Michael Hernandez

Just finished the first cut of my new course, Slidefluence! Learn how to transform static slide decks into dynamic videos. Learn more: www.michael-hernandez.net/slidefluence...
#business #leadership #presentation #design #keynote #professionallearning

Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information

The tool is not neutral because the developers are not neutral.

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors.
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POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

JPL Workforce Decimated - Eos NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

Padlet removes People Over Papers account that documents ICE raids. This follows Apple and Google who removed Ice Blocker apps from their stores.

www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

#edtech

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools None

Free subscriptions of @theatlantic.com are now available for high school students, teachers, and admin👇🏼

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#education #journalism #civics

Struggling with AI and academic integrity in your classroom? Join me tomorrow for this free webinar 👇🏼

Hear insights from my book and online course to help educators design Uncheatable Assessments and foster a culture of academic integrity.

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#education #assessment

YouTube video by Michael Hernandez How to teach research skills and interpersonal skills with Empathy Interviews

I’m not a good vibes only kind of teacher. So why would I call this qualitative research project “empathy interviews?” And how can you use it in your classroom?

youtu.be/nL7ngetdHno

#education #assessment #research #PBL @isteofficial.bsky.social

School reform would be radically reconfigured by the simple addition of an "s" and an apostrophe - that is, shifting from "student achievement" (the aggregate results of standardized tests) to "students’ achievements" (the intellectual accomplishments of individual kids).

If you’re worried about academic integrity in the age of AI, the solution could be very simple, and not even cost anything… if we’re willing to try.

Instead of calling your course a “class”, call it a “workshop.” Hear me out:
youtu.be/YcmKw6oCBZ8

#education

Political philosopher Ben Barber: “Public schools are not merely schools for the public, but schools of publicness: institutions where we learn what it means to be a public and start down the road toward common national & civic identity.” Which is why MAGA types try so hard to undermine them.

NY approves ‘portrait of a graduate’ as Regents exam are on the way out New York officials approved a new graduation framework as the Regents exams are on the way out

New York State approves Portrait of a Graduate in lieu of high school exit exams. So how can students demonstrate learning and how can schools assess them?

www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
#education #assessment #teachingandlearning #projectbasedlearning #authenticlearning #highereducation

Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity Amazon.com: Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity: 9781564849960: Hernandez, Michael: Books

Learn more about this project and how to use multimedia research projects to design engaging, uncheatable assignments in your classroom in my book about authentic learning: www.amazon.com/Storytelling...

YouTube video by Michael Hernandez Back to school activity: Me, Myselfie, and I

This is my go-to activity for #backtoschool, and I know it will help you connect with your students and set them up for success for the rest of the school year.
youtu.be/U7ZDcf-_i9Q
#education #medialiteracy #socialemotionalwellness

Help us bring our panel to @sxswedu.com this spring!

These three incredible educators have let me sidle up a chair to their table so do me a solid open the door to me basking in their edu-radness.

#SXSWedu #Panelpicker

There are many reasons why students aren’t reading. Here are the secrets to what educators can do about it. Have you tried any of these yet?
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#education #backtoschool #reading #literacy

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Please vote for our @sxswedu.com panel: Uncheatable: Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI. Excited to talk about the future of #education with @wickeddecent.bsky.social Kwaku Aning, and Kavita Gupta.

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To help teachers make design choices that optimize their classrooms for effective learning, we consulted dozens of studies and asked our community of experienced educators to share their favorite strategies.

Here are some of the top classroom design tips we found. 🔎

🧵1/9 #EduSky #ClassroomDesign

Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.

How–and should–we let students use #AI for writing? The answer lies with the purpose of writing.

In this challenging moment, AI might just help us remember the fundamental purpose and point of our assignments that we seem to have forgotten:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
#education #writing #ELA

One of my favorite tools for learning is @bookcreator.com I'm excited to share their #backtoschool resources for using digital books for teaching, learning, and assessment.

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#education #projectbasedlearning #authenticlearning

The back to school issue of my newsletter is out with giveaways, discounts on my courses, free webinar signups, and more!

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#professionaldevelopment #projectbasedlearning #assessment #teaching

The most popular issue of my #newsletter drops tomorrow! The Back To School issue is filled with resources to help educators adapt and thrive in the age of #AI

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#education #highereducation #projectbasedlearning #assessment

What if there were a practical guide for educators to elevate student engagement, prevent cheating, AND doesn't take more time or training?

Check out my book with practical solutions to these challenges, especially in the age of #AI.
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#education

PBS News is not going anywhere.

We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.

We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social‬ writes.