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Interests: instructional design, learning theory, systems and technology, profits
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2013 Ed Tech Industry Summit
Posted May 12, 2013 at PILOTed
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60% Change to Math Content Under Common Core
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at PILOTed
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Federal and state education funding and policy
SIIA Ed Tech Government Forum 2013 By definition, virtually all US public education is funded and controlled through federal, state, and local governments. The SIIA ETGF, just held April 9-10 in Washington, DC is a chance to hear from federal... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at PILOTed
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Why your lead gen campaigns aren’t generating leads, and what you can do about it
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at PILOTed
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Cathy Toohey on FETC 2013
This post is was written by Cathy Toohey of The Toohey Group who had some reflections on the 2013 Florida Education Technology Conference or FETC. Cathy is an independent educational marketing consultant. For the past 25 years Cathy has worked... Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2013 at PILOTed
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Thoughts on the TCEA Fusion 2013 Conference
Posted Feb 9, 2013 at PILOTed
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The Hidden Challenge Facing Education Industry Managers
Posted Jan 3, 2013 at PILOTed
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We do the same things to the stores. We don't shop for luxury goods at J C Penny, and we don't go into Tiffany's looking for bargains.
When I shop online, I am looking for low prices and a fast transaction. When I go into stores, I am looking to hold and see what I am buying, and I expect the immediate gratification of walking out with it.
Commented Dec 19, 2012 on Personalization: The Store Clerk vs. The Machine at Summation
Personalization: The Store Clerk vs. The Machine
Try this offline experiment this holiday season: Walk into a Tiffany’s with a bag from JC Penney’s and see if anyone will talk to you. Next, go to JC Penney’s with a bag from Tiffany’s and watch the staff fawn over you. Online personalization is an evolving and very dynamic space. The algor...
Stephen, If I'd have known you were going to read this entry, I'd have qualified that opening statement.
Commented Jul 20, 2012 on Marc Prensky's Brain Gain at PILOTed
Marc Prensky's Brain Gain
Marc Prensky is smarter than you. In addition to his many degrees (BA, language, teaching, and business), he speaks three languages fluently, has written 4 books, runs two companies, and is possibly best known for coining the phrases digital natives and digital immigrants. Yet, with your smart...
Din and D2, thank you. Hope to see you both at ISTE.
Commented Jun 22, 2012 on Mobile Technology at the SIIA Lunch and Learn at PILOTed
Mobile Technology at the SIIA Lunch and Learn
The Software and Information Industry Association hosted a lunch and learn on advice for developing mobile applications for education (mLearning) today. The two speakers were Stan Watts, VP of Engineering at Classlink, Inc. Image via CrunchBase and Judah Karkowsky, VP of Business Development...
KIPP Foundation CEO Richard Barth Speaks in Westchester
If your parents are in the top quartile (wealth) in the US, there is an 80% chance you will go on to college. If your parents are in the bottom quartile, there’s an 8% chance. But what if we found... Continue reading
Posted May 24, 2012 at PILOTed
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Sheltered Instruction to Increase Math Proficiency of English Language Learners
On February 29, 2012, we hosted a webinar for one of our clients, HELP Math. We have believed for three years that HELP Math has a unique and effective approach for teaching math to both ELL and Special Education students,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 29, 2012 at PILOTed
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I'll suggest the hot tubs to the wineries next time.
Brett, I really missed seeing the Arboretum, but my daughter got to go after we left and loved it.
Commented Jan 10, 2012 on South Africa Part One at PILOTed
South Africa Part One
Our trip to South Africa was divided into two parts: Cape Town and Wine Region Safari and Johannesburg. This entry is about the first half from December 27, 2011 through January 1, 2012. More pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mweisburgh/sets/72157628779941995/ After a 14 hour fl...
Thank you both!
Reed, your article on reducing achievement gaps is excellent
Commented Nov 16, 2011 on Reducing Student Dropouts at PILOTed
Reducing Student Dropouts
The National Center for Dropout Prevention (NCDP) sponsored the 2011 Educational Strategies and Student Engagement Institute in St. Petersburg Florida this week. In addition to presenting (on the role of data based decision making to make dropout prevention efforts more efficient, effective, and...
