by Whitney | Sep 23, 2011 | business, community, economics, education, podcamp
My presentation for Podcamp Boston 6 is entitled Business for Nerds. As part of my presentation(s), I always try to give “take home” notes and resources to help people not only remember what we covered, but the things they can do after the session to...
by Whitney | Sep 20, 2011 | community, education, podcamp, podcampphilly
“The problem with the Internet startup craze isn’t that too many people are starting companies; it’s that too many people aren’t sticking with it. That’s somewhat understandable, because there are many moments that are filled with despair and agony, when you have to...
by Whitney | Sep 7, 2011 | community, education, learning, Uncategorized
CNN Online had an interesting article written by multi-awarded Ron Clark, discussing some of the things teachers really want to tell parents but don’t feel they can. As a parent and someone who sits on a school district committee with teachers, I’m in a...
by Whitney | Sep 6, 2011 | economics, education, learning
Today is the first day of school for my kids. They guys are now a junior in high school and an eighth grader, going off with a bit more enthusiasm than I expected, to be honest. Education is under fire from all fronts these days, in part because we all know, in our...
by Whitney | Sep 1, 2011 | business, community
My book on Differentiating Instruction in the classroom came out this week. While this is clearly aimed at teachers trying to reach every kid in their classroom, the concept of tailoring your treatment or requirements of others based on external factors or...
