by Ross Dickie | Aug 2, 2022 | Assessment, News, Personal development, President's Blog
1997… Steve Jobs returns to APPLE… JK Rowling publishes her first installment in the Harry Potter franchise… Windows 95, Motorola StarTAC and Netscape are state-of-the-art… the Toyota Prius enters production and Blackboard LLC was established....
by Ross Dickie | Jun 29, 2017 | Assessment, Career, College, K-12 Education, President's Blog
It’s common knowledge that the growth jobs of the future will require, at minimum, constant learning and skill upgrading, plus at least an associate’s degree or higher. As a result, the push is on to increase postsecondary graduation rates. But the issue runs deeper...
by Ross Dickie | Mar 8, 2017 | Assessment, President's Blog
Another National School Counseling Week passed by in early February and, with it, our salute to the great work being done by counselors in schools across North America in helping students succeed. But we all know that a one-week celebration isn’t enough. We need to...
by Ross Dickie | Oct 24, 2016 | Assessment, President's Blog
We’ve all heard about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs. Usually they are considered augmentations to curriculum intended to improve standardized test scores. However, there is growing empirical evidence that SEL programs can significantly impact student...