The LINC Blog

Using AI tools like ChatGPT to create equitable learning opportunities for students

By Charity Dodd

Education is continually evolving, and with AI tools like ChatGPT, educators can open doors of opportunity for their students. From using these tools in personalized learning activities to creating ...

What are the common implementation issues that LINC sees?

By Scott Noon

If you’re considering a project with LINC, you know you will invest time and money into some important school improvements you value.  So it’s only human to wonder, what can I do to help ensure the ...

Fighting Technology Advancements is a Futile Endeavor– Especially in Education

By Jason Green

A few weeks ago with the release of ChatGPT, there was a frenzy about the impact it would have on the world, especially learning. Some school systems figured out ways to circumvent the technology, ...

What’s the Difference Between Coaching and Executive Coaching?

By Cassondra Corbin-Thaddies

Coaching and executive coaching are both forms of professional development that involve working with a trained coach to identify goals, create a plan for achieving those goals, and taking action to ...

The Benefits of Bite-Sized Learning

By Charity Dodd

Lately I’ve been reading about microlearning or bite-sized learning for students in the classroom. Microlearning in the K-12 classroom is characterized by the use of small, focused lessons that are ...

What is the Value of the Teacher in the AI Classroom? - I asked ChatGPT over coffee.

By Tiffany Wycoff

At first glance, the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the midst of the 2022 holiday season could hardly be counted among the items likely to be on a teacher’s wish list. It’s hard to imagine joy at ...

What are the components of a LINC solution?

By LINC Team

At the start of every LINC partnership, we talk in depth about what you want to see at the end of our engagement.  Steven Covey called this “Beginning with the end in mind.”  From your outcomes, we ...

Developing Students’ Self-Awareness Skills

By Charity Dodd

What is self-awareness? According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL): The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they ...

Growth and Connection via Feedback: Ask 5 People These 3 Questions…and Just Listen

By Tiffany Wycoff

In a recent post, “The One We Feed Each Day” I talked about practices I would be trying out to “feed the good wolf” in an ongoing manner. One of them was to encourage more transparency and ...

Introduction to Social and Emotional Learning

By Charity Dodd

What is SEL? According to the The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is "the process through which children and adults acquire and ...

Leadership for Cultivating a Generative Culture

By Sandra Noguera

At LINC we strive to  develop a culture of generativity. Generative humans are adaptable, creative problem solvers and are active collaborators and innovators in this rapidly changing world, full of ...

PD that Builds Connection and Student Agency

By Tiffany Wycoff

The goal of professional development is to enhance the learning experience for the students in our classrooms. However, rarely do we ask students for their input on how to do that. Even more rarely ...