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The “X Factor” in Student Success: Student Ownership Inspired by Intelligent Adaptive Learning™
Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO, DreamBox Learning — Friday, February 03, 2012
Queen Anne Elementary prides itself in being “A School for 21st Century Learners.” Administrators and teachers strive to effectively integrate technology to enhance the curriculum and inspire creativity and learning. This is abundantly evident when you drop in on teacher Katie Cryan-Leary’s first- and second-grade classes. You’ll see a blended learning environment of traditional classroom instruction paired with adaptive learning technology. Read More »
From BASIC to HTML5 – Teaching in the World of BYOD
Michael Doyle, Chairman and CEO, Impatica Inc. — Friday, January 06, 2012
It does not seem possible that it has been a third of a century since I worked with Enn Pajur, the then-principal of Sharbot Lake High School, to install the first computer in an Eastern Ontario school in September of 1978. Being involved in the evolution since then has been fascinating. Those 4K Commodore PETs with their chiclet keyboards and audio tape recorders are a far cry from the 16-gigabyte tablets used by so many kids today. Surprisingly, both were priced about the same, and the impact on education of both is huge. Read More »
Improving Impact: The Role of Strategic Professional Development
Alvin Crawford, CEO, Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc. — Friday, November 18, 2011
I’d like to challenge you to re-think the role of professional development in the products and services you offer to districts. According to several studies, school districts spend more than $10,000 on teacher professional development per teacher per year. The number is startling and in most cases represents a number far greater than any district budgets or believes it spends. Read More »
The Consumerization of the School Enterprise
By Robert Iskander, CEO, EduTone Corporation — Friday, October 21, 2011
The K-12 education market has been undergoing an unprecedented, multi-dimensional shift in the past couple of years. A combination of powerful political, economic, and technological forces is in play, creating a significant and non-reversible change in the culture and overall way of conducting business in the market. Read More »
EdNET's Best's Leaders to Watch: Insights, Predictions and Visions for the Education Industry
— Friday, September 16, 2011
In May 2011, we were excited to announce EdNET’s Best list for 2011, a new industry program recognizing leaders and innovations in today’s education marketplace. This new professional peer recommendation program is shaped by input from a panel of education market veterans, the EdNET community at large, and the teachers we serve. Recently, we asked the 2011 Leaders to Watch a series of questions about their insights, predictions, and visions for our industry and the country’s schools. Read on find out what's on the minds of Larry Berger, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Wireless Generation; Nick Gaehde, President and CEO, Lexia Learning; Paige Johnson, Government and Education Strategist, Intel; Mark Nieker, President, Pearson Foundation; and Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO & President, DreamBox. Read More »
Getting to Know the Industry, Opportunities and Challenges
By Jim McGarry, President/CEO, National School Supply & Equipment Association (NSSEA) — Friday, August 19, 2011
“Welcome to the industry” has been the most frequent salutation that I have heard over the past three months. However, as I get to know the “industry,” I see how totally diverse it is in terms of products, distribution channels, and buying/decision makers. This diverse nature is what makes the opportunity to be the President/CEO of the National School Supply & Equipment Association so fascinating. Read More »
Understanding Mobile Should Be a Top Priority
Michael M. Flood, Vice President, Education Markets, Kajeet for Education — Friday, June 24, 2011
Schools and libraries nationwide have reported that 56% expect to implement or expand digital textbook use in the next few years and 45% expect to implement or expand the use of wireless devices for digital learning. Does that sound like more hype from the telecom industry? Actually, it was reported in the FCC’s annual survey of E-rate recipients from data collected between February and April of 2010. Yet, already, they were clearly seeing data reflecting the growing adoption of mobile technology by students and growing acceptance by parents — a trend reflected in Project Tomorrow’s National SpeakUp survey data for years. Read More »
REAL Value Creation, SPECTACULAR Results!
Dr. John Stuppy, CEO, EDUMETRIX — Friday, May 27, 2011
Want to sell your business for the most money? Or hit aggressive sales goals and be a rock star? There’s no faking it – to excel (unsurpassed growth) or sell (great exit), you must plan ahead and execute in the present. There are some highly effective but little known strategies we’ve found help our clients in these critical areas: funding; growth, and exit. We’ll share some tips to help you better achieve your goals. Read More »
Hot Off the Press: Teachers Matter the Most!
Greg Cessna, CEO and President, Troxell Communications — Friday, April 29, 2011
As I pondered what to write about in this editorial, it occurred to me that a perspective on the impact of technology on the U.S. K-12 education system should be considered. By nature, I am a true geek. My degree in chemistry alone entitles me to a pocket protector and lab coat, so perhaps I can bring some perspective to the impact of technology on our education system, teacher effectiveness and, more importantly, on student performance. Read More »
The Very Preliminary Agenda for EdNET 2020
Frank Catalano, Principal, Intrinsic Strategy — Friday, April 01, 2011
As an industry professional, you have to plan ahead. It’s in that spirit we give you advance notice of the agenda of what is certain to be a groundbreaking education industry event: EdNET 2020. It’s a conference with the vision to spot industry developments and trends in a clear-sighted way. Read More »
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