Employers complain that graduates are not ready for work. Stanford University studies indicate students are overloaded and under-prepared. So exactly what should we teach young people in an age where Dr. Google has an answer for everything; humans are living longer; the traditional professions disappear while new ones are created; international mobility is drastically increasing population diversity; terrorism, environmental threats and inequality need our collective attention; and robots and gene editing are coming, requiring us to re-examine the very core of what it means to be human?
The Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration, mathematics coaching, special needs education, science instruction, and gender equity. C.M. Rubin Founder of CMRubinWorld asked them to reflect on these questions: Do you believe curriculum needs to be more relevant for a 21st century world? If you had the power to change the school curriculum, what would you change?
“We need to develop a generation of critical thinkers, collaborators, communicators, environmentalists and ethical IT users,” writes Rashmi Kathuria in India. “The content of the news in the last few months, and indeed years, provides clear and loud evidence for the fact that our education system is failing,” notes Miriam Mason-Sesay, who believes “division, hatred and bigoted fearfulness are fostered seemingly unchallenged, and our education system has not prepared our youngsters to evaluate the veracity of so many claims.” Craig Kemp in Singapore wants “more emphasis on lifelong learning skills than on curriculum content,” and Elisa Guerra Cruz’s curriculum would be focused on “passion projects, aimed at gaining knowledge and abilities, but also at discovering whatever fires a student’s heart,”
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The Global Teacher Bloggers have founded schools, written curricula, and led classrooms in 16 different countries that stretch across every populated continent on earth. CMRubinWorld’s Top Global Teachers are: Rashmi Kathuria, Jim Tuscano, Craig Kemp, Jasper Rijpma, Elisa Guerra, Pauline Hawkins, Maarit Rossi, Vicki Davis, Miriam Mason-Sesay, Shaelynn Fransworth, Carl Hooker, Adam Steiner, Warren Sparrow, Nadia Lopez, Richard Wells, Joe Fatheree, Kazuya Takahashi, and Abeer Qunaibi
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Quote-to-Cash leader appoints expert business transformation and tech strategist Suman Konidana in its drive to hire leading talent amid explosive growth.
Simplus is one of the best Salesforce consultancies in the industry, and I am proud to join the team.”
— Suman Konidana
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, September 27, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Simplus is pleased to announce the appointment of Suman Konidana as its managing director. This appointment is a part of the company’s mission to hire experienced talent amidst the recent acquisition of Basati and rapid growth.
Konidana joins Simplus with over 21 years of industry and management consulting experience. A proven transformational business and technology strategist with a passion for innovation, Konidana’s core strength lies in his ability to build, sell and implement complete digital experiences aligned to business needs. Prior to joining Simplus, he led business development and solution delivery in digital technologies and customer engagement for Slalom, Salesforce and Deloitte, building partnerships with enterprise brands and accelerating the annual run-rate 9x. His unique and inspiring leadership style motivates and empowers teams to become best-of-breed, high-performance collaborators in delivering exceptional value to customers.
Ryan Westwood, chief executive officer of Simplus, commented on Konidana’s appointment, “We are pleased to have Suman join us as the managing director. His industry expertise and seasoned leadership skills make him an incredibly valuable asset to our team.”
Konidana manages the Simplus Salesforce core and CLM practices, supporting all Salesforce Clouds and partner solutions providing value to our customers. “I am excited to join Simplus,” Konidana said. “Simplus is one of the best Salesforce consultancies in the industry, and I am proud to join the team.”
For more information, please contact 1-833-SIMPLUS or email amyc(at)simplus(dot)com.
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ABOUT SIMPLUS
Simplus is a Platinum Salesforce Partner and provider of Quote-to-Cash implementations. We provide enterprise-wide digital transformation through advisory, implementation, change management, custom configuration, and managed services. Guided by the mantra “success simplified,” we use leading cloud solutions to help companies achieve a strategic vision, improve performance, and increase value to stakeholders. With more than 1000 clients and a high customer satisfaction rating, Simplus helps companies improve, innovate, and grow. For more information, please visit http://www.simplus.com.
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***HEARING NOTICE***
Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs to Hold Federalism Hearing
MEDIA ADVISORY
CONTACT: Lee Lonsberry 202 225 0453
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 3:30 PM EDT in Longworth House Office Building Room 1334, the Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs will hold its second hearing.
WHAT:
Speaker’s Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs hearing. Are We “Federalizing” Federalism? A Primer on Federalism, State and Local Government and Interrelations with the Federal Government
WHEN:
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 3:30 PM EDT
WHERE:
1334 Longworth House Office Building or CLICK HERE to stream live
Witnesses will include:
Heather Gerken - Dean and the Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School
Timothy J. Conlan, Ph.D. - Professor of Government at George Mason University
Randy E. Barnett - Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center
BACKGROUND: In May of 2017, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the creation of the Task Force, a bipartisan group of lawmakers focused on balancing the interests between federal and local governments. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) was appointed Chairman of the Task Force.
