Testimonials

“Hearing success stories from the trenches showed be real failures and their successful rebounds in action.  Success is built on the courage to fail.”

Big Ideas Fest Participant, 2010

“I am extremely impressed by ISKME, as it seems to have started ta fill in the underlying question of what to do next. I’m feeling the urge to move forward past all of the problems and hopefully move toward
some sort of solution.”

Allison McGree, K-12 Formal & Informal Teaching Artist, Art Mobile of Montana & Montana Arts Council

Big Ideas Fest Participant

"It helped expand my view, taking me out of my day-to-day and mixing it up with so many interesting people from different fields. Also the exposure to innovative technology and innovative uses of technology was great!" "It helped expand my view, taking me out of my day-to-day and mixing it up with so many interesting people from different fields. Also the exposure to innovative technology and innovative uses of technology was great!"

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Arts+Open=Change Participant

"I am so happy that I attended the Arts+Open=Change Event. I have now incorpoorated what I gained from that wonderful day into my regular routine...Thanks for the creative energy boost!" "I am so happy that I attended the Arts+Open=Change Event. I have now incorpoorated what I gained from that wonderful day into my regular routine...Thanks for the creative energy boost!"

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Big Ideas Fest Participant

"I really appreciated being exposed to a variety of education thinkers' and leaders' thoughts about their projects, including actionable insights."   "I really appreciated being exposed to a variety of education thinkers' and leaders' thoughts about their projects, including actionable insights."  

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Anthony Bryk

"As a think tank committed to applied research, ISKME is at the center of research and practice in a rapidly growing field of data and information management. Coupled with a firm grasp of the nature of schools as organizations and the work of adults within them, ISKME is well positioned to help education institutions increase their capacity for knowledge-based decision making." "As a think tank committed to applied research, ISKME is at the center of research and practice in a rapidly growing field of data and information management. Coupled with a firm grasp of the nature of schools as organizations and the work of adults within them, ISKME is well positioned to help education institutions increase their capacity for knowledge-based decision making."

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Leo Chavez

"[The research of Dr. Petrides] has been an extremely beneficial way of holding up a mirror to ourselves, allowing us to more closely examine the obstacles and best practices within our culture of learning. It has been fascinating to learn more about how we continue to do our jobs despite the fact that we have been operating with a less than desirable information support system. From a national perspective, there is a growing need for research that will allow community colleges to assess the effectiveness of their programs and better understand their impact on students." "[The research of Dr. Petrides] has been an extremely beneficial way of holding up a mirror to ourselves, allowing us to more closely examine the obstacles and best practices within our culture of learning. It has been fascinating to learn more about how we continue to do our jobs despite the fact that we have been operating with a less than desirable information support system. From a national...

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