St. Vrain Valley Schools

The Innovation Center is the next step in public education. We are a catalyst, incubator, and bridge between education, industry, and our community.

Assistant Superintendent of Innovation

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consultant

Chief Technology Officer

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Director of Instructional Technology

Boulder Valley School District

Senior Operations Manager

Carrier Access Corporation

Sales Engineer & Technical Trainer

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Joe McBreen

AI’s IQ is rising at a pace that should cause every K–12 leader to pause.
Not in fear.
In honesty.

For decades, schools have relied on certain signals to tell us whether learning happened. Memorization. Following known procedures. One-time performance tasks completed under controlled conditions.

Those signals worked because they were hard to fake.

AI changes that.

When a tool can instantly recall facts, follow steps, and produce polished work on demand, a correct answer no longer reliably proves understanding. A clean essay no longer guarantees original thinking. A solved problem no longer confirms conceptual mastery.

The signal gets noisy.

So the question for schools should not be, “How do we keep AI out?”

The real question is, “What counts as evidence of learning now?”

If you want a clear-eyed look at how fast this shift is happening, spend a few minutes nosing around trackingai.org. 

The pace of progress is both sobering and clarifying.

In St. Vrain Valley Schools, we’ve been leaning into this shift through Design Thinking. Students learn to frame problems, test ideas, gather feedback, and iterate. 
The process matters as much as the product. 

That mindset transfers far beyond any single tool or technology.

Recently, Stefan Bauschard also challenged my thinking around debate as a critical skill in the AI era. When students can argue, question assumptions, evaluate claims, and defend their reasoning, they develop judgment that no model can automate.

This is the work.

K–12 must move upstream toward what still compounds for humans:
Explaining reasoning
Making decisions with incomplete information
Applying knowledge in new or messy contexts
Iterating based on feedback
Exercising judgment, ethics, and purpose
Debating (hat tip to you, Stefan)

AI’s rapid cognitive growth clarifies the value of education. 
AI does not diminish it.

Our job is not to compete with machines on raw “intellect”.
Our job is to help students develop wisdom, agency, and the ability to apply intelligence in human contexts.

So I’ll leave it here:
What’s your district’s plan?
Is it to redesign learning around how humans think, reason, and decide?

Or is it to bolt AI onto what we’re already doing and call it done?

This isn’t a crisis.

It’s a forcing function.

And it’s calling K–12 to change. 

Dare I say, to lead?

Assistant Superintendent of Innovation. Transforming education one algorithm at a time. Explores leadership, change, growth, and exponential technologies.

Open article: Tracking AI by trackingai.org

Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)

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🚀 FETC Countdown: This Is a Game Changer 🚀 8 days to go!

For the first time ever at the Future of Education Technology Conference , we’re hosting a fully student-produced nighttime drone show! 

Coming to FETC from Longmont, Colorado, the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley School District Schools is bringing the world’s first high school student-led outdoor drone performance team.

This is real-world learning—on a national stage.  Eight high school students, guided by one educator, spent more than 60 hours individually coding a custom aerial “game changer” themed show using Python and Blender, programming 500+ drones, composing original music, and executing a fully FAA-approved commercial drone performance. These students earned FAA commercial drone pilot licenses and are operating at a professional, market-ready level.

This is Career & Technical Education (CTE) at its best—where engineering, computer science, aviation, creative design, music production, and project management come together in powerful, authentic learning.

At FETC, we don’t just talk about the future of education.We put it in the sky. ✨don’t miss this amazing event Monday, January 12th!

#FETC #CTE #GameChangers #StudentVoice #FutureReady #EdTech #InnovationInEducation District Administration  Joe McBreen  Daniel Hernandez  @

You've come to the right place to network with fellow ed tech enthusiasts and gain insight on how to achieve your classroom, school and districtwide technology goals. For over 40 years, the Future of Education Technology® Conference has gathered the most dynamic and innovative education leaders and professionals from around the world for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices and pressing issues. Past or future attendance is not required to join. The group is a year-round extension of the conference with discussions and comments from ed tech experts and successful real-world practitioners to ensure you are getting the latest and best guidance for your technology challenges. Click on the “Join” button, and with a proper connection to education technology, you'll be approved within 48 hours.

Human Architects Group

Principal & Founding  Human Architect 

MiraNous Coaching & Consulting, LLC

MiraNous is a professional development firm that helps businesses and organizations develop the individual and collective capabilities of their human capital by serving as the catalyst for increased energy, engagement, execution, and excellence through professional development that works for individuals, groups, and teams.

Principal and Founder 

Texas A&M University

Engaging in teaching, research, and service with the learning modality that creates cognitive, affective, and behavioral change - coaching.

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Learning Sciences Program

The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University 

Serving as a leadership development coach in the Rice University, Doerr Institute in order to develop and maximize the current and future leadership capacity of undergraduate students.

Leadership Coach

The Society Diaries Magazine

Contributor - Parenting and Relationships

Galveston Independent School District 

Taught PK (Bilingual and ESL), 3rd-grade (Bilingual), and 4th-grade (Bilingual). Served as Bilingual Team Leader.

PK-6 Bilingual Teacher

I am Miranda F. Walichowski, principal and founder of Human Architects, a professional development firm that helps small and medium-sized businesses and organizations develop the individual and collective capabilities of their leaders and teams by serving as the catalyst for increased energy, engagement, execution, and excellence

Our philosophical approach is three-fold. First, we erase the divide between professional development and the important work in which people engage. We embed leadership, teaming, and individual development within the important work that individuals are doing to meet robust organizational challenges and goals. 

Second, we believe that the individuals working within the organization are the most equipped with answers and the ability to execute important goals. Thus, we do not see ourselves as external consultants giving officious direction. Instead, we serve in the role as coach and facilitator in order to make space for individuals to feel supported and allow their best work to emerge. Our partnership validates and sees the clients as whole and fully equipped with the capacity and knowledge to do impactful work. This approach makes business sense; it honors others as professionals and creates ownership, "skin in the game."  We manage processes so that our clients can focus on content, deep reflection, innovating, solving problems, learning,  and improving the way they engage as a team. 

Lastly, we see our mission as something beyond helping an organization meet its goals. We want to support the people, so they have the opportunity to feel fulfilled and not depleted at work. Our greatest hope is for people to experience leaving work with greater energy, satisfaction and fulfillment, which then allows these individuals to have more to give in their second shift (taking care of loved ones, pursuing education, engaging in hobbies, volunteering, taking care of their health, and more). This is how the work that is to be done in your organization, coupled with our work makes a meaningful contribution to society. 

We have supported leadership and teaming efforts for H-E-B, Sheryl Sandburg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, Good Reason Houston, Aldine ISD, Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University, Sam Houston University, Texas A&M Health Science Center, and the United States Military Academy West Point.

✉☏ I can be reached at coaching@miranous.com or via our website at www.miranous.com. If you are want to contact me about my faculty work at Texas A&M, please email me at m-walichowski@tamu.edu.

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