Exactly. Can the formal education system become flexible enough to nurture alternate forms of learning?
Commented Oct 12, 2011 on Invisible Learning, Aprendizaje Invisible at PILOTed
Invisible Learning, Aprendizaje Invisible
This is a summary of Aprendizaje Invisible (Invisible Learning, in English), an ebook by Cristóbal Cobo and John W. Moravec on transforming educational systems around the world. Why is education important? For one, in today’s competitive international labor marketplace, superior education is the...
Invisible Learning, Aprendizaje Invisible
This is a summary of Aprendizaje Invisible (Invisible Learning, in English), an ebook by Cristóbal Cobo and John W. Moravec on transforming educational systems around the world. Why is education important? For one, in today’s competitive international labor marketplace, superior... Continue reading
Posted Sep 23, 2011 at PILOTed
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BMO Back to School 2011
The BMO Back to School Education Conference was held on Thursday, September 15, and there was a ton of information. With three concurrent presentations, it wasn’t possible to follow everything, but here is a distillation of some of the points... Continue reading
Posted Sep 20, 2011 at PILOTed
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Teacher Ari sounds like he was an exceptional individual, thanks for posting.
Commented Jul 20, 2011 on What great teachers do at PILOTed
What great teachers do
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) recently released a study, The Road Less Travelled, How Developmental Science Can Prepare Educator to Improve Student Achievement: Policy Recommendations. Most of this report is a justification and call for states and the federa...
We're still enjoying the rug, many years later.
Commented Jul 18, 2011 on What I Learned Buying a Rug in Turkey at PILOTed
What I Learned Buying a Rug in Turkey
I had no intention of buying a rug on our trip to Turkey in December 2006. Certainly, not on the first day. I’d already purchased a rug; when my son and I had been abducted in Tunis, Tunisia in 1999. But, that’s a different story. Yet, there I was, just 4 hours after arriving in Istanbul, shaki...
Can Turn-around Districts’ Success Stories be Replicated?
Turning around the nation’s lowest-performing schools is a top nationwide priority. Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education, has stated that this is “part of our overall strategy for dramatically reducing the drop-out rate, improving high school graduation rates and increasing... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2011 at PILOTed
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Charlie, thank you. Great advice that we never thought of.
Commented Mar 28, 2011 on What can you do if a family member is being abused at PILOTed
What can you do if a family member is being abused
How can you stop the abuse? The short answer, assuming the relative is 18 or over: You can't stop the relationship You can't make any material interventions You have to keep lines of communication open You can't appear to be judgmental I'm no expert, but here is my experience. History of Abuse...
Three Things You Should Know About the Postsecondary Market
Posted Mar 24, 2011 at PILOTed
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Thank you.
Eve is now teaching elementary students in Harlem. She continues to make a difference.
Commented Mar 1, 2011 on Young Adults Making a Difference at PILOTed
Young Adults Making a Difference
Our family is very proud of our niece, Eve. She graduated with a Masters of Education from Quinnipiac college last May. Since she did not have a teaching job lined up, she and a friend decided to travel. But, instead of just joy traveling, they made a difference. They worked at an AIDS orphanage...
Are Teachers That Evil?
Teachers are not overpaid. Their benefits are not too rich. And collective bargaining is a bad way to ensure that all sides get a fair hearing, it’s just better than the alternatives. Image via Wikipedia Remember, three years ago everyone... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2011 at PILOTed
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Donna and Denisse, I hope I'm not misrepresenting you, but it seems that you raise two questions.
1) How can we make it so that more teachers use the techniques that only the great ones do?
2) How do we make students operate from the understanding that, ultimately, they are responsible for their own learning?
Commented Feb 17, 2011 on What great teachers do at PILOTed
What great teachers do
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) recently released a study, The Road Less Travelled, How Developmental Science Can Prepare Educator to Improve Student Achievement: Policy Recommendations. Most of this report is a justification and call for states and the federa...
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