The Tipping Point

Greg L · Greg L

Week Six AssignmentWho do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. This question frustrated me. I looked through our district staff directory. Granted, I don't know all the s...

Regina H · Regina H

Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. I would consider our preschool director as a connector. He is a 3rd generation attendee to our school. He is well respected and kn...

Norm M · Norm M

You all should have completed the book study by this week. If you have contacted me with an explanation for not having finished you will have until Friday to do so. If you have not contacted me with an explanation for late assignments you will not receive credit. Period. Grades are due to CEA next week -...

Cindy N · Cindy N

While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study:1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I don’t know of any way to improve an online book stud...

Cindy N · Cindy N

Week 6 Questions Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.There are three teachers in our school who are mavens. They are always coming up with new ideas for teaching and t...

Regina H · Regina H

While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study: 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I enjoyed the book study. I liked having the assign...

Norm M · Norm M

While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study: 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) 2) What were the aspects of this book study that you f...

Shannon E · Shannon E

Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.We have some people who have some of the qualities of these three pieces. We have a lot of people that just complain and do nothing ab...

Shannon E · Shannon E

While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study: 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I like the books and to think about what things I can w...

Brenda F · Brenda F

Book Study Questions - Week 6 Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.At Plainview School, although being a small entity, we have all three types described in The Tipp...

Holli L · Holli L

Chapter 8-Afterword Georgia Sadler used hair stylists to tip her diabetes and cancer campaign. She let her message flow through the beauty shop gossip. I would think that she is a maven, because she had the knowledge to share with the connectors and salesman.Gladwell’s view of the Band-Aid solu...

Norm M · Norm M

Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. How would you use the theories in this book to build membership in your Local? Now do it... build a Local membership plan for your s...

Nicole P · Nicole P

Week Seven AssignmentI felt things went well. If I did have any questions, I was able to call or email and find out the answers. I really enjoyed the book. I teach sociology and am planning to incorporate some of the topics into my class content. I also enjoyed reading the comments of others in the st...

Brenda F · Brenda F

Week 7 - EvaluationReply Quote Printer Friendly While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like your input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study:1) What can we do to improve? (We want your inpu...

Dean T · Dean T

1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I enjoyed the book. I think one thing to improve would be doing some type of project with the information that would demonstrate how we could use the information in our classrooms or schools.2) What were the aspects of this book study that you fo...

Nicole P · Nicole P

Week Six Assignment One of the female staff here at our school reminds me of a connector. She knows so many kinds of people. If you need a resource person to make a presentation for class, she can give you a few names of people to call. If you need medical help, she knows which doctors you should or sho...

Holli L · Holli L

Week 7 Evaluation 1. I thought the book study went well. 2. The book made me think about how things do "tip" and as an educator I think that information is important. 3. I would reccomend the Book Study to a colleague, it was interesting.

Erin T · Erin T

While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like your input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study:1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) Ideally it would have been great to have the postin...

Danielle E · Danielle E

What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I feel that this class went well. The flexibility of the class was great with my schedule. I liked picking out which post that I got to respond to instead of being given a topic and having to respond to something I’m not comfortably knowledgeable about. 2) Wh...

Tressa B · Tressa B

CHAPTER 8 1. What method did Georgia Sadler find to tip her diabetes/cancer campaign? Would you classify her as a connector, maven, or salesman? Georgia Sadler found that her campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer and diabetes held in black churches wasn’t ...

Tressa B · Tressa B

CHAPTER 6 1. How did Airwalk sneakers tip, and why did business eventually drop? They wanted to become an international company so they redesigned their shoes to attract sports other than skateboarding. Lambesis, the advertiser for Airwalk, came up with an unusual way to present pictures...

Tressa B · Tressa B

CHAPTER 5 1. How did the Ya-Ya Sisterhood tip? The Ya-Ya Sisterhood was a word-of-mouth epidemic in that the book “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” spoke to relationships between mothers and daughters. It tipped because it soon became ‘the book’ to use with book study groups. It goe...

Tressa B · Tressa B

CHAPTER 4 1. Who was Bernhard Goetz?Goetz was a slender man in his thirties living in Greenwich Village. He shot 4 black teenagers who had approached him on the subway. He was called the “Subway Vigilante”. 2. Describe New York City in the 1980’s --- specifically crime and public transp...

Tressa B · Tressa B

CHAPTER 3 1. What is “the stickiness factor”? The stickiness factor is the ability to make critical adjustmentson how ideas are presented so that it is memorable. In other words, a clear concise saying is more memorable for sharing with others. Like Paul Revere’s “The British are coming...

Tressa B · Tressa B

Resume of Tressa Brase Place of Employment Wiley School District Occupation Title I Reading Lab Teacher Education Lamar High School University of Northern Colorado (BA) Lesley University (M.Ed) Work Experience First Grad...

