Graphite Blog

MAY 9, 2018

" Founded in 2004 by a few Stanford professors including faculty director David Kelley , the d.School offers courses to all students at Stanford, no matter their major. Schools often assume that design thinking is a "techie thing" and send their edtech coordinators and directors to design-thinking workshops.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. Much talk and prayer was put into that decision this school year before we announced to the second group of fifth graders which device would be required.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

When it first opened its doors in 2004 as a part of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the organization took a leading role in opening charter schools across the city—130 of them, to be exact. Here’s what happened. Creating a Platform to Help Parents Navigate New Schools for Chicago wasn’t always focused on school choice.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Change agents seek this group out a local voice missionary for speeding the adoption of innovation. They are cautious and want their efforts informed by research if not best practices. Early Adopters are not known for risk taking, but have a reputation for well-thought out execution of emergent technology. Macfarlane, F., & Latané, B.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our repeatable results continuously demonstrated the positive impact of ST Math in schools compared to a similarly matched control group. This has resulted in math results for 39 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, across numerous years of administration, with some states having data going back to the 2004/2005 school year.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 22, 2018

I began teaching teenagers in 2004 in Texas. My new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , has 10 digital missions to help teachers support their teenage students in establishing their identities and defining their goals using technology and digital devices. Find more emoji resources and activities here.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

In fall 2007, Larry Berger, CEO of Wireless Generation (now Amplify) was invited to submit a paper to an “Entrepreneurship in Education” working group led by Rick Hess, the director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. I’d recently moved to Washington, D.C. and he asked me to co-author the piece.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 20, 2020

I think back to August of 2004 when I interviewed for my first teaching position. Dr. Natasha Rachell, a passionate educator, is an alternatively certified high school science teacher turned edtech enthusiast! As the leader of your building, you are in a unique situation to pour into your staff. You’re going to make me proud.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

She posted her first request—for a microscope—back in 2004, and since then has put up a steady stream of project proposals aimed at bringing the latest resources and technology to her students. “I “I wouldn’t even dare to hope that this could happen again.” A Lesson in Gratitude Like Ripple, Ghusein also has a long history with DonorsChoose.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

To mark the 20th anniversary of Blackboard, one of the first LMSes, the company’s co-founder, Matthew Pittinsky, wrote an epic blog post about the company’s history, which includes his advice for today’s edtech leaders. When the university evaluated platforms by having a group of faculty use both systems, we won most of the time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2004, she started her Rethinking Learning blog in My eCoach. In June 2010, Chris was named as one of the “30 Most Influential People in EdTech” by Technology & Learning Magazine. He hosts the Off-Trail Learning podcast and has delivered over 75 presentations for education conferences, alternative schools, and parent groups.

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