Instructing Ideas

Stephanie Farr cuts right to the chase with the lede of this story:

This is the story of what happens when a public transit agency asks the public for help picking a new mascot. And that public is the city of Philadelphia.

Spoiler: It does not end well.

In case you missed it, mascots are all the rage in Philadelphia these days, after the Philadelphia Fliers NHL team revealed its new mascot, Gritty, to nationwide attention. SEPTA p...

Introduction

The term Safety Case has, over time, been applied liberally, inconsistently and with a variety of prefixes: potentially leading to confused, incoherent and ineffective safety management. It is also apparent that the practical management of Safety Cases can often remain an equipment-centric activity, led by the Defence Equipment & Support Delivery Team. Recent Military Aviation Authority (MAA) audits...

• Dozens of locations across the country will benefit from the investment
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• Culture Secretary says innovative programme will make our heritage work for modern life.

A new £62 million fund will breathe new life into historic high streets across the country, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright announced today.

High streets lie at the heart of communities but are under increasing pressure as more people choose to shop online.

Building on successf...

About 2 years ago I was speaking at a Gamifiers event in London. One of the other speakers spoke about a new product called “Playbrush”. It was an add-on for a toothbrush that allowed it to interact with a mobile device like an iPad. As well as the add-on, there were a couple of games that it controlled on the mobile device. The idea was to encourage kids to brush for longer and with higher efficiency because they want to progress in the games.

It is fair to say the ide...

I love being able to visit classrooms throughout the school year.  Seeing students from different grade levels, in different schools, and of different backgrounds really is a blessing.  I feel like I learn so much every single time I am with a new class!

I was fortunate enough to visit a first grade class for their Reading instruction.  They were focusing on

Marshall Shepherd convened a panel of experts to examine lessons from the flooding that has ravaged the Midwest over the past week. Here's the lineup of experts:

• Brian Bledsoe, University of Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Resilient Infrastructure.
• Barb Mayes-Boustead, National Weather Service Meteorologist Instructor.
• Forbes Tompkins, Officer, Flood Prepared Communities, The Pew Charitable Trusts.
• Witold F. Krajewski, Rose & Joseph Summers...

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