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Enabling the Shift from the Institution to the Individual. Technical and Development Panel. Panelists. Lou Gray (DreamBox Learning) Robert Levine (ArchieMD) Nancy MacCreery (VitalSource Technologies, Inc.) Doug Stein (MemeSpark LLC) (moderator).
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Enabling the Shift from the Institution to the Individual Technical and Development Panel
Panelists • Lou Gray (DreamBox Learning) • Robert Levine (ArchieMD) • Nancy MacCreery (VitalSource Technologies, Inc.) • Doug Stein (MemeSpark LLC) (moderator)
What steps can all schools take when using Web 2.0 technology to build on current best practices – and are understood by the best educators?
Make new friends, but keep the old – one is silver and the other’s gold
How can software become the ideal teacher’s aide? • Unburden teachers from the paperwork burdens of managing differentiated instruction in the classroom.
Can all students get great instruction if we use these technologies? • What have we always known we ought to be doing – but couldn’t because of the effort?
Why is this time any different? • Precursors to success finally exist in the market - what are they?
How do we achieve “No Teacher Left Behind?” • This generation of learners has been raised with electronic interactions / visual media – but adults are still better at helping kids understand the implications and next steps.
Why is this not just good education - but good business? • Mass production is not the same as mass customization. • Shift happens – so can you at least have a hand on the wheel?