May 15th, 2012 Clearly, the traditional, “units of study” approach focusing on a single genre at a time will not be effective under the new Common Core expectations. In Empowering Writers’ new webinar, “How CCSS Impacts Writing Instruction” Empowering Writer’s Co-Founder, Barbara Mariconda, explains, “Students will not retain genre-specific skills when they’re taught a month …
Tag Archive: vision
Apr 02
Welcome to the PR with Panache Family!
We are pleased to welcome Observe4success to the Family! “Observe4success is a practical, real-world, simple tool that educators can use to observe, encourage, enhance, and sustain effective instructional practice and classroom cultures in school communities. Observe4success uniquely combines the newest technology, content that is easily understood, and meaningful graphic reports to support and assist teachers …
Feb 28
Revamp Your Elevator Speech
I’ve found that it is very important to sell oneself in business, because, let’s be honest, people are shopping around. However, I’ve come upon an article by Geoffrey James that re-examines this “sales pitch” into more of a conversation…not a sale. I really like how James makes business more approachable, more closely related to everyday …
Feb 27
Building a Brand
Do you know what it takes to monitor your reputation? In the blog, Persuasive Concepts, David Johnson addresses key things that you can do to more fully build your brand. The first step is to know what others are thinking, or saying, about your brand, SO GO FIND IT! Johnson gives you many ways to …
Feb 21
Helping TEL.A.VISION Connect to Educators
For much of 2008 and now into 2009, I’ve been working on an exciting project called “TEL•A•VISION” and driving forward on ensuring the widest possible exposure to it within K12 education. TEL•A•VISION is a new way for youth to bring their dreams to life using technology, and has already launched at www.telavision.tv and you can read stories, …





