Ignite Your Imagination! What’s the Future of Work?
This blog is also cross-posted on Medium. It feels like everywhere you look there is a new headline or statistic about the future of work. We know today’s kindergarteners are the high school graduating class of 2030, but we don’t know what the economy will look like when they receive their diplomas. At NewSchools, we’re […]
Announcing the NewSchools Ignite: Early Learning Cohort
We’re thrilled to announce the 15 winners of the NewSchools Ignite Early Learning (PreK-2nd Grade) Challenge who collectively were awarded $1.5 million in grant funding as a part of our accelerator program. You can learn more about the work this cohort is doing by clicking on the links for each organization below. AppleTree Institute for […]
Reposted From EdSurge: Coming Full Circle – Giving Thanks to Teachers Who Change Lives
The following post was originally published on EdSurge on May 23, 2017: Every year, during Teacher Appreciation Week in May, many of us think back to our favorite teachers. I certainly do. I want to share the story of an amazing educator who has forever changed my life. And I also want to underscore how […]
Live From Summit 2017: Is EdTech the Great Equalizer? Designing Products for Equity
This interactive session was led by Cameron White of NewSchools Venture Fund. Joining him as panelists were Barbara Wade, Dr. Richard Charles, Daniel Munda, Eileen Murphy, Sunny Washington, and Gabriel Aduato. The session discusses equity in ed tech products and how teachers use these products to create authentic, real-word classroom learning experiences. Barbara Wade, Chicago Public […]
Live From Summit 2017: Is EdTech the Great Equalizer? Designing Products for Equity
This interactive session was led by Cameron White of NewSchools Venture Fund. Joining him as panelists were Babara Wade, Dr. Richard Charles, Daniel Munda, Eileen Murphy, Sunny Washington, and Gabriel Aduato. The session discusses equity in edtech products and how teachers use these products to create authentic, real-word classroom learning experiences. Barbara Wade from […]
Announcing the NewSchools Ignite Special Education Challenge
We’re excited to announce the NewSchools Ignite: Special Education Challenge, which opens today. This challenge – the fourth in the NewSchools Ignite series – is open to entrepreneurs developing engaging, technology-enabled learning experiences, instructional content, assessments, administrative tools, and other digital products that support students with disabilities in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. Applications are open […]
NewSchools Ignite Announces ELL Challenge Winners
Today, we are proud to announce the 13 winners of the NewSchools Ignite English Language Learning Challenge: eSpark Learning Flocabulary Listenwise Nearpod Newsela Quill.org Readworks Storyworld Spotlight Speak Agent Mawi Learning TalkingPoints ThinkCERCA We can’t wait to tell you about each of these companies … but first, let’s talk about how this challenge got started. […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]