Dean T · Dean T

Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.At Wiley, one of my fellow high school teachers is a good example of a maven. She is the person that you can ask numerous questions to...

Danielle E · Danielle E

Book Study Questions - Week 6 Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. We have a retired teacher who taught at our school and lived in the community for 36 years. Not only is...

Norm M · Norm M

Chapter 8. Conclusion: Focus, Test, and Believe 1. What method did Georgia Sadler find to tip her diabetes/cancer campaign? Would you classify her as a connector, maven, or salesman? 2. What is Gladwell’s view of a Band-Aid solution? 3. What two lessons does he mention from the Tippi...

Erin T · Erin T

Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. A connector at my school has lived in this community for her entire life. Anywhere, that she goes she knows someone or knows of som...

Norm M · Norm M

Due to scheduling difficulties I was unable to post questions last week. The discussion question that would have been due today will not be due until next week. Examining the responses submitted by other book study members last week, pick 2 or 3 and have a discussion with that person, or those person...

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	Week 6 Questions (Preview) Week Six AssignmentWho do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. This question frustrated me. I looked through our district staff directory. Granted, I don't know all the s...	Greg L	1	5852	Apr 28, 2011 by Cindy N
	Week Six (Preview) Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. I would consider our preschool director as a connector. He is a 3rd generation attendee to our school. He is well respected and kn...	Regina H	5	4430	Apr 28, 2011 by Cindy N
	Week 8 -- wrap-up (Preview) You all should have completed the book study by this week. If you have contacted me with an explanation for not having finished you will have until Friday to do so. If you have not contacted me with an explanation for late assignments you will not receive credit. Period. Grades are due to CEA next week -...	Norm M	0	4213	Apr 27, 2011 by Norm M
	Evaluation questions (Preview) While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study:1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I don’t know of any way to improve an online book stud...	Cindy N	0	2074	Apr 25, 2011 by Cindy N
	Week 6 questions (Preview) Week 6 Questions Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.There are three teachers in our school who are mavens. They are always coming up with new ideas for teaching and t...	Cindy N	7	2237	Apr 25, 2011 by Cindy N
	Preview (Preview) While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study: 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I enjoyed the book study. I liked having the assign...	Regina H	0	1920	Apr 25, 2011 by Regina H
	Week 7 - Evaluation (Preview) While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study: 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) 2) What were the aspects of this book study that you f...	Norm M	6	2450	Apr 24, 2011 by Patty O
	Week 6 Questons (Preview) Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.We have some people who have some of the qualities of these three pieces. We have a lot of people that just complain and do nothing ab...	Shannon E	11	2686	Apr 22, 2011 by Shannon E
	Evaluation (Preview) While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like yout input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study: 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I like the books and to think about what things I can w...	Shannon E	0	1920	Apr 22, 2011 by Shannon E
	Book Study Questions-Week 6 (Preview) Book Study Questions - Week 6 Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.At Plainview School, although being a small entity, we have all three types described in The Tipp...	Brenda F	6	2172	Apr 22, 2011 by Greg L
	Chapter 8-Afterword and Week 6 (Preview) Chapter 8-Afterword Georgia Sadler used hair stylists to tip her diabetes and cancer campaign. She let her message flow through the beauty shop gossip. I would think that she is a maven, because she had the knowledge to share with the connectors and salesman.Gladwell’s view of the Band-Aid solu...	Holli L	2	2253	Apr 21, 2011 by Tressa B
	Book Study Questions - Week 6 (Preview) Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. How would you use the theories in this book to build membership in your Local? Now do it... build a Local membership plan for your s...	Norm M	7	2424	Apr 21, 2011 by Penny I
	Week 7 Assignment (Preview) Week Seven AssignmentI felt things went well. If I did have any questions, I was able to call or email and find out the answers. I really enjoyed the book. I teach sociology and am planning to incorporate some of the topics into my class content. I also enjoyed reading the comments of others in the st...	Nicole P	0	1784	Apr 20, 2011 by Nicole P
	Week 7 - Evaluation (Preview) Week 7 - EvaluationReply Quote Printer Friendly While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like your input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study:1) What can we do to improve? (We want your inpu...	Brenda F	0	1726	Apr 19, 2011 by Brenda F
