Article Fostering Wellness Through Digital Citizenship Mar 25, 2025 It has been more than a decade since digital citizenship curriculums started making their way into our schools, the broader educational technology spaces, and conversations.
Article Designing Tech-Ready Spaces for Tomorrow’s Learning Updating your infrastructure now means thinking long term – and further than you might think Mar 25, 2025 In a previous job, Afandie Winter, TLIS, once learned that planning was underway for a construction project. He started asking simple questions: Where will phones plug in? How will Wi-Fi be delivered? Where will the printers go? Will the spaces have displays or projectors? How about audio?
Article Real-World Uses for AI Oct 2, 2024 We can talk all day about how AI will make teachers’ jobs easier, but they need solid ideas for exactly what it can do for them. Here are examples of concrete tasks and projects AI can handle for educators.
Article TLIS Trailblazers Learn about the experiences of four of your peers in their pursuit to join inaugural class of ATLIS’s new TLIS certification earners Oct 2, 2024 by Karen Huang, Kevin Warenda, MBA;CISM;TLIS, Afandie Winter, and Lane Worrall ATLIS created the Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (TLIS) certification to ensure that people serving in such roles are fully equipped to fulfill all aspects of the job and to provide independent schools with a reliable way to identify and hire qualified technology leaders who have the n
Article Harnessing AI to Prevent Teacher Burnout Using the right AI tools – and introducing them the right way – can help make educators’ jobs easier Oct 2, 2024 by Linda Formicelli Teachers are the most burned-out professionals in the United States. In a 2024 Rand report, based on results from the 2024 State of the American Teacher survey, 60% of teachers in the U.S. feel burned out at work versus 33% of comparable working adults.
Article Embracing the Intersection of AI and Student Growth Oct 2, 2024 by Jennifer Parnell In early winter 2022, more than 150 students filed into the venerable Abbott Hall at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and took their places at long tables surrounded by white oak paneling and terrazzo flooring. As a final assessment for a U.S.
Article ALI: Pioneering Research and Development Projects for Educational Excellence Oct 2, 2024 by Ashley Cross CAE, CAE;Ed.D As education continually evolves, the demand for innovative solutions and strategic insights has never been more vital. The ATLIS Leadership Institute (ALI) stands at the forefront of this mission, championing the development of leadership capabilities within the independent school community.
Article Members Only 20 Years in Ed Tech, 20 Lessons Learned Sep 27, 2024 by Curt Lieneck Curt Lieneck is legendary among independent school technology leaders. When he began posting tweets gleaned from his decades of experience in the field, we paid attention. Happily, Lieneck has allowed ATLIS to collect his wisdom into this blog post. It's actually 21 tips, but who's counting.
Article What’s Next? Essential Academic Shifts in Independent Schools May 30, 2024 by Connie White Independent schools shifted dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, but essential academic shifts continue to drive our strategic plans as we strive to meet the needs of today’s students.
Article The Department of Modern Learning The next evolution of the technology department? Mar 11, 2024 by Ashley Cross CAE, CAE;Ed.D In recent months, I have come across many people who have an unusual phrase in their title: the department of modern learning. For some, it’s not a new title, but there is a shift in how technology is viewed at those schools.