Looking for a data warehouse and web-based dashboard that works on all platforms (e.g. iOS, etc.)? Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.Thank you for visiting! Below, please find relevant material to a presentation--facilitated by Virgil Kirk, Traci Clarke, Gary Clarke, and Miguel Guhlin--at the CoSN Texas Chief Technology Officers' (CTO) presentation facilitated in Summer, 2015.Empowering Dynamic Data StrategiesIn this session, participants will explore a problem common to many public school districts—setting up a data repository and how to best analyze data. K12 Dynamics--a vendor partner--will also be present to share their web-based, mobile-friendly solution.Find more materials relevant online at http://tinyurl.com/txcto15As this ASCD Educational Leadership article by Doug Johnson points out:One fact is incontrovertible: School districts need access to a bewildering array of just-in-time data collection, analysis, and aggregation and disaggregation tools that intersect along a multitude of points (such as student demographics, teacher quality, end-of-course [data]).Source: Miguel Guhlin as cited in Navigating the Seas of ChangeResource LinksK-12 Dynamics: Overview | Learn More | Fact SheetVideo: Using Data to Improve Student Performance(Source: DataQualityCampaign.org)Session Facilitator Contact InformationMiguel Guhlin; Twitter: @mguhlinVirgil Kirk; Twitter: @virgilkirkGary and Traci Clarke; Twitter: @k12dynamicsData Warehouse Need and OverviewSchool districts have a clear and urgent need to institute a data warehouse that is easily accessible by district/campus level staff. The goals of establishing a data warehouse include the following:facilitate easy, safe and appropriate access to data campus and district staff need to accomplish essential job functions, andeliminate time staff currently wasted in data hunting-n-gathering, sifting and organizing that consumes more time than the data analysis component requires. Enable staff to have tiered levels of access to generate reports derived from data critical to their job functions via a web-based interface to a data warehouse of content. (refer to diagrams at end of document)The end result is a more informed leadership and decision-making in service of students and staff.Key ComponentsA data warehouse - This component serves as a district-controlled repository of all data--a local copy on District server(s) regardless of the source--on students, employees from a variety of data sources, including but not limited to, student assessments, student and parent lists, employee data from internal (e.g. Eduphoria, Special Education, Scholastic programs, Special Education) and external sources of data (e.g. STAAR, iStation, iTCCS, TxGradebook, eSPED). (View Page 2)A web dataportal - This component provides as a browser-based, easy to use interface to the data warehouse that enables campus and district staff to have point-n-click query-creation abilities to generate a variety of reports that juxtapose data from a variety of internal and external data sources. Find more materials relevant online at http://tinyurl.com/txcto15Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

Games...those frivolous time-wasters that distract from REAL learning. When I reflect on my years in the classroom, "playing games" was something I never valued. I didn't value it because, in my experiences at home, game-playing has always been perceived as a waste of time. It's something you did when you didn't have anything important to do, or wanted to connect with your family.Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.I have watched and been a part of the whole technology integration thing, and I fear that we are going to go the same path in efforts to improve teaching and learning through video games that we have with computers in general — by integrating video games into the classroom — rather than the other way around. Source: David WarlickSome early reflection probably would have revealed the startling opposition of those two ideas--surely, one was wrong. Was game-playing frivolous or a way to connect with your family? Since I grew up playing games of strategy with my parents, it was clear they valued gaming quite a bit as a way to develop my mind, and to bond. Later, I began playing games on my own, admittedly, first-person shooters, games of exploration...games that required me to do little thinking. However, my young son grew up watching me play, and his experience with games was markedly different. He began seeing games as puzzles to solve, a maze to master, a way to develop an answer to the game-designers questions.Gamification activities are social and require students to work together and think analytically and critically. Students must have opportunities to take data, information and analyze, synthesize and evaluate in a gamified environment. Source: Kim Caise, Kid Detectives Classroom Gamification Learning Activities: Mystery Adventure QuestsMy favorite game to see him play included Command and Conquer, a game that he clearly strategized in anticipation of. For him, gaming wasn't a waste of time, but a mind-strengthener, a way of thinking in ways he hadn't before. In fact, his interaction with strategy games reminded me of the way some played chess (a game I never liked because I didn't want to think strategy, or anticipate an opponent's moves in advance).Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now. Get your guide to gamification online!In Kim Caise's book, she explores gamification. She describes it as "a strategy to make life’s hard things fun." If classrooms are hard work and not fun, as David Warlick suggests in his quote at the top of this blog entry, then Kim's suggestion makes gamification a way to transform how we approach learning.Some ways to describe Kim's book:"Gamification enables technology-enhanced engagement that stimulates classroom creativity and collaboration that extends beyond it. The author makes a clear connection between gamification as the way to bridge content learned in school to real learning that endures in children's lives.""Forgetting how games build bonds that last in a fun, collaborative way, teachers today need to scaffold learning in ways to foster data gathering, analysis, evaluation and collaborative creation of ideas and knowledge. Kim Caise's book on gamification learning activities is a solid first step in shifting the conversation." "In this succinct, fun guide to blending real life with classroom content via gamification, Caise offers a way to restore learning as a fun activity in schools."Get your guide to gamification online!Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

Wow, what a terrific keynote, One More Thing, by Adam Bellow at iPadpalooza 2015 this morning! Below are my hastily scribbled notes (I reached for my iPad instead of my Chromebook and regretted it instantly ). You will also find the audio recording I made of Adam's awesome remarks.Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.Listen to AudioMy apologies for my terrible notes. However, if you weren't there, then they're awesome, right? :-)Tweet: @adambellowMyNotesAdam started in 2006 with digital portfolios [wow, 2006. Is your district doing digital portfolios yet?]Adam contrasted his presentation philosophy with Guy Kawasaki's, who will be keynoting tomorrow. Guy's approach is 10 slides in 20 minutes, 30 seconds each or so. Adam's philosophy included "Say it all, you might be dead tomorrow."The best product...does everything that was said it would do.The iPad doesn't automatically change the classroom environment. Seems obvious but...lots of places don't get it.There is a disconnect between Apple's tagline and School's tagline, especially one partnered with Pearson.Apple: Think Different.Pearson: Think same.What's missing to make things happen in the classroom? Time.These devices shouldn't be just about digital replication of paper-n-pencil devices.Innovation does not equal iteration.Most failed edtech initiativs begin with lists of what you want to buy.It's not about which device to buy...rather, it's about the one you will use.Date the device, marry the abilities.Sometimes being early with hardware is painful.We are from their future (other people who aren't edtechies)...we know what is going to happen 5 years ahead of time.Why learn this?The "C" word = ConsumeConsumption vs CreationEating vs Cooking - We want our students moving from consuming to creating, "eating to cooking"Apple App Store has 1.3 million apps in it.PixelPress - make a game from a sketch (awesome)Emphasis on an hour of code...but it's really about hours of code.We must remember what it feels like to try something new.Fear of failure is one of the greatest barriers to successFailure is not a permanent condition. We need time to take a risk.Adam showed off a hand-sized $80, Amazon purchased drone [Parrot spider is the name of the drone] that he controlled using the Tickle app...Tickle also controls spherosThink about how much has changed around us since we were in school.Too often we tell people to stop when we should tell them to go forward.Overcome the fear of starting....Permission Slip: You have permission to take risks...embracing failure allows us to embrace curiosity.We have tech to enable learning without limits.All this technology is connecting us like never before.Adam counsels, "Use the tool that fits the use, and the user."How do you find a good app?Setup an App Review Committee that asks, "What are your top 2 apps?" at meetings and encourage everyone to share.If tools/apps aren't right for you, build better tools.Adam states that he is proud of the work he's done in building his own apps, but he is not unique.We need everyone to share their ideas to make the space better...it's not about the technology, it's about us.Shifting from control to empower.Not about the apps, but what you can create.Share your draft, work, passions...iStuff isn't magical...it's just stuff.The magic is, what you and your students create.Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

