Podcasts about highlander institute

In today's episode we sit down and connect with Malika Ali, the Chief Innovation Officer at the Highlander Institute. Malika's transgenerational story is rooted in the pursuit of education, and she shares with us how the passion of past generations drives her own desire to empower students. She connects that curriculums need to provide both, windows and mirrors, for students so they can see themselves and better understand how they fit into the world. Malika highlights the importance of letting students “drive more” and the need to create relevant learning environments around them. Malika is passionate about community-driven change management to scale and sustain culturally responsive education driven by a liberatory data approach. As the Chief Innovation Officer at the Highlander Institute, she leads program visioning articulated through a comprehensive model for school change. She was a Rhode Island District Teacher of the Year, served on Governor Raimondo's STEAM and Equity in Educator Preparation Committee, and was named one of the nation's top emerging and inspirational Black leaders in education innovation by Learn Launch. Malika holds an M.Ed. in Education Policy and Management from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. in Public Health from Brown University. As a daughter of strong and brilliant Eritrean refugees, Malika has spent her life critiquing the systems that perpetuate educational inequity, and she is proud to be a part of the struggle to ensure that all children have access to, and can take advantage of, an empowering education. Intro song: Poet's Row, Young Bones

The mythology of scarcity often leads us into long, hard hours of lonely work believing that there is only so much power, influence, or success to go around. Over the course of this season our Bored members have consistently disrupted that mythology, establishing that the sum of us is greater than any one of us. In this vibrant and wide-ranging dialogue, Malika Ali (Director of Pedagogy, Highlander Institute), David Johns (Executive Director, National Black Justice Coalition), Ron Rapatalo (Principal, Edgility Consulting), and Anashay "Teach Em" Wright (Chief Executive Disruptor, Disruptive Partners) return to inspire, embolden, and challenge each of us to claim our power, build unorthodox partnerships, and work unwaveringly in service of the babies!

Nando Prudhomme and Maureen Sigler of the Highlander Institute, and Liz Leebens of Baychester Middle School join us to talk about how the school is keeping kids and families at the center, and how that is driving student engagement in this time of a pandemic.   01:50 Background on Baychester Middle School  Baychester Middle School […]

Nando Prudhomme and Maureen Sigler of the Highlander Institute, and Liz Leebens of Baychester Middle School join us to talk about how the school is keeping kids and families at the center, and how that is driving student engagement in this time of a pandemic.   01:50 Background on Baychester Middle School  Baychester Middle School […]

Mike Miele of the Highlander Institute and Stefanie Lafleur of Greystone Elementary School join us to talk about the expectations and reality of making the shift to distance learning during a pandemic.   02:31 Difference between digital and distance learning 02:58 Distance learning is not a synonym for virtual learning 04:09 Their [our kids'] social […]

Mike Miele of the Highlander Institute and Stefanie Lafleur of Greystone Elementary School join us to talk about the expectations and reality of making the shift to distance learning during a pandemic.   02:31 Difference between digital and distance learning 02:58 Distance learning is not a synonym for virtual learning 04:09 Their [our kids’] social […]

Vera De Jesus of the Highlander Institute shares a bundle of resources for teachers, families, partners, etc. that could potentially support or inform around Covid-19.   02:11 Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically – resources and links that provide lenses for how we can talk to students about what’s going on currently, and what […]

Vera De Jesus of the Highlander Institute shares a bundle of resources for teachers, families, partners, etc. that could potentially support or inform around Covid-19.   02:11 Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically – resources and links that provide lenses for how we can talk to students about what’s going on currently, and what […]

Malika Ali of the Highlander Institute joins us in talking about the ways that we use the concept of “developmentally appropriateness” as kind of a deficit lens or as an excuse not to have high expectations for kids. 01:53 How we hear the phrase “developmentally appropriate” thrown around without evidence or without doing work that’s […]

Malika Ali of the Highlander Institute joins us in talking about the ways that we use the concept of “developmentally appropriateness” as kind of a deficit lens or as an excuse not to have high expectations for kids. 01:53 How we hear the phrase “developmentally appropriate” thrown around without evidence or without doing work that’s […]

Here's Shawn Rubin, our 2017 Innovator Award recipient and Chief Education Officer at the Highlander Institute.  In this interview, he shares an innovative educator prep model and talk about what’s missing from the conversation in the shift toward student-centered learning.

