WASC & Accreditation

WASC & Accreditation

WASC self-studies and visiting committee reports can consume a school year — or they can drive real improvement. Dr. Matt Rhoads has led accreditation work from both sides of the table. This hub collects his guidance on WASC themes, self-study writing, and using accreditation as a leadership lever rather than a compliance exercise.

Featured Posts (10)

How to Use NotebookLM to Conduct Smarter WASC Accreditation Reviews and Visits

March 20, 2026

Over the past year, I have integrated Google’s NotebookLM into my WASC review workflow, and the results have fundamentally changed how I prepare,…

Harnessing Generative AI for a Comprehensive WASC Accreditation Visit: A Step-by-Step Methodology

March 15, 2024

With the emergence of Generative AI, ChatGPT-4 emerges as a powerful ally for the visiting committee, offering innovative solutions to streamline the…

NotebookLM as Your School’s Brain: A Mission Control for Leaders Who Are Serious About Improvement

March 12, 2026

📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe Most schools do not have a data…

Holding Two Truths: Education, Evidence, and Fatherhood

December 31, 2025

As I prepare to become a father, my view of education is shifting. What will I hold onto and what will change when learning becomes personal? A reflection…

Creating Examples vs. Non Examples Using Nano Banana Pro on Gemini 3 to Amplify Instruction

November 21, 2025

Learning abstract concepts is difficult because our students are beginners in many cases. This means they primarily understand new ideas in the context of…

AI Agent Advancements: Google Lens (aka Homework Helper) and Comet Browser

October 06, 2025

As educators, we’ve navigated the shift from chalkboards to smartboards, from calculators to laptops. But the change barreling towards us now is…

Creating AI Agent Safeguards (for now) through Pragmatic Instructional Design to Deliver Assignments and Assessments

August 05, 2025

As you prepare your syllabus for the upcoming semester, a question I’ve explored before looms large. In a previous post, “The Death of the LMS in…

5 Ways Agentic AI Can Transform Your Teaching Workflow

June 25, 2025

What if you had a personalized assistant who knew your school’s handbook, understood your instructional philosophy, and could help you design lessons…

#WhyKnowledgeMatters Podcast Appearance for Co-Teaching Evolved: Co-Teaching Partnerships, Strategies, and EdTech & AI Integrations

May 23, 2025

📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe You may have seen my recent social…

Aspire to Lead Podcast Appearance: Revolutionizing Collaboration in Schools Through Inclusion

May 18, 2025

📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe About a month ago, I had the pleasure…

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