BIFnik Spotlight: Bryan Lakatos

BIFnik Spotlight: Bryan Lakatos

 We caught up with Bryan Lakatos, Director of Technology & Innovation at The Miami Valley School in Dayton, OH. In addition to being a two time BIFnik, Bryan attended our recent Action Collab Facilitator Training and shared how Big Ideas Fest has impacted his...

Single Sign-On for Open Educational Resources (OER)

ISKME Partners with Clever to Enhance Collaborative Learning ISKME Partners with Clever to Enhance Collaborative LearningAugust 2, 2016 (Half Moon Bay, CA) – ISKME – the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, a pioneer in innovative learning...
Beyond Big Ideas Fest: Featuring Tara Jahn

Beyond Big Ideas Fest: Featuring Tara Jahn

 We love having educators come to Big Ideas Fest for the first time. When they come back year after year and bring their colleagues, it’s even better. We caught up with Colorado Education Initiative’s Tara Jahn @Tara_Jahn to see how she has been...
Moving from Skill to Personal Practice

Moving from Skill to Personal Practice

It’s a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world-Vivienne Westwood It’s a philosophy of life. A...
Small School Collaboration

Small School Collaboration

Faculty in small isolated districts often wear several hats: they teach, head departments, evaluate curricula and oversee professional development.  Chances for broader collaboration are often rare, but creative Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) help...