Matt and Courtney talk with Shawn Rubin, the Chief Education Officer of Highlander Institute in Rhode Island. He talks with us about their initiative with teacher prep programs, and what that looks like in a personalized environment. Follow Highlander at @HighlanderInst and Shawn @shawncrubin on Twitter!

Matt and Courtney talk with Shawn Rubin, the Chief Education Officer of Highlander Institute in Rhode Island. He talks with us about their initiative with teacher prep programs, and what that looks like in a personalized environment. Follow Highlander at @HighlanderInst and Shawn @shawncrubin on Twitter!

Mike Klein of the Highlander Institute joins us today as we talk about digital citizenship and how to become a great digital citizen. 01:57 Definition of digital citizenship 03:08 I was just thinking about what digital citizenship means to me, and I started to think about the words “steward,” “collaboration,” “transparency,” and really helping people […]

Mike Klein of the Highlander Institute joins us today as we talk about digital citizenship and how to become a great digital citizen. 01:57 Definition of digital citizenship 03:08 I was just thinking about what digital citizenship means to me, and I started to think about the words “steward,” “collaboration,” “transparency,” and really helping people […]

"But plain old classrooms worked for me!" That's one of the common objections adults raise to the idea of replacing the factory-based classroom with a personalized model. In this episode, you'll hear a discussion between Heather Clayton Staker and Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer of the Highlander Institute, on the topic of personalizing learning. Heather and Shawn talk about Shawn's idea that a personalized strategy has three legs: pacing, agency, and differentiation. Then they look at a few levels of personalization, starting with Traditional Instruction, and then becoming more personalized with Macro Differentiation, Micro Differentiation, Individual Mastery, and Fully Personalized. How personalized is your school relative to Shawn's continuum? Shawn Rubin is the co-author with Cathy Sanford of Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. He has helped dozens of schools and thousands of teachers in Rhode Island seriously upgrade teaching and learning for their students. Accompanying commentary and notes for this podcast are at https://www.readytoblend.com/post/personalized-learning.  

This week, we welcome Eric Butash, Director of Digital Platforms at InnovateEDU, and Mike Klein, Professional Learning Coordinator at Highlander Institute, to talk about how important it is to teach good digital hygiene to the future generations of cybersecurity! In the second segment, we welcome Robert Graham, CEO of Errata Security, to take a deep dive on his tool rdpscan! In our third segment, we welcome David Boucha, Sr. Engineer at SaltStack, to talk about how Salt Open and SaltStack Enterprise can help you automate your infrastructure! In the Security News, why mobile ad fraud prevention is too good to be true, how police can snoop on McDonald's and Westfield WiFi customers, macOS Gatekeeper bypass exploits trust on network shares, and the cryptominer that kept coming back!   To learn more about SaltStack, visit: https://securityweekly.com/saltstack Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode606 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/acm to sign up for a demo or buy our AI Hunter! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

This week, we welcome Eric Butash, Director of Digital Platforms at InnovateEDU, and Mike Klein, Professional Learning Coordinator at Highlander Institute, to talk about how important it is to teach good digital hygiene to the future generations of cybersecurity! In the second segment, we welcome Robert Graham, CEO of Errata Security, to take a deep dive on his tool rdpscan! In our third segment, we welcome David Boucha, Sr. Engineer at SaltStack, to talk about how Salt Open and SaltStack Enterprise can help you automate your infrastructure! In the Security News, why mobile ad fraud prevention is too good to be true, how police can snoop on McDonald's and Westfield WiFi customers, macOS Gatekeeper bypass exploits trust on network shares, and the cryptominer that kept coming back!   To learn more about SaltStack, visit: https://securityweekly.com/saltstack Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode606 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/acm to sign up for a demo or buy our AI Hunter! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Eric Butash and Mike Klein from Highlander Institute, join us on the show to talk about, what schools are doing to protect Student Data?, how do we teach our student the importance of good digital hygiene if we don't have the proper education in place?, what is Digital Citizenship, and how is the Privacy playing a roll in our always-on youth? Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode606 Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly

