
As an educator, especially as one who works with high school juniors and seniors, I have carefully watched the trends of how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in business and industry. My seniors, if they follow a traditional path, are less than five years away from entering the permanent workforce. Clearly, there have been…
AI Reading — January 2025
Here are some articles and other resources that I am reading about artificial intelligence (AI) and education this month. I provide some commentary, but some of the themes I will be expanding upon in future posts: What are you reading and learning about AI? I would love to hear your thoughts and have you share…
Suno AI Song Creation Activity and Leadership
If you are a regular reader of my posts, you know that I am attempting to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) tools and services for both personal learning and growth and to benefit my students’ learning. Consequently, I was intrigued when I first discovered Suno, a service the creates songs in a variety of different genres…
Advice For New Teachers
My wife and I are a part of a small group Bible study. Somehow the discussion moved from Acts 10 to my teaching experiences (I am not sure how that happened, but I went with the change!) I was asked about working with school parents today and whether they were challenging. Honestly and thankfully, at…
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