Sabba Quidwai, EdD 🙌🏼 Designing Schools

For too long, schools have relied on pockets of excellence, brilliant ideas trapped in silos. Now, by treating talent and technology as part of the same ecosystem, we can scale that excellence across every classroom, every team, every learner. open.substack.com/pub/designings… #ISTELive

We spend a lot of time wondering whether students are ready for AI. What this LEGO study shows is something encouraging: they already care more than we think. Students aren’t dismissing the risks. They’re asking thoughtful questions, checking information & wanting clear guidance.

We just launched The Future Ready Student Playbook to help students build exactly these skills.  Click here to learn more: designingschools.org/services-colle…

When we teach this way, AI stops being a shortcut. It becomes a cognitive partner that expands what critical thinking can look like when someone actually shows you how.

The skill isn't getting an answer from AI. The skill is learning how to organize information, clarify your thinking, and ask questions that actually move your understanding forward. And we should be modeling that for students every day.

@katiepage The webinar is free and if you can’t make it, sign up and we’ll send you a recording. Grab your spot here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #AIinEducation #GoogleGemini #AITeam #DesigningSchools #EdTech #AIforTeachers #FromSlopToSystems

Human teams and AI teams work the same way. On April 7, @katiepage and I are teaching you how to build your AI team with Google Gemini so AI actually works the way you were promised it would.

The problem isn't that AI gives bad output. The problem is most of us are treating AI like a freelancer we hired off the street - no brief, no context, no onboarding, and then wondering why we're rewriting everything.

The teachers we remember weren't the ones who lectured best. They were the ones who made us feel capable. AI can help us do more of that, not less. AI won't pull you away from students. It will make you the one they'll always remember.

One district we worked with used this approach to align AI initiatives with board priorities. Not “tools for everyone.” But clear roles for systems. AI helps you design better systems. Save this prompt so you can use it during your next strategic planning session.

Most AI conversations miss the point. Moving faster without redesigning how work happens is why things break. The real question: how do we protect thinking and intention in a world that rewards speed? Click the link to listen to the full episode. @SabbaQuidwai/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@SabbaQuidwai/…

“I want to get better at AI this year.” Great goal. But progress doesn’t come from motivation—it comes from systems. AI isn’t something you learn once. In this video, I show how to turn that goal into a real routine. Watch here 👇 youtu.be/ZNlEUoQ6Nbo

Your AI rollout isn’t failing because of the tools. It’s failing because of the story. People don’t change behavior because of strategy memos. They change because they believe something different about what’s possible. Watch the full video below 👇 @SabbaQuidwai/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@SabbaQuidwai/…

“Focus on relationships, not dollars.” Jennifer is a top 1% realtor in Arizona, consistently ranked among the top realtors in Scottsdale. What stands out most is how intentionally she builds trust + seamless experience for the people she works with: youtu.be/-Yi2SiTfyzU?si…

Many women hesitate to use AI—not because they don’t understand it, but because it challenges how we’ve been taught to work. This conversation with @schuliving is about confidence, agency, and permission to work differently.

We talk about personalizing learning. But what if the person doing the personalizing… was the student? Tools like NotebookLM let students turn their notes into summaries, quizzes, or audio explanations. That’s not studying. That’s learning how to learn.