Wayfinder

05/28/2026

Agency is the skill that helps us recognize we have choices, take action on what matters to us, and shape our own paths—and it's something students (and adults!) keep building throughout their lives.

Shelby Condon, Ed.S shares her thoughts in this video 💭

05/27/2026

Happy to share a major expansion of our tools for school counseling!

The new tools give school and district support staff a single place to manage caseloads, access assessments, and find curriculum for timely student support and intervention.

“Wayfinder has made it easy to collect pre- and post-data, which helps in intervention planning and goal setting for my students,” reports school counselor Najaé Williams, MEd, PPSC, from KIPP Ignite in Los Angeles. “I can track their progress over time and see week-to-week stats to see if another area needs to be addressed or spent more time on.”

Wayfinder's expanded MTSS offerings help school counselors plan interventions, manage caseloads, and support student well-being—all in one place.

05/20/2026

Jimmy Conrad on what separates good athletes from great ones: Self-Awareness. 🏆

Jimmy spoke to Wayfinder's founder + CEO, Patrick Cook-Deegan, about the lessons he learned from his career as a pro MLS player and the skills he thinks are most important to teach young athletes.

Wayfinder's new Resilient Athlete Collection gives coaches and athletic directors the lessons and activities to help student athletes build self-awareness, discipline, and durable skills that fuel real growth—on the field and beyond.

05/19/2026

You're with students every day. You're already seeing how AI is changing the way they learn, work, and think about their futures.

Wayfinder sat down with three industry experts from Google, Uber, and the EdSAFE AI Alliance to explore what it really means to lead well in an AI world—at every level.

In the insight guide for educators from global AI leaders:
➡️ Why some tasks should never be delegated to AI
➡️ The human skills no technology can replace
➡️ How to protect the productive struggle that builds real skills
➡️ How to build a community-wide AI plan without going it alone

AI isn't slowing down. Get the guide + access to the webinar recording here:
👉 https://wfndr.co/4ui8eWm

05/18/2026

Self-Awareness is the skill that helps us understand what we're feeling, what we need, and what makes us thrive—and it's something students (and adults!) keep building throughout their lives.

Check out this video of our Wayfinder team sharing how we define it!

05/14/2026

The skills students practice in school today become the citizens they'll be tomorrow.

Collaboration. Self-Awareness. Empathy. These aren't soft skills—they're skills for surviving and thriving.

Wayfinder gives educators the tools to teach these skills: engaging, research-backed lessons with little to no prep required. Because educators shouldn't have to choose between rigor and joy.

Watch the full interview with Dr. Rebecca Winthrop and Brandy Arnold, Wayfinder's Chief Customer Officer, at the link in the comments.

05/13/2026

Human connection is the missing piece to AI + screentime conversations.

Belonging, purpose, and human connection are the foundation for learning and success. AI can't replicate them. Screens can't replace them.

Wayfinder can help you build that foundation. Download our K-12 Belonging Checklist for games and activities that keep students present, strengthen relationships, and build the human skills that matter most in school and beyond.

👉 Get the checklist here: https://wfndr.co/3QZf6sX

05/13/2026

“I wish I had learned how to be a better teammate.”

We asked people what skills they wish they'd learned in high school—and Collaboration kept coming up. We all benefit from learning how to show up for something bigger than ourselves. 💚

05/12/2026

Ever wonder what a Wayfinder lesson looks, feels, and sounds like? Watch Kelsey Johnson, a teacher at Fusion Academy, facilitate our Survivor lesson (grades 9-12). This 30-minute activity helps students practice Collaboration as they figure out how to survive a hypothetical crash landing in the wilderness.

You'll notice Kelsey has adapted the slide deck to fit her classroom—their unique sense of humor, school culture, and style. One of our favorite things about partnering with educators is watching them make our lessons their own.

05/12/2026

What if we viewed student disengagement as a message to us? 💬

That's the reframe Dr. Rebecca Winthrop, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, brought to a recent conversation with our Chief Customer Officer, Brandy Arnold. Dr. Winthrop's research (and her co-authored book, The Disengaged Teen) identifies four modes students operate in:

→ Resistor: Running the other way. Behavior that looks disruptive is often a way of saying, “I don't feel seen.”
→ Passenger: Present and compliant, but not really driving their own learning.
→ Achiever: High grades—but optimizing for the grade, not for growth or understanding.
→ Explorer: In it for the learning. Resilient, curious, and building skills that will matter in an age of AI.

Read the full conversation:
https://wfndr.co/4ndIYOj

Watch Brandy Arnold and Rebecca Winthrop discuss student engagement modes and how AI is shaping the future of education.