Evidence-Based 8-Step School Improvement Methodology to Meet the Needs of All Students Summary The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to widen the achievement gap. Briljent is providing training and technical assistance on the 8-Step School Improvement Process, a research and evidence-based K-12 school improvement system funded by Title I grants with demonstrated success across the nation. For over 22 years, Briljent has… Continue Reading Closing the Achievement Gap
Summary. Learning leaders face unique challenges in today’s business environment. The need is greater to meet learners where they are, budgets are tighter, and emotions are high for learning teams adjusting to new workplace norms. Leaders need to find ways to turn challenges into opportunities. More importantly, they need to make sure that their teams, and the learners they serve, are helped and encouraged to do the same. … Continue Reading Guiding Learning Teams in the Time of COVID
To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required Serving others is a primary goal. It’s reflected in our personal lives and our business choices. It drives the types of projects we seek, the relationships we establish with our clients, and the way we embrace and support our family of employees. We created our Non-Negotiable Items… Continue Reading Non-Negotiable Items Celebrate Briljent Culture
You live, you learn; you love, you learn; You cry, you learn; you lose, you learn; You bleed, you learn; you scream, you learn. — Alanis Morissette, You Learn I relate strongly to Alanis’ lyrics in this song. Life is a learning process and every experience we have is an opportunity to either retreat or… Continue Reading Learning Leaders | Briljent’s NNIs
Briljent Team Congratulations! We have made it to March! For those of us living in the Midwest and the North that is significant as we are quickly moving toward spring. This means we have successfully dealt with another winter and can finally see longer and warmer days in our future. I am pleased to present… Continue Reading Deal With It | Briljent’s NNIs
When I think about Never Letting Donkeys In The Pool—a saying by which we memorize Briljent’s Non-Negotiable Items (NNIs)—my personal favorite, and the one I think exemplifies the culture of Briljent, is “Never, Never, Never, Give Up.” There are many reasons why I favor this one and why it remains the NNI I see exhibited the most… Continue Reading Never, Never, Never Give Up | Briljent’s Never-Give-Up Attitude
Color may portray meaning through natural association or collective symbolism. Think about your last visit to a hospital or nursery. What colors did you see throughout the room? More likely than not, you would have found shades of pastel blue or pale cream. These colors trigger natural associations of the sky or ocean and bring… Continue Reading Using Color Theory to Enhance Designs and Influence People
I am delighted to be hosting Healthcare IT TODAY‘s latest Twitter chat around social determinants of health data and where this intersects with government. Join me, @SusanHouckClark, on Twitter this Friday, November 8th, from 12pm ET, or follow the chat at the #HITsm hashtag. Our health is shaped by our physical, social, and economic environments. For example, having access… Continue Reading Twitter Chat: Let’s Talk About Social Determinants of Health Data
For much of the twentieth century, the notion of simultaneously facilitating and engaging scores of remote clients from your own desk would have seemed an unfathomably alien concept. But in the age of the webinar, this has all changed. At the touch of a button, we can communicate our ideas—with the aid of graphics, Q&A… Continue Reading How to Seamlessly Moderate a Webinar
Last fall, I was lucky enough to be assigned to work on a 6-week training project supporting training efforts for the Illinois Lottery. With this project, Briljent would be delivering training on behalf of Intralot, our client, who implemented a change to their system and machines that all retailers would be using state-wide to sell Lottery… Continue Reading Success Story: Remaining Agile in the Face of Change