Let’s hear it for the end of another week as we prepare for the weekend. The Snoop has her hair on fire as our team works to bring you the best EdNET ever, but I always have time to gather and share the scoops with you too so please read on for your weekly dose now….
Ch-ch-ch-changes….
Matt Hulett will be joining Rosetta Stone Inc. next week in the newly created position of President of Language. He will oversee the Company’s language learning business and will report directly to CEO John Hass. Matt will have strategic oversight of the direction and execution of the language business’ product, sales and marketing, and infrastructure functions to deliver the best possible outcomes for language learners globally.
Matt is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership experience, most recently from Pioneer Square Labs, a Seattle-based startup studio where he served as Entrepreneur in Residence. Prior to Pioneer Square Labs, he served as the Chief Product Officer of privately-held SaaS-based Human Resources technology provider, TINYpulse, and as the Chief Executive Officer of Click Sales, Inc. (dba ClickBank), a privately-held top 100 internet retailer. Prior to ClickBank, Matt served as the Senior Vice President of RealNetworks’ games division, where he led the right-sizing effort of the traditional gaming business to its first run-rate profitability in several years and led the business’ turnaround strategy pivot into social and mobile gaming. With extensive experience in the technology space, his previous positions also include President of the corporate travel division of Expedia and CEO of AdXpose.
Join me in congratulating Matt on his new role with Rosetta Stone!
Joseph South, a strategic national ed tech expert focused on evidence-based learning transformation, has joined the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) as the organization’s chief learning officer. Joseph will lead ISTE’s newly formed Learning Team. The group will continue the significant work already being done to provide members with high-quality, professional learning experiences and resources grounded in the ISTE Standards. It will also expand this work to include more flexible options for members in both online and face-to-face settings.
Joseph previously served as the director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. In this role, he was an adviser to the Secretary of Education and developed national ed tech policy, formed public-private partnerships to assist state and local education leaders in transitioning to digital learning, helped school districts expand the use of openly licensed educational resources, and collaborated with stakeholders to nurture a robust ecosystem of ed tech entrepreneurs and innovators.
Joseph holds a doctorate in instructional psychology and technology from Brigham Young University. He is a past recipient of the ISTE Making IT Happen award and the Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers Award from the Center for Digital Education.
Congratulations to Joseph on his new role at ISTE!
And Jason Gorman is joining the EqualEd team. Jason reports that at EqualEd, they are creating a pedagogically innovative and technically cutting-edge STEM education program for K-12 learners around the world. Jason was formerly Vice President, Learning Experience Design Services at Six Red Marbles.
Let’s wish Jason all the best on his new role!
My hair really is on fire with EdNET planning but in the best of ways. I am getting ready for all of the session planning calls and am excited about them. This is an amazing program this year with such a terrific roster of presenters. There is more content than ever, and you are going to profit from this learning experience, I know.
If you have not yet done so (seriously??), please check out the 5 keynotes and 15 breakouts planned!
Register your team and save!
EdNET 2017 has critical information, insights, and take-aways for everyone on your team—executives, market analysts, product and sales team members, marketing team members, and those responsible for product development. Check out the team promotional discounts available and bring several team members so you can cover the greatly expanded content this year.
As we continue our work to bring you an awesome EdNET 2017, I want to send a special thank you to the amazing organizations that have stepped up to support EdNET and our work and to bring you a wonderful program and the best business networking in the industry. Our sincere thanks to each of the following wonderful organizations that generously support EdNET and our work:
Tier 1
EdWeek Market Brief
PR With Panache!
West (SchoolMessenger solutions)
Tier 2
Academic Business Advisors, LLC
Agile Education Marketing
Authentica Solutions
BLEgroup, a PCG Company
Classworks by Curriculum Advantage, Inc.
eSchool Media, Inc.
HTML5aliveTM
KEH Communications
L.Wolfe Communications
Learnosity
MMS Education
Texthelp
Westchester Publishing Services
We love and appreciate each of these organizations!
