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Innovation

Our 'Creating A Culture of Innovation' Workshop Was a Tremendous Success

Blog entry posted March 22nd, 2010 by manningr

What does it look like when technology positively impacts the daily practice of a learning community? Participants gathered together with AUSSIE consultant Sandy Scragg to explore case studies of schools that have transformed their culture by integrating shared learning and communication innovations (e.g. Google Apps) and talk about ...

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The Ron Clark Story

Blog entry posted January 27th, 2010 by Jeff Vohden

How important are passion, innovation, and creativity to being an effective teacher? To hear Ron Clark speak, as I did last week at the National Title I Conference in Washington, D.C., they are critical—and he has the results to prove it.

Ron’s story is fascinating. After graduating from college, he became a teacher in a rural disadvantaged North Carolina school where he used his own nontraditional innovative approach to teaching to make a tremendous impact on his students. Test scores soared. His real-world applications caught the eye of...

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Creating a Culture for Learning Innovation Using Web 2.0 Communication & Collaboration Tools

Event posted by manningr

  • From Thu, 03/18/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Thu, 03/18/2010 - 3:00pm (EDT)
  • $150.00
  • MicroTek, 90 Broad Street 11th Floor, New York, NY, 10004, United States ;

CREATING A CULTURE FOR LEARNING INNOVATION USING WEB 2.0 COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION TOOLS
 
What does it look like when technology positively impacts the daily practice of a learning community? Some schools have shifted their thinking to transform best practices, utilize project-based learning activities, and implement school communication initiatives that involve blogging, wikis, and social networking tools.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:

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