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Welcome to my blog, where I share practical insights, strategies, and reflections to help Jewish day schools and mission-driven organizations move from complexity to coherence. Here, you’ll find posts on topics like integrating AI thoughtfully, designing aligned systems, supporting meaningful change, and cultivating excellence in teaching and learning.
My goal is to provide actionable ideas and inspiration so that leaders like you can create effective, future-ready, and joyful learning environments for your students, staff, and community.
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From Government to the Classroom: What the DenAI Summit Taught Me About AI in Education
As someone who works with Jewish day schools and educational organizations to help them design intentional, human-centered systems for teaching and learning, I spend a lot of time thinking about how innovation meets reality. So when I attended the DenAI Summit -- a gathering largely focused on how governments and the social sector can use artificial intelligence to improve lives -- I went with one question in mind: What can schools learn from the way other sectors are approa
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Small Steps Jewish Day School Leaders Can Take on AI This Fall
If it feels like AI is moving too fast to keep up, you’re not alone. New policies, tools, and research are emerging every week, and most...
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Parenting in the Age of AI — What Schools Can Learn
My professional life is filled with conversations about AI in education. I keynote conferences. I help craft policy. I design and execute...
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From Summer Mindset to School-Year Magic
My social media feed is a parade of backpacks, crisp sneakers, and first-day grins. My kids head back on Monday, and Pumpkin Spice season...
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“Consultating,” Paddleboarding, and Purpose
My mom used to tell people my dad goes to work, takes off his clothes, and cuts people up. He’s a surgeon, so it’s not entirely...
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When Students Use AI and Teachers Don’t: A Leadership Problem, Not a Generational One
Everyone’s talking about how AI is changing education, but they’re mostly asking the wrong question. It’s not “Will AI replace teachers?”...
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You Gave Teachers AI Tools. Why Aren’t They Using Them?
You did it. You created an AI task force. You ran a professional learning session. You set up ChatGPT accounts and maybe even shared a...
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Climbing Mountains…For What?
As a native Coloradan, I’ve always loved the mountains. And I love hiking in the mountains. But I’ve come to realize that loving the...
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Resetting for Excellence: The Choice to Change
Change is often seen as something forced upon us—a reaction to crisis, failure, or necessity. But what if change wasn’t just about...
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Pursuit over Perfectionism: Excellence in Jewish Day Schools
Excellence is a tricky word. It sounds aspirational, but it can also feel intimidating. Too often, we associate it with perfection – a...
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From Consumers to Stakeholders: Strengthening the Future of Jewish Day Schools
Too often, we talk about Jewish day schools in purely transactional terms—tuition is paid, services are rendered, and parents assess...
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AI in Education and Beyond: Why School Leaders Are the Real MVPs of the AI Revolution
Let’s address the robot in the room: Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. It’s here, it’s everywhere, and it’s shaking...
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The Power of the "Magic Third": Unlocking Transformational Change in Jewish Day Schools
In Jewish day schools and organizations, we are accustomed to thinking in terms of the whole: whole organization improvement, whole-child...
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Mid-Year Check-In: How Friction Can Fuel Your Success
It's about this time of year that I start to get reflective (full disclosure: I'm pretty reflective year-round...just especially...
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Friction: The Leadership Tool You Didn't Know You Needed
When you think of friction, you might picture something that slows us down—think of dragging furniture across carpet or hitting every red...
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Harnessing AI in Education: How School Leaders Can Drive Innovation
In recent months, it has become increasingly clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves across various industries, and...
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Thriving Together: The Power of Communication in Driving Process Forward
I say that my work is about empowering excellence and innovation in Jewish education, and that’s true. It’s the driving force behind...
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Thriving by Design: The Importance of Process and Communication in Successful Change
At first glance, the different projects I take on might seem varied, even unrelated. My current project load includes the following:...
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Creating Cultures of Growth and Coaching
When you think about a coach, what do you picture? Coming off a season of summer baseball, my first thought goes to the parent volunteers...
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Lead the Way: Focusing on Lead Indicators to Achieve Excellence This School Year
As someone who has spent most of my professional career working with a school-year/academic calendar, there is just something about...
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