Tag: Education
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West Virginia Welcomes a New Creative Misfit
OK, so there are those who dabble in social networking and media. And then there are those who live social networking and media, blazing new trails and teaching the rest of us about its potential as they go. The latter describes Mayra Ruiz-McPherson, a wonderful new addition to the creative talent base here in West…
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Education, Not Taxes, Biggest Economic Issue in Arizona
What issue do you tend to hear most about in the media as it relates to business leaders’ top agenda items? More often than not, it seems like taxes and tax incentives dominate the discussion. However, as the economy shifts towards a more knowledge-based foundation, talent, not taxes, becomes a larger issue.A recent legislative priorities…
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Mining Talent From Former Natives
We’ve posted several times about the need to re-stock our talent pipeline with new economy-savvy workers and entrepreneurs. It’s a very tough chicken-and-egg dilemma. How do you attract talent without the jobs, and how do you build companies without the talent? One low-hanging fruit tactic of course is to lure people who already have a…
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Creative Cone Awards Announced
There are literally hundreds (thousands?) of creative people in communities throughout our state taking a leadership role by sticking their neck out to instigate positive change. To honor their work and to honor the work of specific individuals who have earned our respect and admiration for their creative accomplishments, the Create WV team launched the…
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Pre-Conference Thoughts: It’s Been a Creative Year!
As we get set to launch the Create WV 2008 Conference today, we asked ourselves “Has there been any impact on West Virginia in the past 12 months? Do we see tangible progress towards building the New Economy?” We asked in a survey “Is your community actively including key pillars of building creative communities for…
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Things That Are Necessary Tend to Happen
One the eve of the CreateWV conference, I want to close out my discussion of the book, Disrupting Class, with a simple, but profound statement made by Dr. Johnson, the book’s co-author, the last time I sat down with him in person – “CreateWV is all about creating something that is not there.” Public education,…
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Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)
KIPP began in 1994 when two teachers, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, launched a fifth-grade public school program in inner city Houston, TX, after completing their commitment to Teach For America. In 1995, Feinberg remained in Houston to lead KIPP Academy Middle School, and Levin returned home to New York City to establish KIPP Academy…
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Trade Tech High
Trade Tech High is a prototype for career technical education across the United States. “No longer will students have to choose between ‘college prep’ or ‘career prep’ as Trade Tech provides the opportunity to earn college credit, participate in work-based internships, and begin an accelerated apprenticeship program.” View their operating model: http://www.tradetechhigh.org/operatingmodel/tradestech_op_model_10e_web_02.pdf Watch their video: …
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Big Picture School
“The Big Picture Company believes that schools must be personalized, educating every student equally, ONE STUDENT AT A TIME. Each student’s learning plan should grow out of his or her unique needs, interests, and passions.” Read more about their philosophy: http://www.bigpicture.org/aboutus/philosophy.htm Visit one of their schools across the country: http://www.bigpicture.org/schools/index.htm Read The Big Picture Book:…
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New Tech High School
New Tech’s mission is to re-invent teaching and learning for the 21 st Century by offering a proven model and a fully integrated suite of tools designed to facilitate the creation and management of a relevant and engaging 21st Century education. Visit one of their schools: http://www.newtechhigh.org/Website2007/index.html New Tech Foundation is a 501c(3) that helps…