Preparing for the Big Ideas Fest

Preparing for the Big Ideas Fest

I’ve been preparing a solo presentation for the 2010 Big Ideas Fest in Half Moon Bay, California, hosted by ISKME–The Institute For the Study of Knowledge Management in Education.  I’m especially excited about this, not only...
The Big Ideas Fest Pushes for Progress

The Big Ideas Fest Pushes for Progress

Creative thinkers and innovators will gather next month in Half Moon Bay to brainstorm and implement progressive ideas in education at the Big Ideas Fest. Creative thinkers and innovators will gather next month in Half Moon Bay to brainstorm and implement progressive...
PLI Grant Supports Leadership in Urban Districts

PLI Grant Supports Leadership in Urban Districts

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Principal Leadership Institute (PLI) a multi-year grant of $750,000 to develop leadership in urban districts. Designed in partnership with the Oakland, San Francisco and West Contra Costa school districts with PLI as...
OER Friday: Removing the Silos in Education

OER Friday: Removing the Silos in Education

 Dr. Lisa Petrides, president and founder of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, recently posted a blog entry that wonderfully articulates the increasingly important roll of the open education resource movement in education. She...