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Colleagues and friends,
As the school year draws to a close, education teams are setting plans for the next. As a community, we’re facing big questions. What choices will we make as we shift resources and navigate constraints? How will we respond to emerging interest in and demand for new technologies, like AI?
As we navigate these questions, I’d argue we need our highest focus on two things:
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Our vision for the future of teaching and learning and what we want to be true for kids. As we make choices, we have to repeatedly ask, “How does this decision take us closer to the future we want?” Our paths may not be straight, but they cannot take us away from our long-term goals. And if we haven’t named that future, we need to start there.
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How we will help our educators navigate the impact of these choices with students. Education is, at its heart and at every level, about human development and learning. As we share in our new digital design problem of practice, we have to recognize and appropriately resource the changes we’re asking teachers to make.
At TLA, we’d love to know what you think and how you’re navigating these challenges. What are your biggest focal points and challenges? Let us know how we can help!
Yours in partnership and curiosity,
Beth Rabbitt, Chief Executive Officer (she/her)
PS — Stay tuned for an announcement next week on a new educator learning initiative we’re co-launching in SY24-25.
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