ASKING QUESTIONS, EXPLORING OPTIONS, CHANGING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Amanda Nicolo

Amanda Nicolo is an educator and Rice University MBA graduate (class of ’11). She is currently working as the Director of Recruitment & Selection at YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, Texas.

Ed News

Library 3.0.

I’ll admit I’m not well-informed on the topic of libraries. The space libraries hold—or no longer hold— in our communities has been a nagging presence in my thoughts for some time, and I feel compelled to ask the REEP community:

What about our libraries?

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Ed News

Rick Hess, REEP Summer Institute Lecturer, Nominated for Two Eddie Awards

REEP is thrilled to hear of news of Rick Hess, REEP Summer Institute lecturer and faculty member, receiving two national nominations for an education ā€˜Eddie’ award in the category of ā€œMost Actionable Research.ā€ (more…)

Ed News, Making a Difference

Houston, we have a food revolution!

Houston schools are experiencing a thrilling food revolution. Allow me to repeat that for dramatic effect: A food revolution. Here in Houston. Courtesy of Revolution Foods and a serving of savvy social entrepreneurship.

As referenced from a 2010 New York Times article, co-founders Kirsten Tobey and Kristin Richmond, alums of UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, ā€œhave worked on Wall Street, traveled the world and taught school from East Africa to Ecuador. Now they make lunch for a living.ā€Ā 

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Ed News

Assessing Play in a Digital World.

What was your childhood playtime like? Do you think it stands in stark contrast to that of today’s child? I can recall, while eaching, that most of my students’ preferred afternoon and weekend activities revolved around playing video games, and lunchtime provided a much-anticipated opportunity to discuss their gaming adventures at great length. At REEP, we’re wondering how much technology in a child’s playtime is too much technology, or is there such a thing?

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