As the mathematics instruction community adds to our understanding of how mathematics should be taught and learned, teachers now face the prospect of having to change how they teach. This is a challenge in a profession that historically neither provides the support to learn what changes need to be made nor the time to practice making those changes. Cole shares his thinking about how to support teachers to grow.

Deskilling due to AI:

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/19/nx-s1-5506292/doctors-ai-artificial-intelligence-dependent-colonoscopy

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath: How screen time hurts kids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-_VDYit3U 

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