Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
National Association for Workforce Improvement to Hold Annual Conference in Boston
by NEBHE Staff
April 13, 2012
The National Association for Workforce Improvement (NAWI) will hold its 2012 conference at the Boston Park Plaza, on Thursday, May 24 and Friday, May 25.
The NAWI audience consists of educators, administrators, government personnel, and workforce development professionals in career and technical education. This year’s conference focusing on “Innovation for the 21st Century Workforce” will feature:
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Nellie Mae Education Foundation Issues Report Boosting Technology in Schools
by John O. Harney
July 14, 2011
More than 40% of high school students feel unprepared to use technology as they look ahead to college and work, and only 8% of teachers fully integrate technology in the classroom, according to Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning, a new report prepared for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) of Quincy, Mass., by Education Development ...
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A Very Fragile STEM: Why We Are Stifled in the Sciences
by Jay A. Halfond
July 12, 2010
This is my first experience writing about something I understood far better in high school than throughout college and career. Not only do I suspect I am not alone, but I believe this is symptomatic of the very point I plan to make. Unlike so many other fields, the sciences tend to sort us early ...
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Tales from the BIF
by John O. Harney
September 25, 2012
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The Business Innovation Factory (BIF) held its eighth annual collaborative innovation summit on Sept. 19 and 20 in Providence, and the key, as always, was the art of storytelling. No themes, said summit facilitator and BIF founder and “chief catalyst” Saul Kaplan. You decide which connections you ...
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