Educator, Mentor, Think Tank Facilitator, Advocate, Husband, Father of Nehemiah and Aurora. Tweets are my own opinions.
Joined March 2014
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Excited to share my latest op-ed in @hechingerreport
AI can personalize practice, but teachers personalize meaning.
Personalized learning should begin with students' strengths and interests—not just their gaps.
hechingerreport.org/teacher-…
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Grateful to deliver my Ignite Talk, “They Were Math People All Along,” at #CMCSouth2026!
Every student deserves to see themselves as mathematically capable.
Our job is to help them recognize the math that was already there.
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Grateful to co-present “A Blueprint for Meaningful Math Learning” at #CMCSouth2026 in Palm Springs!
Great connecting with educators committed to making math more engaging, relevant, and meaningful for all students.
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Grateful to share From Need to Funded Plan: Grant Writing for Educators and School-Based Programs with Philippine Christian University.
A practical, school-centered approach to turning a real need into a credible, fundable plan.
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Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
How is Thrively being used in the classroom?
For Dr. Al Rabanera, it helps connect student needs with meaningful lessons and resources, supporting a classroom environment where students feel understood and supported.
#Thrively #SEL #StudentWellBeing #K12Education
Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
When students feel seen, heard, and valued, school culture can transform.
Dr. Al Rabanera shares how elevating student voices can create stronger conversations between students and teachers.
#Thrively #StudentVoice #SchoolCulture
My op-ed, “Don’t Blame ChatGPT. Your Homework Was Already Meaningless,” is now published in (ET) Magazine.
If AI can do the assignment in seconds, maybe we need to rethink the assignment.
Pages 8–10:
et-mag.com/3d-flip-book/et-m…
#AI #Education #ChatGPT
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Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
The popularity of AI has given teachers an opportunity to reimagine what homework looks like.
Leading Edge Fellows Ashley Kannan and Al Rabanera share how they've redesigned assignments to ensure their students can demonstrate their understanding.
the74million.org/article/hom…
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The accessibility of AI has led educators like Leading Edge Fellows Al Rabanera and Ashley Kannan to change their approach.
Now, when Rabanera gives homework, it's often having students write their own word problems to prove they understand concepts.
the74million.org/article/hom…
Grateful to present at the CA MTSS PLI with Mark Kailiponi on Leveraging Academy Structures to Strengthen Belonging, Agency, and Success for At-Promise Youth.
When adults turn relationships into visible, predictable, and coordinated routines, school can feel possible again.
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Honored to be featured in @The74 discussing AI and the future of homework.
AI isn't replacing learning, it challenges us to design learning that matters.
#Education #AI #EdChat
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Grateful to present today at #ASCDISTE with Dr. Mary Ann Palencia, “Transforming School Culture: Building Community and Confidence in Every Classroom.”
We explored how SEL and restorative practices can strengthen belonging, engagement, student connection, confidence, and agency.
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Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
Advocacy isn't just in big, visible moments, Leading Edge Fellow @arabanera writes.
He leans into advocacy for everything from getting a smartboard for his classroom to using AI for teaching and learning.
How has advocacy shown up for you as a teacher?
govtech.com/education/k-12/o…
Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
Advocacy isn't just in big, visible moments, Leading Edge Fellow @arabanera writes.
Al leans into advocacy for everything from getting a smartboard for his classroom to using AI for teaching and learning.
How has advocacy shown up for you as a teacher?
govtech.com/education/k-12/o…
Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
Looking for the latest news on educator practice, policy, advocacy and impact?
Read this week’s roundup in the Teach Plus Newsblast – and sign up for next week’s: cm.teachplus.org/t/r-5A14688…
Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
Leading Edge Fellow Al Rabanera @arabanera uses AI to “deepen and refine” his lesson plans.
“When I design these types of lessons without AI, it takes me hours. I’ve done it before, looking at all the trends and themes, grouping and coding them.”
edweek.org/technology/person…
Excited to speak on Education Week’s K-12 Essentials Forum panel: “Can Tech ‘Personalize’ Math for Secondary Students?”
Register: edweek.org/events/k-12-essen…
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Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
AI has been a tool to “deepen and refine” Leading Edge Fellow @arabanera's lesson plans.
“When I design these types of lessons without AI, it takes me hours. I’ve done it before, looking at all the trends and themes, grouping and coding them.”
edweek.org/technology/person…
Al Rabanera, Ed.D. retweeted
'Personalized' Learning in Math Has Proved Elusive and Overhyped. Can AI Offer a Breakthrough? edweek.org/technology/person…
Opinion: Advocacy Is a Mindset, Not a Moment
Grateful to share my latest piece in @govtechnews: Advocacy Is a Mindset, Not a Moment.
For educators, advocacy often begins in the quiet daily choices we make to keep showing up for students.
govtech.com/education/k-12/o…
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