An interesting dichotomy exists in education.
“We are suffering from change fatigue.”
“Education is largely the same as it has been for the past century.”
Both statements are true. But how can that be?
The Six Domains of Well-being: A Framework for Student Flourishing
Schools often work hard to support student well-being, yet increasing levels of stress, anxiety, and disengagement show that piecemeal efforts are not enough. Many educators lack a cohesive framework to understand how academic, social, emotional, and environmental factors intersect to shape a student’s overall flourishing.
AI Readiness Framework Dimension 1 & 2: Mission and Leadership (for Levels 3-4)
As schools move beyond early experimentation with AI, new challenges emerge: overlapping initiatives, unclear authority, faculty fatigue, and difficulty translating values into consistent practice.
AI Readiness Framework Dimension 1 & 2: Mission and Leadership (for Levels 1-2)
Many schools are experimenting with AI in isolated, reactive ways often driven by individual enthusiasm, external pressure, or emerging concerns about risk.
AI’s Impact on Assessment Calls for a Leadership Mindset Shift
AI exposes the limits of performance-based assessment, pushing school leaders to redesign systems that support learning, agency, and well-being.
Universal Design for Learning: Practical Strategies to Boost Executive Skills
Are your faculty struggling to meet the needs of disorganized or deregulated students? Are your learning specialists overwhelmed with too many students?
Five Legal Issues Every Head Needs to Consider in 2026
Independent schools operate in a complex and rapidly changing legal environment. While some challenges are unavoidable, school leaders can better protect students, faculty, and the institution by deepening their understanding of the legal landscape and the risks embedded within it.
Structuring Your School's AI Readiness
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant horizon — it’s reshaping how students learn, how teachers teach, and how school communities define value. Yet many schools lack the structure, shared language, or leadership to guide AI adoption in ways that enhance learning, protect well-being, and reinforce mission distinctiveness.
The Age of AI: Staying Human in a Machine-Accelerated World
As artificial intelligence reshapes learning and leadership, independent schools must anchor AI strategy in mission—clarifying what remains distinctly human and why that distinction defines long-term relevance.
Rethinking Student Assessment for Modern Learning
Decades of research in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and educational psychology have illuminated how humans learn, think, and make meaning. Join ISM’s Dr.