Eric Butash and Mike Klein from Highlander Institute, join us on the show to talk about, what schools are doing to protect Student Data?, how do we teach our student the importance of good digital hygiene if we don't have the proper education in place?, what is Digital Citizenship, and how is the Privacy playing a roll in our always-on youth? Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode606 Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly

**Follow us on Twitter - @InstantRel** Rate and Review us on iTunes On Episode 26 of the Instant Relevance Podcast, Denis (@MathDenisNJ) and Raymond (@blended_math) are LIVE from the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference in Providence, RI! The hosts met in person for the first time and interviewed educators, innovators, and change agents throughout the symposium. Episode 3 in our 3 part series focuses on tools and techniques for personalization. The hosts begin by interviewing educator and creator of GiveThxApp - Mike Fauteux (@givethxapp) about creating safe spaces for kids to express gratitude. Next, Jennifer Saarinen (@snej80), Inquiring Minds Teacher and Student Voice Ambassador, talks about the need for explicit social/emotional learning in today's schools. Then the hosts interview Jason Appel (@jason_appel) about transforming learning in the math classroom through playlists. And finally, Jennifer Graham (@grahamjennifer2) stops by to talk about her work with the Highlander Institute and the need for educator training in this new world of personalization. More from BPLC19: -- blendedlearningconference.com/ Highlander Institute: -- highlanderinstitute.org/ GiveThx App -- givethx.org/ More from Jason Appel -- jasonkappel.com Check out more from Denis: -- denissheeran.com/ Check out more from Ray: -- blendedlearningnetwork.org/ The Instant Relevance Podcast is a proud member of VoicEd.ca and the Education Podcast Network - www.edupodcastnetwork.com

**Follow us on Twitter - @InstantRel** On Episode 25 of the Instant Relevance Podcast, Denis (@MathDenisNJ) and Raymond (@blended_math) are LIVE from the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference in Providence, RI! The hosts met in person for the first time and interviewed educators, innovators, and change agents throughout the symposium. Episode 2 in our 3 part series focuses on reaching all students regardless of the circumstances. The hosts begin by interviewing author of "Pathways to Personalization - a framework for school change" and Chief Education Officer for the Highlander Institute - Shawn Rubin (@ShawnCRubin). Next, Jonathan Santos Silva (@j_santossilva), Bridge Fellow with TNTP, talks about overcoming traditional gatekeeping in education and educating for equaity. Then, Matthew X Joseph (@MatthewXJoseph), leader, educator, speaker, and author of “Power of Us” discusses creating active learning experiences to engage all learners. Check us out next week for Part 3 of 3 where we share resources and techniques for creating equitable learning spaces. More from BPLC19: -- blendedlearningconference.com/ Highlander Institute: -- highlanderinstitute.org/ Pathways to Personalization: -- hepg.org/hep-home/books/pathways-to-personalization Jonathan Santos Silva -- tntp.org/blog Matthew X. Joseph -- http://techinnovation.live Check out more from Denis: -- denissheeran.com/ Check out more from Ray: -- blendedlearningnetwork.org/ The Instant Relevance Podcast is a proud member of VoicEd.ca and the Education Podcast Network - www.edupodcastnetwork.com

**Follow us on Twitter - @InstantRel** On Episode 24 of the Instant Relevance Podcast, Denis (@MathDenisNJ) and Raymond (@blended_math) are LIVE from the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference in Providence, RI! The hosts met in person for the first time and interviewed educators, innovators, and change agents throughout the symposium. Episode 1 in our 3 part series focuses on the question - "Why Personalized Learning?" The hosts begin by interviewing author of "Pathways to Personalization - a framework for school change" and Director of Research and Development for the Highlander Institute - Cathy Sanford (@csanford42). Next, Simona Simpson-Thomas (@simonamelanie1), Director of Multiple Pathways and conference keynote speaker, talks about how to reverse traditional labels we place on children in schools. Then, Paul Emerich France (@paul_emerich), NBCT Teacher at the Latin School in Chicago and Author of "Reclaiming Personalized Learning," reminds us that personalization goes way beyond just using technology in the classroom. Check us out next week for Part 2 of 3 where we delve further into equity and personalized learning. More from BPLC19: --blendedlearningconference.com/ Highlander Institute: -- highlanderinstitute.org/ Pathways to Personalization: -- hepg.org/hep-home/books/pathways-to-personalization Paul Emerich France -- paulemerich.com/ Check out more from Denis: -- denissheeran.com/ Check out more from Ray: -- blendedlearningnetwork.org/ The Instant Relevance Podcast is a proud member of VoicEd.ca and the Education Podcast Network - www.edupodcastnetwork.com

