by lpetrides | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog
Our vision for Big Ideas Fest has always been to break through the comfort zone of typical education conferences—with the goal of creating a space to empower educators, catalyze collaboration, and spur innovation. Earlier this year we had not imagined that in...
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
We are thrilled to announce ISKME’s partnership with the Ever Forward Club to kick off Big Ideas Fest 2016. Young men from The Ever Forward Club along with Founder Ashanti Branch, will conduct a “Taking Off the Mask” workshop as our opening activity....
by admin | Nov 5, 2016 | Blog
As we put the final plans into place for ISKME’s 8th annual Big Ideas Fest, we are pleased to announce our partnership with the Born This Way Foundation and Intel’s Hack Harassment Initiative. Hack Harassment is a cooperative initiative among those who want to take a...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Our director of Action Collabs, Andrea Saveri chatted with facilitator Emily Simas to learn about her experience.Action Collab facilitators see the Big Ideas Fest (BIF) from a unique perspective. While leading their cohorts through various Action Collab...
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog
To kick off the school year, ISKME is hosting a Back to School Haiku Competition. Educators are invited to create an original haiku that describes how they will support student success this year, using the haiku structure of 5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables...
by admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog
We caught up with Bryan Lakatos, Director of Technology & Innovation at The Miami Valley School in Dayton, OH. In addition to being a two time BIFnik, Bryan attended our recent Action Collab Facilitator Training and shared how Big Ideas Fest has impacted his work...
