Blending technology and classroom learning: Jessie Woolley-Wilson at TEDxRainier
Jessie Woolley-Wilson is an eLearning leader who has served as President of LeapFrog SchoolHouse, Blackboard, and now as Chair, President and CEO of DreamBox Learning, creator of the Intelligent...
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Reviewer: Denise RQPivotal moments really can createwho we are today and very much shape
who we become tomorrow.When I was a student,I was part of a group that went
to the DC metro area to try to figure outwhat business could do to try
to improve education for every child.What I remember most
about my first classroom visit in DCwas the sound of dripping water
from a dilapidated building.There was this classroom
full of maybe 20, 25 students,and there was one student
sitting at a desk,captivated by the water
dripping from the ceiling.I won't forget that scenebecause there wasn't
much learning going on,but I also won't forget his eyes.He saw me when I looked at him,
and he knew he deserved better.That was a piv...