Live From Summit 2016: The Time is Now for ELL Edtech Tools
Esther Tricoche, Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund, moderated a session examining the rapidly changing demographics in the US. The panel of leaders who joined her included: Jordan Meranus, Co-founder and CEO of Ellevation Education Mirta Desir, CEO and Founder of Smart Coos Roberto Gutiérrez, President of Latino Educational Equity Partnerships Jenny Ancheta-Garcia, Associate Trainer for The Sobrato Family Foundation The panelists explored how schools […]
Live From Summit 2016: Diversity & Inclusion: What, How and Why Now
Cameron White, Associate Partner at the NewSchools Venture Fund, led a discussion that shed light on the problem with traditional, homogenous teams, explained possible strategy options and discussed why now is the time for companies and organizations to establish diverse strategies. Joining him as panelists were: Michelle Molitor, (FREE, Fellowship for Race and Equity in Education) […]
Live from Summit 2016: Rapid-Prototyping to Address Critical Student Needs
This interactive and innovative workshop was led by Rich Crandall, Director at Intentional Futures, and formerly an Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund and the K-12 Lab Director at the Institute of Design at Stanford. The session gave entrepreneurs the opportunity to think about the critical student need areas identified by NewSchools and how to […]
Live from Summit 2016: Telling it Straight: Educators and EdTech
Eva Gonda Green, Associate Partner of NewSchools Venture Fund led and moderated a session focusing on purchase and pilot decisions by schools. She was joined by two edtech decision makers: Stacey Wang, Director of Personalized Learning at Oakland Unified School District and Elena Sanina Senior Manager of Blended Learning at Aspire Public Schools. The panelists examined how […]
Live From Summit 2016: Partnership Strategies with Supes and Tech Decision Makers
Moderated by Doug Roberts, Founder and CEO of Educational Solutions Consulting, this session featured five superintendents and technology decision-makers: Susan Enfield (Highline Public Schools) John Krull (Oakland Unified School District) Randy Bridges (Florence School District One) Richard Carranza (San Francisco Unified School District) Stan Rounds (Las Cruces Public Schools) The speakers explored strategies for edtech developers […]
NewSchools Announces Winners of Math Challenge
Today we’re excited to announce the winners of our second NewSchools Ignite challenge, focused on Middle & High School Math. These entrepreneurs address one or more of the critical needs voiced by teachers and students, with products that create rich experiences where students can learn math conceptually through real-world content, employ elements of collaboration, access […]
News Release – NewSchools Ignite Announces “Middle School & High School Math Challenge”
NewSchools Ignite, an initiative of NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm, is now accepting applications for its Middle and High School Math Learning Challenge, which will offer grant funding to edtech startups addressing market gaps in secondary mathematics. “Right now, one of the toughest math problems is figuring out how to get innovative […]
Why improving math edtech tools today is so important for tomorrow
Our grandparents can all recall the days of reciting the times table, facing a dusty blackboard. They can all remember doing math problems from the same textbook, which was passed on to the next graduating class and then the next, despite new discoveries in the field. The world has changed a lot since then—we have […]
Science learning, cultural relevance and hip hop
As student populations become more racially and socioeconomically diverse, there is a growing recognition among educators and researchers of the role that culture can play in children’s academic and social development. In many cases, students are forced to navigate an inherent “mismatch” between their home and school cultures. This disconnect is perhaps most pronounced when […]
Science learning in the world around us
Our world is advancing rapidly due to scientific innovation. Students and teachers are looking for tools that bridge learning in K-12 schools with these exciting developments. We’re excited to share a subset of our NewSchools Ignite: Science Learning Challenge winners who have developed products that link learning in the classroom to the fascinating real-world application […]