How do we ensure that ed tech tools are reaching and impacting students who are most in need? In this virtual convening, Dr. Ed Greene will discuss ho…
We support educators looking to launch their first and/or second charter schools. We also support educators in district schools with the autonomy to use innovative instructional design.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are poised to revolutionize how we interact with and benefit from technology. Expectations are especially high in ed tech, where AI and ML promise to accelerate more equitable outcomes for all students. But when bias…
The debate over screen time and the role of technology in children’s lives has reached a fever pitch. To what degree should we embrace tech as a means to support our children’s education? Would schools and parents be better off…
Virtual and augmented reality are touted as breakthrough technologies that will revolutionize how students learn and engage with content. Hear from educators and technologists who are leveraging AR and VR in new and exciting ways, and gain insight into how…
Recorded at NewSchools Summit 2016, this video features brief presentations from Phyllis Lockett (CEO at LEAP Innovations), Thomas Kane, Ph.D. (Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education), and Tonika Cheek Clayton (Managing Partner at NewSchools…
By Deborah Veney, Director of Policy and Communications
Nearly everyone has been inside a school. But, stepping into an innovativepublic school is a very different experience. It can make you rethink what learning looks like, and more importantly, what students…
This thought-provoking and discussion-based session was moderated by Stacey Childress, the CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund and Russ Shilling from Digital Promise.
The session discussed the need to emphasize R&D within education, how it might work, and then had…