Interview Notes, Resources, & LinksGet the book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School ChangeVisit The Pathways to Personalization WebsiteVisit the Highlander Institute WebsiteFollow Shawn on Twitter @ShawnCRubinFollow Cathy on Twitter @CSanford42Follow the Highlander Institute @HighlanderInstAbout The AuthorsCathy Sanford leads research and development efforts at Highlander Institute, and Shawn Rubin is the chief education officer at Highlander Institute, and he's the author, with Cathy Sanford, of Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change 

Personalized learning has been an education buzzword for several years. A recent survey of by the state education technology directors association, or SETDA, put personalized learning at the top of the list of state priorities. But how do school leaders really do personalized learning? A new book offers something like a step-by-step manual. It’s called Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change, written by two long-time school innovators, Cathy Sanford and by our guest today, Shawn Rubin. Rubin spent 10 years in the classroom, and he has been the Chief Education officer at the HIghlander Institute since 2011, and has led personalized learning efforts in Rhode Island schools. He designed the Highlander Institute’s “Fuse” program, which trains educators to lead personalized learning in schools and districts. His new book offers a five-step framework to help school leaders and teacher teams design and implement blended and personalized learning initiatives based on local needs and interests. EdSurge sat down with Rubin during the EdSurge Fusion conference in October, to talk about his book and what he’s learned about personalized learning.

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the seventh of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the pilot— the time frame, […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the seventh of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the pilot— the time frame, […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the sixth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance and value of […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the sixth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance and value of […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the fifth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance of the early […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the fifth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance of the early […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the fourth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance of change agents […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the fourth of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the importance of change agents […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the third of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about best practices for data collection […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the third of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about best practices for data collection […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the second of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the 5 components of the […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the second of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about the 5 components of the […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the first of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about why they wrote the book, […]

Shawn Rubin, Chief Education Officer, and Cathy Sanford, Director of Research and Development, both from the Highlander Institute, talk about their new book, Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. This is the first of a multi-part series about the book. In this episode, Shawn and Cathy talk about why they wrote the book, […]

Fuse Architect - An interview with Highlander Institute on school progress by MVLRI

In this episode, our guest, Ray Steinmetz, a math teacher at Portsmouth Middle School in Rhode Island, talks about his classroom experience from being a traditional math teacher to transitioning to blended learning. 01:35 Ray’s experience as a traditional math teacher 01:54 Learning through the Highlander Institute and shifting to blended learning 02:26 Ray’s technology […]

In this episode, we talk about homework: why is it important, how do we make sure that students see the value in it, and how do we administer it the right way. Vera De Jesus and Mike Klein from the Highlander Institute join Nick and Christina in this discussion. 01:57 Vera’s experience: homework was not […]

Malika Ali of the Highlander Institute on leveling the playing field for all learners, interviewed by Bryant Estrada. https://highlanderinstitute.org/

EMPOWER STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA & DIGITAL FOOTPRINT Our good friend Bruce Umpstead of ScaleUp Education Partners is joined by Eric Butash of The Highlander Institute.The Highlander Institute is an education non-profit organization focused on researching, developing, and disseminating innovative methods to improve outcomes for all learners

EMPOWER STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA & DIGITAL FOOTPRINT Our good friend Bruce Umpstead of ScaleUp Education Partners is joined by Eric Butash of The Highlander Institute.The Highlander Institute is an education non-profit organization focused on researching, developing, and disseminating innovative methods to improve outcomes for all learners

Malika Ali, Educational Strategy Specialist at the Highlander Institute, joins us to talk about Culturally Responsive Teaching. 00:47 Malika’s background 01:56 Definition of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) 04:24 On personalizing learning and equity 04:30 3 ways you can personalize for your students 05:27 On Responsiveness 06:14 What is a classroom that’s instituting CRT look like? […]

