Entrepreneurship

Frederic Mazzella
Dec 16

“With the huge amounts of online knowledge available, the challenge in modern teaching is not about knowing, but really about distilling and processing information and presenting it in a relevant, intelligent manner. It’s all about how we think, and not about what we know.” – Frederic Mazzella, France

Nov 19

“Over 200 million kids woke up this morning and didn’t go to school.” – John Wood, USA

Nov 17

“Personalized learning is one of the keys to enhancing future innovation. We know students learn in many different ways and now students can access the content they need that matches their learning style and provides them an effective path to mastery.” – Jim Bowler, USA

Nov 13

“The concept of career ladders is where we need to go…going beyond the concept of professional development and thinking about how you grow and develop talent for years and not just to meet today’s needs.” – Alvin Crawford, USA

Nov 4

“It seems undeniable to me that the most critical ingredient to improving learning is a well-supported and caring teacher. Professional development must remain a high priority to help positively impact teaching and learning.” – Ron Reed, USA

Oct 10

“Characters tell stories, and kids love stories. If you have characters that are platform agnostic and kids fall in love with the characters, they’re going to listen to the story.” – Terry Thoren, USA

Sep 13

“School buildings that are designed for 20th century learning… were designed to deliver education one basic way, by lecture mode, and this no longer serves people who need to learn 21st century skills.” – Randy Fielding, USA

Sep 8

“The trend of offering individualized education plans, curricula, and lessons is going to help students tremendously. “Teaching to the middle” is one of the saddest concepts I’ve ever heard about.” – Mike Lee, USA

Aug 29

“Our learning experiences can be so much more enriching if we have purpose and if we can connect that purpose to action.” – Jennifer Corriero and Michael Furdyk, Canada

Aug 29

“Don’t forget the importance of the inner life of a child. If you can give the student the tools to be able to generate happiness from within, then they are much better equipped for any challenge that life presents.” – Randy Taran, USA

Aug 17

“My parents supported me wholeheartedly with my creative endeavors. They were my champions.” Ahmet Zappa – USA

Aug 15

“Our work shows that students have a unique opportunity to change what’s wrong in their world through innovation and technology.” Sonnino Brothers – Brazil

Aug 12

“When teachers are given the respect, proper tools and guidance, schools, pupils and communities will flourish.” – Switzerland

Jul 13

“Kids just need to know what success looks like, and then they can aspire to it.” – USA

Jun 26

“Families who choose online education for their children want the exact same thing that any parent wants – the best education for their kids – they are just choosing a different way to get it.” – USA

Jun 23

“Too often cell phones in schools are banned but they are powerful tools. As long as safety precautions and standards are built in, that is.” – USA

Jun 21

“The first and MOST important element that any leader must have when integrating technology and change in the classroom: courage. Simply put, no courage and no change.” – Canada

Jun 13

“My advice to technologists is to find ways in which your skills can be applied to make the world better, and to not be afraid to dream big.” – USA

Jun 12

“Without substantial institutional rethinking more students will question what schooling is for.” – UK

Jun 10

“The parent power trend represents the best hope for the future of public education.” – USA