Live From Summit 2016: Left, Right, Kids in the Middle
Cynthia Tucker Haynes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist and a popular radio and television commentator led a lively discussion…
Live From Summit 2016: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning for Students and Teachers
This inspiring session featured four school leaders who have launched schools because they believe important aspects of school need…
Live From Summit 2016: Newark Beyond the Headlines
Jen Holleran of Startup: Education, moderated a thought-provoking session exploring some of the inherent conflicts – fiscal, facilities and enrollment…
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…
Live From Summit 2016: Jeopardy!
Debbie Veney, Director of Communications for NewSchools Venture Fund, kicked off a lively discussion about the Every Student Succeeds Act…
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,…
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…
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…
Live From Summit 2016: Partnership Strategies with Supes and Tech Decision Makers
By Cameron White in Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Human Capital, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Summit onModerated by Doug Roberts, Founder and CEO of Educational Solutions Consulting, this session featured five superintendents and technology decision-makers:…
Summit 2014
Summit 2014 brought 1,000 leading entrepreneurs, educators, public officials, policy makers, journalists, funders and community members to Burlingame, CA…
Summit 2015
More than 950 attendees representing 578 organizations convened in San Francisco on May 5 and 6 for NewSchools Summit…
Summit 2015: Creative Solutions to Classroom Challenges
Across the country, we’re excited to see many schools, districts and charter organizations exploring ways of innovating in classrooms. …
Summit 2015: Brené Brown Delves Deeper in Q&A
In Brené Brown’s opening plenary talk at Summit 2015, she explained how the findings from her research into vulnerability, courage,…
Summit 2015: Ben Jealous Challenges us to Build ‘Uncomfortable’ Coalitions and Dream Big
Ben Jealous, partner at Kapor Capital and former President & CEO of the NAACP, closed the NewSchools 2015 summit…
Live from Summit 2015: Expanding Our Definition of Student Success
By Scott Benson in Summit onThis week at Summit, we had the opportunity to explore a topic near and dear to my heart --…
Live from Summit 2015: A Student’s Perspective on Next Gen Learning
By Meghan Amrofell in Summit onToday at Summit, we shared "day in the life" videos featuring students in three next generation schools, and got…
Live from Summit 2015: Opening Plenary Session with Brené Brown
Those seeking change in our education system have never been more ready for someone like Brené Brown, and Brené…
Live from Summit 2015: Leveraging Teacher Insight in Ed Tech Design
Today at Summit 2015, Sara Allan from the Gates Foundation launched a new website, Teachers Know Best, which presents primary market research…
Announcing Summit 2015 Closing Speaker: Ben Jealous
By Stacey Childress in Summit onNewSchools Summit 2015 is just a couple of days away! I’ve been to many Summits over the years, but…
Everything You Need to Know for Summit 2015
Summit 2015 is almost here! The NewSchools Summit team is working around the clock to ensure a great experience…