	Week 7 (Preview) 1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I enjoyed the book. I think one thing to improve would be doing some type of project with the information that would demonstrate how we could use the information in our classrooms or schools.2) What were the aspects of this book study that you fo...	Dean T	0	1794	Apr 19, 2011 by Dean T
	Week Six Assignment (Preview) Week Six Assignment One of the female staff here at our school reminds me of a connector. She knows so many kinds of people. If you need a resource person to make a presentation for class, she can give you a few names of people to call. If you need medical help, she knows which doctors you should or sho...	Nicole P	6	1932	Apr 19, 2011 by Dean T
	Week 7 Evaluation (Preview) Week 7 Evaluation 1. I thought the book study went well. 2. The book made me think about how things do "tip" and as an educator I think that information is important. 3. I would reccomend the Book Study to a colleague, it was interesting.	Holli L	0	1642	Apr 19, 2011 by Holli L
	Week 7 (Preview) While we certainly appreciate your patience while we worked through technical issues this semester, we would like your input on how we can make this better for the upcoming Fall Semester Book Study:1) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) Ideally it would have been great to have the postin...	Erin T	0	1819	Apr 19, 2011 by Erin T
	Week 7 - Evaluation (Preview) What can we do to improve? (We want your input) I feel that this class went well. The flexibility of the class was great with my schedule. I liked picking out which post that I got to respond to instead of being given a topic and having to respond to something I’m not comfortably knowledgeable about. 2) Wh...	Danielle E	0	1720	Apr 19, 2011 by Danielle E
	Week 8 - 9 (Preview) CHAPTER 8 1. What method did Georgia Sadler find to tip her diabetes/cancer campaign? Would you classify her as a connector, maven, or salesman? Georgia Sadler found that her campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer and diabetes held in black churches wasn’t ...	Tressa B	0	2721	Apr 18, 2011 by Tressa B
	Week 6 - 7 (Preview) CHAPTER 6 1. How did Airwalk sneakers tip, and why did business eventually drop? They wanted to become an international company so they redesigned their shoes to attract sports other than skateboarding. Lambesis, the advertiser for Airwalk, came up with an unusual way to present pictures...	Tressa B	0	3608	Apr 18, 2011 by Tressa B
	Week 5 (Preview) CHAPTER 5 1. How did the Ya-Ya Sisterhood tip? The Ya-Ya Sisterhood was a word-of-mouth epidemic in that the book “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” spoke to relationships between mothers and daughters. It tipped because it soon became ‘the book’ to use with book study groups. It goe...	Tressa B	0	5297	Apr 18, 2011 by Tressa B
	Week 4 (Preview) CHAPTER 4 1. Who was Bernhard Goetz?Goetz was a slender man in his thirties living in Greenwich Village. He shot 4 black teenagers who had approached him on the subway. He was called the “Subway Vigilante”. 2. Describe New York City in the 1980’s --- specifically crime and public transp...	Tressa B	0	3992	Apr 18, 2011 by Tressa B
	Week 3 (Preview) CHAPTER 3 1. What is “the stickiness factor”? The stickiness factor is the ability to make critical adjustmentson how ideas are presented so that it is memorable. In other words, a clear concise saying is more memorable for sharing with others. Like Paul Revere’s “The British are coming...	Tressa B	0	5875	Apr 18, 2011 by Tressa B
	Weeks 1 - 2 (Preview) Resume of Tressa Brase Place of Employment Wiley School District Occupation Title I Reading Lab Teacher Education Lamar High School University of Northern Colorado (BA) Lesley University (M.Ed) Work Experience First Grad...	Tressa B	0	4983	Apr 18, 2011 by Tressa B
	Week 6 (Preview) Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names.At Wiley, one of my fellow high school teachers is a good example of a maven. She is the person that you can ask numerous questions to...	Dean T	5	1941	Apr 18, 2011 by Betty B
	Book Study Questions - Week 6 (Preview) Book Study Questions - Week 6 Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. We have a retired teacher who taught at our school and lived in the community for 36 years. Not only is...	Danielle E	2	1996	Apr 18, 2011 by Betty B
	Book Study Questions - Week 5 (Preview) Chapter 8. Conclusion: Focus, Test, and Believe 1. What method did Georgia Sadler find to tip her diabetes/cancer campaign? Would you classify her as a connector, maven, or salesman? 2. What is Gladwell’s view of a Band-Aid solution? 3. What two lessons does he mention from the Tippi...	Norm M	5	6212	Apr 18, 2011 by Betty B
	Week 6 (Preview) Who do you know in your school that is an example of a connector, maven or salesman? Perhaps you are one of them. Give specific examples w/o necessarily using their names. A connector at my school has lived in this community for her entire life. Anywhere, that she goes she knows someone or knows of som...	Erin T	2	1772	Apr 16, 2011 by Shannon E
	Book Study Question - Week 7 (Preview) Due to scheduling difficulties I was unable to post questions last week. The discussion question that would have been due today will not be due until next week. Examining the responses submitted by other book study members last week, pick 2 or 3 and have a discussion with that person, or those person...	Norm M	0	1795	Apr 11, 2011 by Norm M
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