Will kids be the cost of starting up the economy?
Reopening schools is crucial to a full economic reboot. - Governor Andrew Cuomo We've heard all the arguments for opening the schools....
- Aug 23, 2015
- 3 min
Women, Girls & Tech: Building Engagement in Business and Learning
Most of us know the statistics. On average, women earn just 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. And only 24 percent of the science,...
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- Aug 23, 2015
- 6 min
Helping Lame Duck High School Seniors Prepare for College
I don’t think high school seniors are lame, but I do believe we treat them like lame ducks and that this has to change. By May 1 of this...
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- May 2, 2015
- 3 min
Gritty Educational Models to Prepare Kids for the Real World
If we could really step back and apply the principles of backward planning, we may not need to be talking about grit at the...
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- Mar 3, 2015
- 4 min
Why Engagement is So Important
Last year, the Hay Group reported that “Organizations on the top quartile on engagement demonstrate revenue growth 2.5 times that of...
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- Feb 13, 2015
- 4 min
What Drives Teacherpreneurship? The Need to Get It Done!
Who are your learning heroes? Is it a former teacher from elementary school? Someone you’ve read about making a difference in today’s...
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- Feb 11, 2015
- 5 min
Who Is the Teacher of Tomorrow?
In my last post, I asked people to “Imagine a School without Teachers” in order to examine some of the current challenges to the...
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- Feb 4, 2015
- 4 min
Imagine a School without Teachers: Would that Work?
This weekend, the drive along the New York State Thruway was full of wind, ice and snow. It was challenging to keep the windows clear,...
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- Jan 30, 2015
- 4 min
Are Technical Innovations Enough to Save Education?
We all know about the great work being done by both the headliners and the very small businesses in terms of introducing technology into...
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- Jan 21, 2015
- 5 min
Learner from another Planet
Consider a scenario in which a visitor comes on a mission of educational discovery in which she is invited to visit a family of four and...
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