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EdTech Women Dine at ISTE 13
Join us for an evening of dining and networking with other women in education technology, including a stellar group of ISTE p...
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EdTech 10: Rocks or Frozen?
This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. To paraphrase the great American poet Jimmy Buffet, it’s time to nibble...
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Next Gen Science Standards 101
The Institute for Science and Math Education at the University of Washington recently offered a crash course on the Next Gene...
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DragonBox: This Is How You Gamify
DragonBox develops a user’s fundamental skills in algebra before teaching its context and application.
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Know Think Do
For John Danner, learning can be thought about in three parts: the need to know things, how to solve problems, and how to be ...
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NewSchools: Ten Conversations with Edupreneurs
The NewSchools Summit (#NSVFsummit), co-hosted with the Aspen Institute, was held in an SFO airport hotel this week. Summit attendees start with equity as the North Star. Kids are the focus. Entrepreneurship is their path. Ten hallway conversations stood out as emblematic of the struggle to improve American schools.
one year ago by Tom Vander Ark
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NewSchools Presents: Education Entrepreneurs on the Future of Education
NewSchools, a venture fund working to transform education by supporting entrepreneurs, wrapped up its inspiring Education Entrepreneurs series yesterday with a closing video from several of its featured edupreneurs over the past four weeks.
one year ago by Getting Smart Staff
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Ed Leaders Meet With Detroit Public Schools On Ed Opportunities & Innovation
Education leaders join tonight at the "Hacking Education" Dinner, hosted by NewSchools Venture Fund, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the University of Michigan's Social Venture Fund, in Detroit, Michigan.
one year ago by Getting Smart Staff
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Kevin Chavous at NewSchools Summit
Listen to Kevin Chavous deliver his message of reform and choice at the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit in Washington, DC.
2 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
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Walter Isaacson, Ted Mitchell: New Chances, New Stories
Ted Mitchell follows Walter Isaacson in today's opening of the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit and says we must be activated to change.
3 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
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@NewSchools Summit, Three Reasons We Can Never Turn Off the Web
At the first day of the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit, a question about schools being safe havens from the wired and wireless world made me think of the three reasons we cannot steer kids from a wired learning environment.
3 years ago by Getting Smart Staff
















