by Whitney | Oct 5, 2011 | business, community
There’s not much to say other than we’ll all miss Steve. Here are a few videos of him speaking. His genius is best expressed by his own words. I know we feel pretty sad here, like we’ve lost someone we really admire and respect. Forbes talking about...
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 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...
by Whitney | Aug 29, 2011 | community
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, we were fortunate that we didn’t ose power or get more than a few drips in our basement. Several hors after the storm, when things turned sunny and beautiful outside, our Comcast connection went out, and there’s no...