Who’s Coming to EdNET?
Check out the organizations already registered!. Be sure you have registered and also be sure to complete your profile in the Networking Directory! This online community has many features you won’t want to miss!
95 Percent Group
A Pass Educational Group, LLC
AlphaBEST Education
American Community Corrections Institute, Inc.
Andamio Games
Aperture Education
Apperson, Inc.
Apptegy
Arizona Department of Education
Ascend Education
ASU Prep Digital
Bellwether Education Partners
Big Deal Media/Marketing Projects, Inc.
Bigham Technology Solutions, Inc.
Blackboard
Blue Skies Direct
Booksource
Boys Town
C. Blohm & Associates, Inc.
Calvert Education
Capstone
CAST, Inc.
CEV Multimedia
Chessiecap Securities, Inc.
ClassLink
Co9 Consulting
CodeMonkey Studios
Committee for Children
Congress Elementary School District
Cox Business
CPM Educational Program
Crescerance
Davis Publications
Dayton Johnson Executive Search, LLC
DeSilva & Phillips Investment Bank
Desmos, Inc.
Discipline Associates, LLC
DMW Direct
DNB
Dysart Unified School District
EdGate Correlation Services
Education Market Association
Education Networks of America (ENA)
Education Talk Radio
Education Week
Education Week Research Center
Educational Systemics, Inc.
EDUMETRIX INC
edWeb.net
EdWeek Market Brief
Empirical Education Inc.
eSchool Media, Inc.
ESGI Software
EvoText
FableVision
Facilitron Inc.
First Step / ClassLink
Forward Thinking EDU
Fuel Education
Future of Privacy Forum
Gander Publishing
Gibbs Smith Education
Gilbert Public Schools
Glynlyon, Inc.
GuideK12
HighScope
Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network
HTML5alive
Infinite Campus
InnovateEDU/Brooklyn Lab
Interactive Educational Systems Design (IESD)
J Daly Associates
K-12 Market Advisors
Kajeet, Inc.
Kathy Hurley LLC
KEH Communications
Knovation
Kurland Consulting
L. Wolfe Communications
Laurel Springs School
Learning A-Z
Learning Resources
Learnosity
Lesson Planet
Ligature Partners
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
LTGO
Magic Software Inc.
Marketing Genius Group
Matchbook Events
McGraw Hill Education
MCH Strategic Data
McKinsey & Co.
MDR
MDR/WeAreTeachers
Measured Progress
Meemic Insurance Company
MetaMetrics
MHT Partners
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
MIDAS Education
MMS Education
myON
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
National School Boards Association
NEA
Nepris, Inc.
Nibletz Media Ventures
NWEA
Oates Associates
Odysseyware
Parthenon-EY
Paula Maylahn Consulting
PCG Education
Penguin Random House
Perfection Learning
PR with Panache!
ProjectEd
Promethean
Quill.com
Renaissance
Renaissance Learning
Sanford Health
Santa Fe Public Schools
School Specialty, Inc.
SchoolCity
Search Inc.
Second Avenue Learning
SETDA
SIIA
Spectrum Enterprise
Sprout Social
Teach n’ Kids Learn (TKL)
Teacher Created Materials
Teacherlists
Texthelp
The Douglas Stewart Company
The Meemic Foundation
The Munn Group
The Source for Learning, Inc.
Transformational Storytelling
Tyton Partners
Underscore Creative
Varitronics, LLC
Vector Solutions, Education Division
Vernier Software and Technology
Victory
Virtual Schools Of Excellence
Voyager Sopris Learning
West (SchoolMessenger solutions)
Westchester K-12 Publishing Services
Westchester Publishing Services
Winter Group
WLJ Advisors, LLC
You be sure your organization is on this list!
The summer days here in Houston are still so very hot, but hey, it’s the weekend, which can mean pool and down time and maybe even an umbrella drink or two. Let’s do it, friends. Enjoy yours and be sure to meet me right back here next Friday. Till then….Vicki, the Snoop
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