Aptonym

Strategy and communications for independent schools and colleges. Clear thinking, organized for action.

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Welcome to the Aptonym team, Carmel Schettino!

Carmel is passionate about curriculum, construction of knowledge, and mathematics. Her deep experience with problem-based learning includes extensive work on curriculum reform, assessment practices, and learning outcome alignment.

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We're excited to be working with @EmeryWeiner!

For the Emery/Weiner School, we are providing coaching and professional development guidance, and we are assistance with the integration of problem-based methods and learning outcomes in the math curricula.

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We're looking forward to learning from our clients and friends at the NAIS annual conference, coming up in a few short weeks!

Want to be sure we connect in St. Louis? Send us an email, or drop a comment below.

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Join us in welcoming Oregon Episcopal School as an Aptonym client!

For OES, we’re examining school size in the context of strategy, campus culture, operations, and program.

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We’re delighted to be working with Hillbrook School of Los Gatos, California, supporting their communications and enrollment teams.

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The rise in popularity of AI, and its increased presence in our school spaces, will demand we re-define what "Academic Excellence" means, for all members of the school community. Peter Nilsson shares some new thoughts on this topic:

https://t.co/935H00WWxn

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History offers an additional layer of context to consider, as we explore the questions we ended with in Part 1, after considering what The Sorcerer's Apprentice can show us about our relationship with artificial intelligence. Part 2, now on the blog:
https://t.co/F9lGPGozAi

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What can a classic Disney short teach us about AI and our relationship with it? Read our latest, "On Artificial Intelligence, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and the Risks of Playing with Magic (Part 1)" on Medium - https://t.co/TCOoDxXed9

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Most bylaws are treated as being purely procedural. They lack any true sense of morals, purpose, or mission. We think that's strange given their importance.

Not sure where to start with your governing documents? Start with us: https://t.co/alsIYcw2f8

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Do you agree? #ExpectationsVsReality #RiskManagement

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Aptonym is pleased to welcome Peter Nilsson to our team as a Senior Consultant!

Peter is, in his own words, “an educator committed to learning and making the world a better place.”

Meet Peter and the Aptonym team: https://t.co/kOhZmAPBHt

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New on the blog: The Trustee Role in Program Change

https://t.co/oIbAefBE8N

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We recently came across an article discussing a SWOT analysis. For all the excellent points made, the authors left one out - and we think it's important.

Remember where your focus lies at each step of the acronym: S+W look inward organizationally; O+T look outward.

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Does lecture-style content deliver any real educational value? How to keep your lectures nutritious, now on the Aptonym blog:

https://t.co/UDS19bDyeX

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We're proud to share this recently completed Strategic Plan developed for Woodstock Day School - explore the full plan on their website: https://t.co/8O9WEu5vqc

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I just published A Case for School Improvement https://t.co/QzAVdMWlJU

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Please join us in welcoming Peter Warsaw to the team as a Senior Consulting Partner.

A lifelong progressive educator, Peter is the embodiment of a philosophy of lifelong learning. Learn more at https://t.co/kOhZmAPBHt

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A good overview of the many ways to use ChatGPT other than the "write this essay for me" prompt that many educators fear....

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6.92 billion people are about to have access to ChatGPT through their phones.

But yet, the average person still has no clue how to prompt ChatGPT properly.

The top 10 ChatGPT prompts that will save you hours a day:

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@ejfourni Strategy is about positioning yourself relative to—and distinct from—competition.
Both ChatGPT (and school administrators) tend to do the opposite, seeking parity with their peers, despite the prevalence of empty superlatives in these types of materials :)

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This simultaneously captures 1) how generic most strategic plans are and (therefore) 2) how important it is to have human insight.

Strategy is about positioning yourself relative to—and distinct from—competition, but most plans are just shopping lists that aim to keep pace...