EdTech
Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
TEACHED: We Finally have the Video Clip
Kelly Amis, Director of TEACHED, has changed the code on her Vimeo site, and now we can watch the eight minute trailer on edReformer.
Where Will the Money Flow Once the Dam is Broken?
If President Barack Obama sticks to his guns, says one politician, "education will never be the same again." Here's hoping that edupreneurs and reformists have a strong stomach and more fight in them.
Reviews of: Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
A group of reviews and links to information about Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
Video and Q&A: Barbara Dreyer, CEO, Connections Academy
Barbara Dreyer talks with edReformer in the curriculum headquarters at Connections Academy, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Stephen Dubner Podcast about School of One
Joel Rose's School of One in a podcast at the New York Times.
Interview: Joel Rose, CEO, School of One
Behind the School of One method is a drive for better use of data by teachers and giving students and teachers what they need to deliver excellence in a STEM silo of education.
Group Knowledge as a Byproduct of a Distributed Organization
Blogging is an active learning process found in blended learning. With blogging, you combine active search for information with the discovery of new friends and information sharing networks that broaden your mind.
We Need New Routes to Teacher Certification
Alternative teacher certification is no longer a badly maligned idea. New York State and other areas are pushing ahead to bring different skills into our nation's public schools.
Interview: Steven Adamowski, Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools
Steven Adamowski agreed to answer a few questions from edReformer about the district's policies on education, improvement and raising the standards for excellence in its schools.
SIIA Releases Evaluation Research Guidelines for EdTech
A new report by SIIA helps educators make decisions about interventions.