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November 10, 2025
David Jakes
Leading Schools in the Age of AI: The Pursuit ...

Focus on enduring human value, not AI.

Leading Schools in the Age of AI:  The Pursuit of Enduring Value
September 18, 2025
David Jakes
From Portrait to Promise

You should really move beyond the 4C’s. Seriously.

From Portrait to Promise
August 26, 2025
David Jakes
Expanding the Dimensions of Lifelong Learning

Adding Life Deep and Wide Learning Broadens the School Experience

Expanding the Dimensions of Lifelong Learning
August 18, 2025
David Jakes
Introducing the Cone of the School Experience

Schools serve to launch the lives of young people. That’s pretty much it.

Introducing the Cone of the School Experience
August 11, 2025
David Jakes
It's Time to Retire College and Career Readiness

A workforce-ready nation without citizens ready for democracy is a recipe for collapse.

It's Time to Retire College and Career Readiness
David Jakes
September 10, 2017

Pushing Beyond Future-Ready: Creating a Bold Context for K-12 Libraries

David Jakes
September 10, 2017
Pushing Beyond Future-Ready: Creating a Bold Context for K-12 Libraries

Future Ready is not enough.

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David Jakes
May 7, 2017

Standing In Line

David Jakes
May 7, 2017
Standing In Line

Process without a product isn't innovative.

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David Jakes
April 30, 2017

Redesigning Your Library Means...

David Jakes
April 30, 2017
Redesigning Your Library Means...

Redesign means rethinking everything...

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David Jakes
April 2, 2017

Five Things to Know about Design Thinking

David Jakes
April 2, 2017
Five Things to Know about Design Thinking

Reshape Your Thinking about Design Thinking

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David Jakes
March 18, 2017

WEMTA Preview

David Jakes
March 18, 2017
WEMTA Preview

Preview my sessions at WEMTA!

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David Jakes
March 1, 2017

Are You Teaching Freelancing?

David Jakes
March 1, 2017
Are You Teaching Freelancing?

53 million people freelance in the U.S.  Will your students?

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David Jakes
February 16, 2017

Beyond Teaching Fake News

David Jakes
February 16, 2017
Beyond Teaching Fake News

Teach citizenship, not fake news.

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David Jakes
February 11, 2017

Life Beyond G Suite

David Jakes
February 11, 2017
Life Beyond G Suite

When will time run out for G Suite?

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David Jakes
February 7, 2017

The Mission and Vision as Invitation and Declaration

David Jakes
February 7, 2017
The Mission and Vision as Invitation and Declaration

The mission and vision statement is still absolutely necessary.  But make them count.

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David Jakes
February 5, 2017

The Educator as Designer and Ethnographer

David Jakes
February 5, 2017
The Educator as Designer and Ethnographer

Educators need a new identity and one that reflects the elegence of the profession.

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