This event looks like the real deal, I can't wait to be a part of the conversation.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/FutureNow/
How are your school districts tackling digital transformation?
Sunday, March 31, 2013
#edtech AND iiWii
Throughout this blog, I am hoping to shed some light on an issue near and dear to my heart. Technology as it relates to education. The other day I found myself at an upstate NY sportsbar having dinner while on a work trip. While sitting at the bar I had a great vantage point to view the entire restaurant--needless to say, there were televisions EVERYWHERE. At that point, I found myself comparing the level of technology in the sportsbar to that of a modern day classroom.
Just a bit different, right? I'm not suggesting we pepper every classroom with 40+ flat screen televisions, but you can envision the disparity, can't you?
Technology, when deployed properly, can undoubtedly change the way students interact with their learning, change their level of engagement, and ultimately change their level of achievement. I'm hopeful as a nation we can all continue to bring more light to this issue and see the importance behind investing in our schools.
During your next visit to the sportsbar--spend 30-seconds looking around... maybe you'll see where I'm coming from?
Just a bit different, right? I'm not suggesting we pepper every classroom with 40+ flat screen televisions, but you can envision the disparity, can't you?
Technology, when deployed properly, can undoubtedly change the way students interact with their learning, change their level of engagement, and ultimately change their level of achievement. I'm hopeful as a nation we can all continue to bring more light to this issue and see the importance behind investing in our schools.
During your next visit to the sportsbar--spend 30-seconds looking around... maybe you'll see where I'm coming from?
Millennials and Social Security
New York Times Editorial Board
Sunday, March 31, 2013
So as we were approaching the fiscal cliff of 2012, President Obama was calling for a reduction in the COLA for Social Security recipients. Social Security is going broke. A theme I have been hearing and reading for pretty much my entire adult life thus far--yet time and time again it seems our legislators keeping passing the issue on instead of acting.
Where has the millennial voice been on the issue of Social Security? I'm hopeful it's a sleeping bear. I'm hopeful as more of us begin to realize the tremendous financial burden our country faces circa 2033, we will begin to see more incentives for younger generations to save for their golden years. As a young professional having only been in the work force for almost 9-years, how many more years will go by until I don't have to feel like my Social Security taxes aren't being thrown into an abyss?
So as we were approaching the fiscal cliff of 2012, President Obama was calling for a reduction in the COLA for Social Security recipients. Social Security is going broke. A theme I have been hearing and reading for pretty much my entire adult life thus far--yet time and time again it seems our legislators keeping passing the issue on instead of acting.
Where has the millennial voice been on the issue of Social Security? I'm hopeful it's a sleeping bear. I'm hopeful as more of us begin to realize the tremendous financial burden our country faces circa 2033, we will begin to see more incentives for younger generations to save for their golden years. As a young professional having only been in the work force for almost 9-years, how many more years will go by until I don't have to feel like my Social Security taxes aren't being thrown into an abyss?
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