This session is from iPadpalooza 2015, which took place in June, on the topic of Set the Stage: How to Turn your iPad or Smart Phone into an interactive Digital Creation and Presentation Tool with Jon Roepke (Director, Product Management, Belkin Education).Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.Listen to Audio RecordingMyNotesIt all started in a 2-car garage in Southern California...30+ years ago and more than 2K products later.We are inspired by people who explore the power of technologyWe find gaps between what users want and can do with technologyBetween 1960 and 2015, not much has changed in the classroom environment.There are all sorts of accessibility issues with interactive whiteboards.iPads are interactive...not confined to a particular presentation system that is classroom bound. Keep your learning devices mobile.These devices are magical...super computers, not just game engines or single application engines.How do I get connected? How do you move from consumption to collaboration?Stage Pro app is available for FREE if you use this link today (June 23, 2015): http://goo.gl/pJL6eQBelkin products:Portable Tablet Stage ($99)Record Lessons, Tutorials and Demonstration - great for YouTube videographers!Capture information using your iPad, video/edit/upload on iPad, you save lots of steps!Film Your DIY, Maker and Craft Projectshttp://education.belkin.comEverything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

This session was shared at iPadpalooza 2015 by Dakota Gordon (Founder, Atlas Learning) on the topic of Man vs Machine: Why Teachers Are More Important than Ever. Listen to the presentation audio and the conversation afterwards...this is not just another vendor wrapping ideas around a product. It's a "start with why" type preso.Session Description: Don't be afraid - your job can't be replaced by technology. Teachers' responsibilities are evolving, not disappearing. Come see why it's so important for teachers to embrace technology, and what technology developers can do to make that happen. In addition to a stimulating conversation, there are some fascinating remarks--in the audio recording--made in the "after-session." Quite stimulating discussion.Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.Listen to audioTwitter: @dakotajgordonMyNotestwijector is a web-based service that came up for conversation before the presentation started.Dakota started a company named Atlas (more screens than any other)What I'm going to talk about is a bit of a hot topic...it's a debate whether teacher can be replaced with technology. Leave standards (TEKS/Common Core) at the door."Computers to replace teachers in classroom by 2016." -Tom McTague, Daily MailWill computers ever replace teachers? Justin ReichBetteridge's Law of Headlines - if a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is always NOWill computers ever replace teachers? NoFear-mongering: "They're coming for you."Technology has swept of other industries...can that happen to teaching?Teacher 2.0: Classrooms are going to be modified. Instead of teaching the way we do now, we will teach differently.Technology enables us to do things we weren't able to do before...why do we need to learn this?When students ask that question, they are usually right. [I think it's the process we go through when we learn rather than what we are learning-Miguel's NOte]It will become increasingly obvious why we're learning stuff in school.What it comes down to is a change...Algorithmic Style of Learning to Conceptual LearningConceptual Learning: Wolfram AlphaIf you can do it via WolfRamAlpha.com, why do I need to do it? ask studentsA good question to ask: When did you learn about pi? Who could derive constant pi for me?It's a complete shame...it's an important concept (pi) but only a few people can derive it without tech.How do educate a massive and diverse population? --> How do we do it well/Better?It doesn't change the root problem...algorithmic learning, which is focused on how. Not related to real things.So where does existing technology fall short?The answer is...let me give you some examples:MOOCS: Taking formulaic learning and apply it to the masses. Can't expect better results than