Realizing the Promise of 21st-Century Education

Realizing the Promise of 21st-Century Education
Author: Bruce Joyce
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-11-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452269416

Keys to building a new generation of courses and schools While many futurists tout the value of teaching students 21st-century skills, bridging the concept with the practice is best accomplished by professional educators. Authors Bruce Joyce and Emily Calhoun know how to actualize the critical reforms that enable schools to prepare students for today′s workforce. They outline a clear vision for advancing school reform that emphasizes infusing technology across the curriculum. Specific steps include: Providing technology access to all students to promote equity and engagement Developing hybrid courses that prepare students to meet 21st-century needs Designing professional development that connects technology to teaching Improving literacy instruction Changing the high school paradigm Involving teachers, parents, and community members in school leadership We have a tremendous opportunity to bridge education with the information and communications technology revolution. Joyce and Calhoun show how to deliver on the promise of a 21st-century education by teaching students the skills they need to achieve in their careers and in life.

Realizing the Promise of Corporate Portals

Realizing the Promise of Corporate Portals
Author: Cindy Gordon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2009-11-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136369805

Thoughtful and provocative, 'Realizing the Promise of Corporate Portals' illustrates the vast potential of corporate portals and what your company can do to implement them for business success. Based on the authors' extensive backgrounds and consulting focused on implementing corporate portals this exciting new book extends IT theory into business strategy. Terra and Gordon explore the components and architecture of typical corporate portals and fundamental issues in knowledge management. Geared for decision makers at the executive level, this book provides a comprehensive view of the market landscape, powerful and detailed case studies, and collected best practices and lessons learned to help organizations successfully implement corporate portals. The book also includes detailed checklists necessary for selecting and implementing appropriate corporate portal technical solutions. Learn from their detailed case studies of hugely successful corporate portal implementations, including: * ADC Telecommunications Inc. * Bain & Company * Bank of Montreal * Context Integration * Eli Lilly * Hill & Knowlton * Nortel Networks * SERPRO * Siemens * Texaco * Xerox

Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine

Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine
Author: Paul Cerrato
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017-08-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128116366

Realizing the Promise of Precision Medicine: The Role of Patient Data, Mobile Technology, and Consumer Engagement explains the potential of personalized medicine and the value of those approaches in making that potential a reality. The book helps transform one-size-fits-all healthcare into a system that focuses on individual needs and the unique needs of each family member, discussing topics such as U.S. sponsored precision medicine initiative, genomics, the role of electronic health records and mobile medicine, patient engagement and empowerment, health information exchange and patient data protection. In addition, the book discusses the barriers and limitations of precision medicine and how to overcome them. Readers will find valuable insights into how big data, patient engagement, mobile technology, and genomics help individualize medical care and offer a pathway to help detect many undiscovered causes of diseases. - Provides drawings and flow charts to help readers visualize the breadth and depth of precision medicine - Includes sidebars with more details on specific topics for a complementary, deeper understanding of the main text - Uses case studies to turn abstract concepts into flesh and blood examples of how personalized medicine benefits patients

Realizing the Promise of Work

Realizing the Promise of Work
Author: Donna McIntosh-Fletcher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2009-12-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781682735886

Realizing the Promise of Work...with this book, concepts are put into action, workplace principles are put into practice. Work Alignment is a process that allows for the continual assessment and integration of relationships between Societies, Work Environments and People -- each drawing strength from and contributing to the other. The alignment (relationship) between the workplace and the workforce has changed radically as work structures and operating practices bend to the realities of truly global work. Workforce demographic changes have also served as a catalytic force for new forms of work and the incorporation of diverse cultures and languages. The established vertical structure has been 'tipping' toward greater agility and integration of work processes. In this ever-shifting global workplace, learn from this book what people and their work environments are experiencing and accomplishing with McFletcher's Work Alignment solutions for work of lasting value. This book offers a wide range of work-related issues and alignment solutions. It includes the 'WHY', the 'WHAT' and the 'HOW' for aligned work. * The WHY: A summary of global trends and more than three decades of WorkStyle Pattern® (WSP(tm)) research provide the 'WHY' workplace shifts are occurring. * The WHAT: A workplace Dialog Client Group tells of the 'WHAT' with their actual Workplace of Action experiences - processes and results. * The HOW: The solution-based 'HOW' is demonstrated by the authors' workplace projects with World-Class performance results.