Mike Miele, Educational Strategies Specialist at the Highlander Institute, joins us to talk about project-based learning. 00:50 Introducing Mike Miele 00:57 Students learn best through hands-on experiences. 01:05 Project-based Learning Rhode Island (PBLRI) https://www.facebook.com/PBLRI/ https://sites.google.com/highlanderinstitute.org/pblri/home 01:40 How big is the community (PBLRI) now? 02:24 What is Project-based Learning (PBL)? 03:23 Gold standard project according to […]

This episode is the fifth in our series documenting the Fuse Architect Project, a collaboration between the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Highlander Institute, and several other Rhode Island-based stakeholders endeavoring to design and pilot systems that promote student centered learning. In this episode, we’re talking with Pegah Rahmanian, the Executive Director of Youth in Action. Pegah and her team have been working with two participant schools of the Fuse Architect program to help ground their work in conversations around equity and social justice. Pegah also notes that through working on this initiative, their own organization has learned and grown in areas as well.

This episode is the fifth in our series documenting the Fuse Architect Project, a collaboration between the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Highlander Institute, and several other Rhode Island-based stakeholders endeavoring to design and pilot systems that promote student centered learning. In this episode, we’re excited to talk with Emily Zilly, science teacher at Rodgers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, and four of her students who are participating in some student-centered learning models. We also talk about their work for the upcoming science fair, an example of a project-based, student-directed learning experience benefitting from the Fuse Architect influence.

This episode is the fourth in our series documenting the Fuse Architect Project, a collaboration between the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Highlander Institute, and several other Rhode Island-based stakeholders endeavoring to design and pilot systems that promote student centered learning. In this episode, we’re talking with Roberto Gonzalez of the Rhode Island-based nonprofit STEAM Box. Roberto shares with us some inspiring stories that come out of the work that he does with Fuse Architect schools and other programs, and gives us insight on his process that puts students at the center and grants them control of their learning.

This episode is the second in our series documenting the Integrated Learning Systems project, a collaboration between the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Highlander Institute, and several other Rhode Island-based stakeholders endeavoring to design and pilot systems that promote student centered learning. In this episode, we talk with Stephen Osborn of the Rhode Island Department of Education and Daniela Fairchild of Rhode Island’s Office of Innovation. During our conversation, Stephen and Daniela provide some background on each of their offices’ work around personalized learning, and touch on their own roles in the Integrated Learning Systems initiative. We also talk in more detail about what each of their hopes are for this grant program’s accomplishments

This episode is the third in our series documenting the Integrated Learning Systems project, a collaboration between the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Highlander Institute, and several other Rhode Island-based stakeholders endeavoring to design and pilot systems that promote student centered learning. In this episode, we’re talking with Paula Dillon, the Assistant Superintendent of Barrington Public Schools in Barrington, Rhode Island. Paula talks with us about some of the challenges and opportunities that her staff and students have faced while implementing their iCreate lab, specially carved out space for students to pursue individualized learning and creation.

So you've decided that you want to plan a pilot for a new EdTech tool. Where to start? There are a number of factors that affect the outcome of, and reliability of information obtained in, a pilot, from the cultural right down to the technical. In this podcast, we learn more about these factors from Laura Jackson and Joshua Marland (Project Manager and Director of Data & Analytics, respectively) of Highlander Institute, an organization that cultivates and disseminates innovative education solutions that improve educator and system capacity to provide personalized experiences for every learner. We also hear from Cameron Berube, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Providence Public Schools (a participant in one of Highlander's pilots). For more on pilots, see the first entry in this podcast series: http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/06/podcast-pilot-programs-foundation-for-innovation/

We sit down with Shawn Rubin, the Director of Blended Learning for the Highlander Institute, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit organization providing professional development and other educational services across a variety of areas. Shawn has a wealth of experience in integrating technology into instruction and harnessing its capabilities to do a better and smarter job of educating students.

In this segment we talk about the enthusiasm around edcamps in the north east and what can be done to spread the fervor beyond early adopters. Follow:@kristenswanson, @ShawnCRubin @bamradionetwork Shawn Rubin is the Director of Technology Integration at the Highlander Institute in Providence, RI. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Metryx, a start-up software company building flexible formative assessment tools for educators to use on mobile devices. Shawn began his education career as a founding faculty member of the Highlander Charter School teaching a range of grades.