what we're seeing in person now.Augmenting the real world: Take regular homework assignments, quizzes, notes and move them online. While it saves time, will it make learning that much better?Where these apps fall short, they don't think about how the classroom of the future could be different.Teach the Why...here's how:Explore and integrate the real world into your classroom.hated English...what if we challenged student in a different way? Instead of having them write an essay, or 6 word story (Check Ernest Hemingway's)Copyrighting is another example. HOw do we sell a product?Blog series about math...linear algebra.History is very important once you understand the why...Experiment with different teaching styles.PBL: Connections to real world, higher engagement, student inquiry, they understand why.Become the guide or curator: Instead of data transfer from teacher to student, you are the guide or curator...need someone to tell them this stuff exists.students should feel challenged--not stuck or frustrated.Create, don't re-create.Software developers:Stop developing software that encourages pre-built courses and content.Integrate all of the amazing sources of info that are out there.Think about the future classroom that devices can create--rather than the classroom of today, with devices.Teachers know all this exists...they can't share this with their students in a timely manner. This is a problem that software developers can help solve.What can these devices help us do differently in the classroom.Discussion questions:When you and your partner started Atlas Learning, what was the pure motivation to create this?Response: Two products, Apollo and Homeroom. I was an electrical engineer and it was the most boring experience in school. We hated lectures, having to sit through lectures. Watching them online wasn't much of an improvement. Apollo takes advantage of devices that enables conversations that couldn't happen before.It's not the information going from your brain to another, it's smoothing out the path so students can learn. Learning/teaching is relational. Teacher of the future has to work together, problem-solve together...do we want to teach kids to solve independently?Should we teach people to collaborate at a distance rather than just face to face?How do you feel about the why?Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

What a neat idea! At iPadPalooza 15, there is a string of mini-keynotes to kick off Day 2 of the conference.Listen to the Audio of MiniKeynotesAnnouncement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.Photo Credit: Meghan Zigmond (@zigzagstech)MyNotesFrom Left to Right: Jenny Magiera, George Couros, Todd NesloneyTodd Nesloney (@techninjatodd)Two most important words - You Matter! from Angela MaiersShared story of a 5th grader who received a "You Matter!" letter.The only reason I was able to find success this year was because you told me you believed in me before you met me. I'm a special education kid and people have an impression of me as soon as I meet them.Teachers and students taped notes on doors and themselves that captured the meaning of You Matter!George Couros (@gcouros)Baby is born and is able to cut his own umbilical cord because he's hooked into social media.Tweetping.net - quick way to view series.Ryan McHenry died of cancer "Ryan Goslin won't eat cereal"Jenny Magiera (@msmagiera)Excited about using iPads at first, but then wanted to bury them in the backyard and hope no one would know.How to keep kids from falling through the cracks? We don't want kids to fail in grades, life, socially? We are constantly the safety net.Let students fail so they can be supported growing as people.Felix Jacomino (@felixjacomino)What's the Fear (WTF)?Time, Online Ugliness are two reasonWhere are all the worms? Feel a little late to the party? Don't be.Tweech.me - there's an app for connecting folks to learn Twitter.Check out what's going on. Felix is playing a piano, singing a song, "Don't be afraid to try! Come on, let's get connected. Get on Twitter!" Great job!Michael Cohen - The Tech Rabbi (@techrabbi)My device is revolutionary because of what I do.My device is lightweight, mobile, capture the world around me, connect with others, starting conversations, sharing connectionsCommunicate, collaborate, think critically, connectOrganize thoughts, track my progress, connectorbe artistic, create animations or just keep a journalIt's what I build and what I create with, personalized, unique and expressiveWhat is my device? It's a #2 pencil or is it an iPad, iPhone.Technology is not just a device...it's a solution to a problem, obstacle that we face as lifelong learners.Speed, precision, impact that we make. Focus on those questions rather than the device, you start to