Category: Articles
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Five Ways to Bring High-Tech Ideas into Low-Tech Classrooms | MindShift
Even the most wired classrooms know the screeching silence of that great technological dis: “Unable to Connect to Server.” It’s the 21st century classroom’s equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. But whether you’re trying to connect kids to learning in a fully loaded classroom or one with no technology –…
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What Do You Want to Say You’ve Done? – Art Markman – Harvard Business Review
Several years ago, I was talking with one of my colleagues about a project he was thinking about taking on. We were both solidly in the middle of our careers, but his evaluation of the possible project surprised me. He said, “There are a limited number of things that I’ll…
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The Case for Starting a Design Revolution – Michael Schrage – Harvard Business Review
Requirements are the devil. No enterprise design initiative wastes more time, more effort, more money — while squandering goodwill — than the quest for requirements. I’ve lost track of the number of software development teams and innovation groups I’ve worked with who invested weeks eliciting, gathering, and prioritizing customer requirements…
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Infographic: The Flipped Classroom By Knewton | Getting Smart
Infographic: The Flipped Classroom By Knewton | Getting Smart.
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Education Week: At-Risk Students Face E-Learning Challenges
Stepping into a virtual learning environment can help struggling students interact with curricula in a new way, begin learning with a clean slate, and provide more flexibility to accommodate work or family obligations, say educators and experts working online with students who are at risk of academic failure. But none…
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CPE study shows impact of parental involvement on achievement « School Board News
Get parents involved in their children’s education, and good things are bound to happen. That’s a statement that most everyone invested in the public schools — including parents, teachers, administrators, and school board members – can support. But “parent involvement,” though widely praised, is a rather nebulous term encompassing a…
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NSBA in the News: “A different kind of parent involvement—in school policy” « School Board News
This week, the Washington Post’s “Answer Sheet” blog features a commentary by Idette B. Groff, a member of the Conestoga Valley, Penn., school board and a member of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s Board of Directors. Groff wrote about ways her school board revamped and expanded its communications plans to…
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Speaking Up Takes Confidence, Candor, and Courage – Ron Ashkenas – Harvard Business Review
Have you ever wondered whether your work efforts were really creating value? From what I’ve seen in organizations, a lot of people have that experience. The problem is that many times they don’t do anything about it. Not long ago I spoke at a company meeting about the challenges of…
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How to Match Your Behavior to Your Intentions – Teresa Norton – Harvard Business Review
“Shadow of the Leader” is a term coined by Larry Senn in the 1970s. It refers to the effect a leader’s behavior has on those who look to her for cues as to what is acceptable and what conduct is expected in the workplace. It sounds pretty obvious once you…
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Eight Ways to Communicate Your Strategy More Effectively – Georgia Everse – Harvard Business Review
A frustrated CEO recently shared with me that her employees had lost their edge. They were internally focused, their speed-to-market was down, and they couldn’t find a good balance between serving customers well while making healthy margins. The result was slow progress against the company strategy and an inability to…
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