Technology Integration

Teacher Brief: Collaborating for Effective Technology Integration

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Lescault, T. & Codding, D. (2026). Collaborating for Effective Technology Integration. Technology integration is most effective when it is purposeful, collaborative, and connected to student learning goals. Collaboration between teachers and instructional technology specialists, coaches, librarians, curriculum leaders, and colleagues can help educators identify meaningful ways to use technology that enhance learning rather than simply … Read more

The MIRROR Framework

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Taylor, L., & Shimoda, T. (2026). The MIRROR Framework. The MIRROR Framework (Map the mastery, Interrogate the integration, Release to the learner, Reflect on the cognitive load, Observe and co-anchor, Review and recalibrate) is a multi-tiered coaching blueprint for STEM instructional coaches. It helps them shift the classroom conversation from “What app/program are we using … Read more

Tech with Intent: A Digital Mentor Guide

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Hightower Herron, S., & Ullah, T. (2026). Tech with Intent: A Digital Mentor Guide. This research brief addresses a problem of practice in a public school setting that supports the integration of instructional tools into K-12 classrooms, specifically the district’s limited technology integration support. To solve this challenge, this brief outlines goals, objectives, and an … Read more

Centering Learning with Technology Co-Design Protocol

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Anders, A., & D’ Angelo, C. (2026). Centering Learning with Technology Co-Design Protocol. When students use technology without understanding why, they are following directions. When they can explain how a specific tool helps them solve a specific problem, they are doing something fundamentally different. Most people don’t walk into a garage, pick up a hammer, … Read more

A Survey Tool to Reveal Student Thinking

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McGuinness, K., Hodges, M., & Rutherford, T. (2026). A Survey Tool to Reveal Student Thinking. Supporting the communication skills of English learners and others from marginalized backgrounds is a unique discipline-specific challenge for teachers. Although listening, speaking, reading, and writing can be conceptualized as broad skills, each responds to subject-specific contexts in different ways. For … Read more

Educational AI Implementation Guidelines

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Mays, M., & Harper, A. (2026). Educational AI Implementation Guidelines. As the AI landscape continues to expand, schools are developing policies and procedures to ensure learning environments and their stakeholders (i.e., Leaders, teachers, instructional coaches, parents, and students) are adequately prepared for the future. In doing so, schools need to be equipped with strategies and … Read more

Beyond AI Adoption: Building an AI Instructional Ecosystem Through Instructional Coaching

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Sadik, O., & De Los Reyes, J. (2026). Beyond AI Adoption: Building an AI Instructional Ecosystem Through Instructional Coaching. This Research Practice Brief presents the AI Instructional Ecosystem, a coaching-supported professional learning framework designed to move schools from AI adoption toward intentional AI implementation. Rather than centering technology, the framework positions instructional coaching as the … Read more

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This material is supported by National Science Foundation awards #2300618 and #2300619. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.

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