The implementation of teacher performance-assessment systems is an important topic for those working and interested in education policy. At all levels of government, especially state and local, government administrators and school leaders are struggling to reform current evaluation systems to ensure that they are collecting the right information and assessing teachers fairly. Below, I discussRead… Read more »
Nearly everything is offered virtually nowadays. Virtual trainings, courses, career fairs, conferences and even concerts are happening across the globe, redefining how people engage in learning, recreation and job-related activities. Virtual events are also gaining traction in the public sector due to a “perfect storm” of overlapping factors, such as extended travel restrictions, greater publicRead… Read more »
Today, OMB launched the fifth annual SAVE Award (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency) – a competition for Federal employees to submit their ideas for how to cut waste, save taxpayer dollars, and create a more efficient and effective government. Borne out of the President’s belief that the best ideas often come from those on theRead… Read more »
Here is your chance to share your knowledge and be recognized as an expert in the open source community. We are accepting sessions on all types of open source topics. We especially want to invite the non-CMS folks who advocate Jekyll to present because it would be good to hear a different perspective. By theRead… Read more »
What if you could gather hundreds of your targeted prospects and customers in one place on a single night? What if you had a shared interest in something that would bring them together? How would you use that to build a loyal community of customers? On Saturday night, Pacers Running Stores gathered over 1800 runnersRead… Read more »
How many of us have thought to ourselves as a fairly “new” (anyone hired after the Reagan era) government employee, “What do I do next as a government employee?” Well this entire morning session was packed with participants spanning the walls just to get this and many other questions answered by the presenters, Latonia Page,Read… Read more »
NextGen Training Summit Presented by: Partnership for Public Service In order to be a successful leader or manager it is essential to achieve a high level of trust with others, particularly in these challenging times when trust in our government’s leaders is at its lowest levels. In an interactive session, representatives from the Partnership forRead… Read more »
As an advocate for Gov 2.0 and open data I frequently encourage government agencies to work more closely with communities, tapping their expertise and experience to improve the operations of government. However I’m not blind to the risks of community involvement. Welcoming the crowd risks welcoming individuals, groups and organisations with agendas which may includeRead… Read more »
Thanks to GovDelivery’s partnership with GovLoop, I was able to attend NextGen and learn the same invaluable lessons imparted to the next generation of government workers. Here are my top five professional development takeaways from these great two days: Develop a plan to implement the big idea – Too often, we start with a big,Read… Read more »
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a customer develop world class skills using a tool, going from no presence to a highly customized, effective environment. Then they run beyond the capabilities of the tool. And they have to change. Which is going to cost time. And make everyone have to learn new waysRead… Read more »
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