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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
August 22, 2023

Rethinking Time + Space + Experience

David Jakes
August 22, 2023
Rethinking Time + Space + Experience

When a course isn’t a course.

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December 5, 2022

Creating the Classroom Spaces Schools Need

David Jakes
December 5, 2022
Creating the Classroom Spaces Schools Need

13 Suggestions for Strategic Classroom Design

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David Jakes
November 29, 2022
Change, Design

Predictability in a Beta World

David Jakes
November 29, 2022
Change, Design
Predictability in a Beta World

School improvement means accepting some level of unpredictability.

Tagged: change, organizationalchange, designthinking

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David Jakes
March 15, 2022

Space as Provocateur

David Jakes
March 15, 2022
Space as Provocateur

A new reality begins with space.

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David Jakes
July 24, 2021

The Challenge of Educational Design

David Jakes
July 24, 2021
The Challenge of Educational Design

Where is your school headed?

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David Jakes
March 15, 2021

My Solution for Hybrid Learning in Schools

David Jakes
March 15, 2021
My Solution for Hybrid Learning in Schools

Geography no longer matters.

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David Jakes
February 23, 2021

30 Miles

David Jakes
February 23, 2021
30 Miles

Schools must adopt hybrid learning. Here’s one reason why.

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David Jakes
October 27, 2020

Rows and Stacks and Change

David Jakes
October 27, 2020
Rows and Stacks and Change

Look inward first.

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David Jakes
September 19, 2020

Brilliant

David Jakes
September 19, 2020
Brilliant

We need brilliant right now.

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David Jakes
September 7, 2020

The Real Transformation?

David Jakes
September 7, 2020
The Real Transformation?

Transform spaces to transform school.

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