Tag: Innovation Insights
What’s Next for Discovery Ed?
Six months into his tenure as Discovery Education’s new CEO, I had the chance to Zoom in with Jeremy Cowdrey as he reflected on the state of [more…]
Behind This Week’s Launch of TeacherIn
Big news this week from ClassIn, a leader in blended, hybrid, and remote learning solutions, who announced what they describe as a first-of-its-kind platform—bringing curriculum and content [more…]
The State of Computer Science Report Reveals Progress and Challenges in US Education
The 7th annual report on K-12 computer science in the United States dropped today. It provides an update on national and state-level computer science education policy, including [more…]
The future of game-based learning
Kevin Hogan sits down for a conversation with Ki Karou, Senior Director of Product, Content for MIND Research Institute, on the evolving landscape of education, gamification, and [more…]
Big Deals—AI GUIDANCE for Schools Toolkit, Assessment PD for Teachers, and EV Buses Hit the Road.
This month, TeachAI, an initiative led by Code.org, ETS, the International Society of Technology in Education, Khan Academy, and the World Economic Forum, launched an AI Guidance [more…]
Is “re-inventing education” more than a cliché?
It’s always a pleasure to talk with Anthony Salcito, formerly Vice President of Worldwide Education at Microsoft and currently Chief Institution Business Officer at Nerdy. In his [more…]
Nothing but Winning—EdTech Honors announced by eSchool, IEI, and Classlink
When did October become awards season in the world of edtech? This week’s newsfeeds are stuffed with announcements for finalists and honorees for both educators and vendors [more…]
How Summer Learning Can Save Education
As the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) sets up to celebrate its 30-year anniversary next week in Washington DC during its annual Summer Learning Summit (sorry, sold [more…]
Use Tech to Reassess Assessment
With 25+ years of practice and research behind him, Joe Feldman—a former teacher, principal and district administrator—speaks from experience when it comes to the ongoing inequities and [more…]
Big Deals: Advanced offerings in curriculum and data analytics, parent communication, remote tutoring, and more
Discovery Education this month acquired DreamBox Learning, a PK-12 education technology provider serving more than 6 million students and 600,000 educators nationwide. Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, DreamBox [more…]
What Keeps Edtech Leaders Up At Night?
How is your district to-do list looking? If the results from today’s release of the 2023 State Ed Tech Trends Report are any indication, it’s long and [more…]
A New Battle in the War for Cybersecurity in Schools: Part 1
Last month, the Biden administration announced new actions and private commitments to bolster the nation’s cyber defense at schools. Administration leaders, school administrators, educators, and education technology [more…]
Crunch the numbers: The latest edtech data you can use right now
Clever, the platform used by more than 75% of U.S. K-12 schools to simplify and secure digital learning, announced last month its Classroom of the Future Report [more…]
Engage Younger Students with Tech the Right Way
When it comes to building literacy skills, students are never too young to start—as long as it is implemented in a thoughtful way. That’s the perspective of [more…]
How To Beat Teacher Tech Resistance
You would think after almost four years of the forced migration to remote learning and the new ways to connect and teach thanks to edtech, teachers would [more…]
Movers and Shakers—New Edtech District Leaders Take Position
Phil Hintz has been approved by the D219 Board of Education as the next Chief Technology Officer for the 2023-2024 school year. Phil has led the charge [more…]
Big Deals—New and enhanced edtech tools from Quizlet, eSpark, and Turnitin
Global learning platform Quizlet today announced a series of new study tools designed to help students return to the classroom with renewed confidence this school year. These [more…]
The Future of Canvas
Drop the company name Instructure on the average educator and you may get a blank stare in return. Now mention the company’s flagship product Canvas and be [more…]
EdTech Success in LAUSD
Los Angeles Unified School District usually gets a bad rap when it comes to the implementation of tech. There was a ransomware attack at the beginning of [more…]
Number crunch: Edtech data you can use right now
The 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report launched last week at an event in Montevideo, Uruguay, hosted by UNESCO, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay and [more…]
How Phys Ed and Ed Tech Can Fit
Concerns over kids and screen time versus play time are legitimate. According to the National Survey of Children’s Health, 17.0% of youth ages 10 to 17 had [more…]
