Jim Knight's Page

School / Work Affiliation

Retiring this year from teaching

Blog

http://www.everystudent.com/mypage/jimknight

Website

http://www.digitallearningtree.com/

Skype Account

jim.knight4

About Me

Mr. Knight if officially retiring for teaching Special Education in June of 2012. For the past three years he has also been one of three founders and Vice President of Education for www.digitallearningtree.com

Mr. Knight has an MA in Instructional Technology and has worked as an educator and entrepreneur for the past 25 years. He has also served as Executive Director for several non-profits in addition to working in the private sector as VP of Business Development for several Silicon Valley Start-Ups.

In the earlier part of his career in Instructional Television (1977-79) he coordinated the nation’s largest educational television consortium (five dedicated education channels) run out of a PBS television station in Spokane Washington.

During this time he was responsible for providing programming for all five channels in addition to producing school district in-service programs for teachers and administrators.

We also provide an eCourse/Lesson Platform to allow teachers to create their own digital lessons and eTextbooks to the new Common Core Standards. http://www.digitallearningtree.com/products/

In 2009 Mr. Knight and several other Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs established a starup called www.digitallearningtree.com Please go to www.digitallearningtree.com to watch the video on the front page. We develop on-line eCourses for teachers to help become certified by the University of the Pacific to become 21st Century Teachers in the Digital Age. http://www.digitallearningtree.com/e-course-marketplace/

Email: jim@digitallearningtree.com
Cell: 707-334-1955
Skype: jim.knight4