It’s Not About the Machine, It’s About Heart

Education Week – Tom Vander Ark

2-Aug

The Mooresville edtech conference (#Connection12 on Twitter) is an effort to share lessons from one of the best 1:1 programs in the country. This week, more than 400 teachers and administrators crammed the gym of Mooresville Intermediate School located about 20 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina. This is Superintendent Mark Edwards’ second successful 1:1 deployment. In addition to the conference, Mooresville is working with Pearson to share lessons learned. Scott Drossos said, “We’re still working closely with Edwards. We’ve also made great progress launching the Pearson 1:1 Learning Framework this year.” Scott’s team is working with ten districts. “We’re launching the largest 1:1 learning initiative of its kind in the nation this fall in Huntsville, AL. It’s a complete digital transformation of the entire district at once.” I hope they drink the culture Kool-Aid, it’s clearly the secret to Mooresville’s success.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_innovation/2012/08/its_not_about_the_machine_its_about_heart.html