Defining Impact in Education Technology
By David Havens in Ed Tech on“I have trouble understanding double, triple bottom line funds – there can only be one bottom line for impact…
Technology and Student Engagement
By David Havens in Ed Tech onIn the age of mobile computing, attention and engagement have become commodities. Advertisers are willing to spend millions for…
Live from Summit 2014: CCSS and Designing Digital Learning
In a series of discussions moderated by Betsy Corcoran of Edsurge, entrepreneurs and other education stakeholders tackled both the…
Live From Summit 2014: Reading Reconsidered
By David Havens in Summit onWhen it comes to teaching literacy, content and skills (like decoding specific words and citing their definitions) are inseparable.…
The Future of Standardized Testing
The College Board recently announced it is changing the SAT to better align with schoolwork. While I applaud their…
Socrates Meets Edtech: 51 Questions that Teach
By David Havens in Ed Tech onEarlier this week, NewSchools and Silicon Valley Education Foundation collaborated on launching a new learning innovation zone. Ten companies…
ReimaginED: The Future of K12 Education
By David Havens in Ed Tech on(link)From TED talk playlists to government speeches, everyone agrees: education is changing. Exactly how, why, or what it all means is still…
The NewSchools Notebook: tech, teaching, and inspiration
By David Havens in Ed Tech onAt NewSchools, we are constantly being exposed to new ideas in education from a variety of sources. Given that…
“Read, Write, Code” say CodeHS founders and winners of NBC Innovation challenge
By David Havens in Ed Tech onIn my last year at Stanford I took a class that made me wish I could start all over…
Please Touch the Technology
Some innovations just don't make sense until you actually get your hands on them: Fun dip. Silly putty. Education…
Beyond the Job: Three Reasons All Students Should Code
By David Havens in Ed Tech onUnderstanding how code works is essential for participation in a free society. It illuminates the world, allows for self-expression,…
A closer look at K12 edtech venture funding part II
Learners from ages zero to eighteen have a lot to be excited about. In the last 365 days, 74…