think differently.Describing learning, reflecting, producing meaningful learning experiences.Focus on the Why, not the How (which is secondary). If we do that, we can make our devices unlimited.Overcome obstacles of time and difficulty.I anticipate the day when mentioning the iPad in connection with learning....Hack the ClassroomKevin Mitnick Story - Rapping Kevin Mitnick's storyInterested in hacking...Eric S Raymond's 9 lessons, Cathedral and the Bazaar:Too many ___work on projects they neither ____ nor ____. Every good piece of ____ starts by ______.Too many programmers work on projects they neither need or want. Every good piece of coding starts by scratching a personal itch.School is a dog with a scratch protector around its neck...prevents itch scratching.Michelle Cordy (@iPadwells)Check his blog onlineIt's human nature to condense and remember only one sentence (unless you blog)[Miguel Message: You were great, iPadwells even if you lost your slides!]Played the pianoJames RichardsonLeading transformational change2009: Buck Lodge was labelled as a failing school. We had to change and had to change quickly.Our classrooms were purveyors of knowledge and they poured into students' brains.In 2011: We received 1000 instructional devices--iPads.Life as we knew it had changed.Developed a differentiated PD plan for teachers in our buildingTeachers moved from sage on the stage to guide on the sideIt's all about the students.Amy Mayer (@friedtechnology)No child has ever been, or ever will be, deeply personally invested in a worksheet.Student interest increases as we give them more choices.Have some fun with sulfuric acid...give them choices and they'll just go with it and seeRemember when we used to think there would be flying cars? Music takes up no spaceIn 2015, your phone does everything you would have spent your entire paycheck on in 1999.People don't buy drills because they want drills, they buy drills because they want holes. We buy these devices because we want to improve education.Reshan Richards (@reshanrichards and @explaineverything)The process is the product.Knowing that...I'm in AUstinKnowing How...Learning that...Learning How...Assessing that...assessing howStarted a blog about iPad apps not designed for education but could be appropriated for educationIncredible opportunities into questions about assessment...we built something.With mobile devices, there are opportunities to consume and curate content, to build skilsl, to play game, generate metric information on progress...I am most interested in students creating representations of understanding...qualitative formative assessment.I believe there are 4 things that are possible on mobile devices:Making picturesTaking screenshotsFilming videosScreencastingI've realized...to make it in this edtech world, you need two things:An acronyman InfographicI'm going to piece these things together--QFAT, qualitative formative assessment toolkitDocument learning with mobile technology[Hilarious!! Thanks for Explain Everything!]Rafranz Davis (@rafranzdavis)Opening the doors of Diversity in EducationDiversity is...what it is, what it is not, and why it matters.There's something powerful about ideas and how they matterThe experts, the greatest in the field...what about the rest of us? Women, people of color, different backgrounds age?What does that matter and how does it impact schools?You cannot be what you cannot see.Diversity is not one-dimensionalStudents will be who they are allowed to see.Carl Hooker (@hookertech)We are facing a zombie apocalypseIt's more about the assessment apocalypseThis is where/when learning becomes "undead"Remember "This is a test, only a test"It's kinda scaryI heard about a kid who pulled out all of her hairStress defined: body's reaction to harmful situationsKids become testing zombiesTest Prep book...available for kindergartenLack of learning that's taking place...lack of brains.During regular movement, engaging learning...there is scientific research the brain activity goes down.My zombie child ate your honor student's brain#UnDeadLearningWhat I want you to do next year, form a small revolution on twitter and instagram. Snap the pencil in half and post the picture #undeadlearningDo this after schoolLeft to right (top): James Richardson, HacktheClassroom, Michael Cohen (@TechRabbi)Left to right (bottom): Felix Jacomino, Jenny Magiera, George CourosSee more pictures of this series of mini-keynotesNote: This blog entry was typed and produced using Android devices with GoogleApps. :-)Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

