How Will We Read? The Book Makers
“We are at a very early stage in imagining the future of the book.” — David “Skip” Prichard The publisher delivers a single file. With that file, Ingram Content Group will deliver the content globally in a variety of ways, whether as a printed book or as a digital file which will ultimately create books for every digital platform around the world. They have the industry’s largest active...
Music and the Arts: A New Opera
“Miracle!, a new opera, is winning hearts and transforming the musical education of children.”— C. M. Rubin Photo courtesy of Christopher Hall. I know when I have experienced a miracle: getting the opportunity to meet Andrew Lloyd Weber in the 1980’s to talk about the talent of an unknown artist named Sarah Brightman who was to headline in a Lloyd Weber production called Song and Dance; sitting next...
The Global Search for Education: And the Winners Are…
2011 NAB Schools First National Award Winner – Tyrrell College in Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia – recognized for its student-business mentor program with AWB Grainflow and Agrivision Photo courtesy of ACER. Research shows that student outcomes (including student engagement, attendance, retention and academic performance) can be significantly enhanced when students are connected to and involved with their community. ...
How Will We Read: On Main Street?
“Independent book stores create interest by selecting a mix of products that the community is interested in seeing.” — Oren Teicher Main Street is off to a promising holiday season, with online and in-store results indicating that sales in independent book stores are well up for 2011 over 2010. Nielsen BookScan for Thanksgiving week showed an increase of 15.5% over the same week in 2010, and in-store websites...
The Global Search for Education: Dreams
“I see schools as being a place for finding your talent, enriching yourself through being socially attached to one another, and building a healthy personality.” — Pasi Sahlberg Finnish educator Pasi Sahlberg and Chancellor Stephen Spahn of the Dwight School in Manhattan have big dreams for education. Sahlberg, the celebrated global reformer and author of newly released (and already in reprint) Finnish...
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