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Emily Freitag

AI’s potential to brighten the future of instruction

I spent the past year learning about classroom-based AI tools — and was surprised and delighted by what I saw.

Mar 25

Mar 25

A bold state move to improve reading

There is one move that Mississippi leaders made that I have not seen any other states implement.

Mar 25

Mar 25

The power of empathy

I have been blown away by research that offers empirical evidence of the power of human empathy.

Dec 4, 2024

Dec 4, 2024

The challenges of unaligned language

I’ve been thinking a lot about the words we use in education: how often we’re not on the same page and how challenging it is.

Oct 10, 2024

Oct 10, 2024

The value proposition of high-quality instructional materials is different than I thought it was.

As another school year begins, I have been struck by the many different ways leaders and educators talk about instructional materials.

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024

Instructional hopes and fears with the end of ESSER

I have three worries about the way the end of ESSER may play out for instruction—and hopes for how leaders might work against them.

Jun 24, 2024

Table displaying four chapters of the pandemic: 1. The Crisis 2. Reentry 3. Recovery 4. New Normal

Jun 24, 2024

How thrilling it is to learn new things

In the face of a powerful personal learning experience, I find it hard to be cynical about our capacity to learn new things.

Apr 29, 2024

Apr 29, 2024

We know more about how to improve math outcomes than current policy debates suggest

worry that the policy debates I am watching seem to have forgotten that we know a lot about what to do to improve math outcomes.

Apr 18, 2024

Apr 18, 2024

A look back on predictions for 2023 and new predictions for 2024

Last December, I made five predictions for 2023. As the year draws to a close, it’s time to check in and settle the score.

Dec 18, 2023

Dec 18, 2023

High-quality instructional materials change instructional leaders’ job

I hope wecan pave a new normal that attends to the role leaders need to play in implementing HQIM.

Nov 27, 2023

Nov 27, 2023

Emily Freitag

Emily Freitag

Instruction Partners CEO, former AssistCommish for TDOE, library lover, Sunday afternoon chef and head of the Jan, Owen and Liam fan club.

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