Preso by Pam Anderson (@panders4) at iPadpalooza15. The focus on the session is on "playing." This is just a time to play.Listen to Audio (abbreviated since there was a lot of "play" time for people to explore)MyNotesiPDP Technology GroupMovely.comApps we discussed during AppyHoursQR CodesPadletSocratic AssessmentReading Magic 1-4 appsScience HouseDoceriBook Creator appWe have several class sets of iPadsStudents created ebooks by snapping pictures of their art work then adding audio to them.Wow, the power of children's voices is just incredible in these projects.Export as ePub, PDF, VideoPam is sharing an overview of Book Creator features on screen.Here are some of my (Miguel's) resources for Book Creator...iPadifying the Writing WorkshopExploring iPad WorkflowsEverything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

These are my notes from Rafranz Davis' session on Minecraft at iPadpalooza 15. I regret in spite of rushing across the campus, I missed the first few minutes of Rafranz' preso. That's sad because Dawn Drisdale (@mrsdris30) is leading the charge in a district I'm partial to as part of the STEAM initiative.Listen to Audio(short segment given that I arrived late to this session)MyNotesIf you give your students a performance to do, don't provide the options (a,b,c,d).Do performance assessments in Minecraft.Why Minecraft: enables students to be creative in ways they can't be in other ways.Why not Minecraft?Starting for after-school activityThe iPad app (Minecraft)Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

"I like gadgets," shared Mark Simmons at lunch time today. Gadgets, indeed. While the presenters at iPadpalooza are working hard to start with why rather than how or what, it was delightful to have a frank conversation about technology, about gadgets with Mark. His why for each was compelling, much like the reason why he came to work in education.Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.I had no idea that he'd come to education from the business world. His motivation? "My dyslexic daughter needed services she wasn't getting in school," his face growing red, a topic he is clearly passionate about. "So, I decided to come into education, taking a pay-cut, to make change." And, make changes with a different perspective, he has indeed.Mark Simmons (@t3chl0gic), Sabine Pass ISDAs we munched on our respective BBQ sandwiches, I asked Mark about the presentation he had just finished up on regarding iPads and 3D Printing. "Yeah," he mused, "the kids use Tinker Play and 1-2-3D to design robots, then share the file via Google Drive.""How does that work in your school culture, Mark?" I asked."I pick up the files off GoogleDrive, and print their designs out. It takes 2-3 hours for their designs to print."Some of the resources that Mark mentioned related to iPads and 3D printing included the followingiPad appsTinkerPlay123D3D PrinterDremel 3D Printer (Mark recommends this one over the Makerbot 3D Printers)Students design their creations using the iPad apps above, then Mark prints them out.Our far-ranging conversation included using camera-enhanced drones like the Lily Flying Camera that follows you, or actually, the wrist-based tracking item. The Lily ranges in cost from $500 through $1,000, has a 20-minute flight time, and the tracking device is available with a waterproof wristband. The Lily Flying Camera has many possible uses, from having them used to follow football players, take aerial photographs and much more. Check out the incredible video below: I definitely want to check out these great gadgets that Mark has shared with me!Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure

What a joy it is to run into old friends! As I walked the halls of Eanes ISD High School, I found myself drawn to a familiar voice coming from one of the classrooms at the end of the hall, beginning a stroll into the past that I had no idea would be taking place...not a bad metaphor for iPadpalooza, where unexpected learning opportunities abound.Announcement: Join #etdrive, a Texas wide conversation focused on 3 strands using "push to learn" technology, VoxerChats. Follow these two steps to begin your learning journey now.As I peered in the doorway, I did a double-take--Pamela Fite (@pfite), my old Assistant Superintendent from Mt. Pleasant ISD in East Texas. She had plucked me from my 3rd grade bilingual classroom and placed me in my first district instructional technology specialist position.Pam is short, fiery, spunky, and has served in a variety of roles in education. That said, I haven't seen her in over 20 years! Her presentation was focused on The Digital Text Tool Every Teacher Can Use. What fun to spend 5 minutes catching up on my way to another session.Ms. Fite works for Renaissance Learning, and she was quick to share RTI4Success.org with me as one of the resources I needed to investigate further.Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full Disclosure