The Promise of Adolescence

The Promise of Adolescence
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2019-07-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309490111

Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course. Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the promise of adolescenceâ€"rather than focusing myopically on containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents to flourish.

A Vision for Venture Capital

A Vision for Venture Capital
Author: Peter A. Brooke
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1584657995

An insider's look at the frontier of international finance

Realizing the Promise of Performance Management

Realizing the Promise of Performance Management
Author: Robert Walter Rogers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2005
Genre: Management by objectives
ISBN: 9780976151401

When used to its full potential, performance management is an HR system that can provide an organization with a substantial competitive advantage. Yet it remains a much maligned, poorly used process in most companies today. For these companies it is a boring, time-consuming ritual that yields little tangible benefit, without a hint of impact on the bottom line. Realizing the Promise of Performance Management dispels the notion that performance management is an exercise in futility. Indeed, it paints the picture of an invaluable system that can underpin and permeate all organizational effortsdriving straight through to an improved bottom line. This book describes a system that can enable an organization to seamlessly execute its business and cultural strategies in full alignment with its other important HR systems, such as selection, promotion, succession planning, and compensationand it can be done in todays intense business environments. Realizing the Promise of Performance Management presents more than a dozen case studiesdepicting how some of the best-known global companies have leveraged their performance management systems to retain top talent, invigorate their workforces, reduce turnover, align capabilities, and grow their business. Drawing on lessons learned from more than 30 years experience with hundreds of companies, Robert W. Rogers presents a strong case for the whys of performance managementwhy spend time doing it right, why insist that senior executives model the process, why track how well the system works, and most of all, why demand that managers become skilled users of the system. In other words, why will an effective performance management system give your organization a competitive edge? Ultimately, as youll see by reading this book, because it will get results.

Handbook of Public Administration

Handbook of Public Administration
Author: James L. Perry
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 854
Release: 2015-03-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1118775554

The fundamentals of public administration, from the world's leading practitioners Handbook of Public Administration is the classic, comprehensive guide to the field, featuring original writings from the world's foremost public administration thought leaders and practitioners. Intended to help both public administration students and practitioners navigate administrative challenges, overcome obstacles, and improve effectiveness, this guide provides a complete overview of the entire field. The information is organized into seven parts representing key domains of knowledge and practice that are essential for effective public administration. These reflect changes in the state of modern public administration, the factors that influence policies and programs, the mechanics of how government works, and the tools that help administrators get things done. Readers will find insightful discussions on the challenges of contemporary governance and the ethics of public administration, as well as practical guidance on the everyday operations that bring effective policies and programs to life. Students and experienced practitioners alike will appreciate the well-rounded approach to issues public administrators face every day. The book is complete enough to act as a text, but organized logically for quick reference for specific problems or situations. Readers will: Understand the challenges posed by the changing context of public administration Explore how relationships and decisions influence public policies and programs Learn the critical skills and tools public administrators must master to be effective Explore the ethics and liabilities of public administration, and what it means to take part The role of public administration is evolving, and the changing nature of the field will impact the way policies and programs are designed and implemented. This book fully explores current and upcoming changes domestically and internationally against the backdrop of public administration fundamentals. For the student or professional seeking a deeper understanding of the public administrator's role, Handbook of Public Administration is a clear, comprehensive resource.

Mission Critical

Mission Critical
Author: Thomas H. Davenport
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780875849065

Overviews enterprise system (ES) opportunities and challenges and suggests the ESs are not the right choice for every company. Provides a set of guidelines to help managers evaluate the benefits and risks of ES implementation, stressing that an organization must make simultaneous changes in its information systems, business processes, and business strategy. Such changes are described in detail with extensive examples from real organizations, demonstrating that ESs should be viewed as business rather than technology projects. Davenport is director of a consulting institute and professor of information management at Boston University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR