Author: David Havens
Socrates Meets Edtech: 51 Questions that Teach
"Always the more beautiful answer who asks the more difficult question.” - e.e. cummings Earlier this week, NewSchools and Silicon Valley Education Foundation collaborated…
ReimaginED: The Future of K12 Education
(link) From TED talk playlists to government speeches, everyone agrees: education is changing. Exactly how, why, or what it all means is still up for debate. Are the low United States PISA scores…
The NewSchools Notebook: tech, teaching, and inspiration
At NewSchools, we are constantly being exposed to new ideas in education from a variety of sources. Given that we invest in technologies that spread knowledge and education to all,…
“Read, Write, Code” say CodeHS founders and winners of NBC Innovation challenge
In my last year at Stanford I took a class that made me wish I could start all over called CS 106a, Programming Methodology. I learned to code by guiding…
Please Touch the Technology
Some innovations just don't make sense until you actually get your hands on them: Fun dip. Silly putty. Education technology. For this reason, Summit 2013 features 21 different education technology companies…