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The Significance of Small Wins

A Principal's Reflections

Below is a summary by Stephen Meyer of a study by Amabile & Kramer (2011): Over the course of four months, researchers at Harvard conducted a study of over 200 employees at seven different companies. Research has shown that the small wins are just as important, if not more, than the big ones everyone aspires to achieve.

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Using Pop Culture to Teach Writing Skills

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2007, she was named a member of the USA Today All-Teacher Team, and in 2011 she was awarded the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award in Creative Leadership. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

Company 426
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ParentSquare Becomes a Parent Company After Acquiring School Communication App

Edsurge

His company has acquired Signal Kit , provider of a competing school communications app. The combined company will reach two million students nationwide across 44 states, including about 20 percent of California students, claims Wadhwa. Wadhwa, CEO of ParentSquare , now has a new partner to help bring his strategy to reality.

Company 96
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Who Owns Digital Badges? A Company's Patent on Credential System Raises Questions

Edsurge

That group of colleges, companies and nonprofits is working to build an openly licensed Open Badges platform for digital certificates that professionals and students can use to show they’ve mastered certain skills (either academic or so-called “soft skills,” like collaboration or problem solving).

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5 Companies to Watch in 2011

The Electric Educator

Note: This is the first of my series "5 things to watch in 2011" Future installments will include: Five people to follow in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five technologies to watch in 2011 Five blogs to read in 2011 The folks over at Prezi continue to make their presentation product more and more compelling.

Company 71
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The Next Edtech IPO Might Be This London-Based Language Learning Company

Edsurge

Niesner claims the company is on track to hit $40 million in revenue in 2020. The company is still shy of the $100 million revenue threshold commonly associated with IPO-ready companies. The company reached 25 million users by 2012 and 55 million users three years later. The company has raised $4.4

Company 86
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Layoffs Hit LearnZillion as Company Shifts Focus to Core Curriculum

Edsurge

For venture-backed education companies, the path to sustainability—and profitability—can be full of difficult twists and turns. Most of the people affected were part of the company’s professional development team, which worked with educators to implement its supplemental curriculum offerings. Oftentimes, change can come at a cost.

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