Data Science
EdTech
Powerful Learning Experiences at the Intersection of Big Data and Big Empathy
The powerful combination of big data and big empathy can provide powerful learning experiences and improve student outcomes.
EdTech
On the Road to Interoperability with Denver Public Schools
As one of the nation’s largest and most diverse districts, Denver Public Schools faces numerous challenges, not the least of which is its effort to provide schools autonomy in selecting tools and processes while still working towards data interoperability. Learn more here.
EdTech
Zeal CEO: Want to Make Data Actionable? Start With Building the Right Culture
By. Kelly Blair. At Zeal, the general belief is that data is most impactful when it is in the hands of teachers in the most simplified format. Here's how they are trying to make that happen.
EdTech
Data Sharing Hasn’t Been a Concern for Most Newsela Customers—But Super Users Want More
By: Kelly Blair. Improving how student data is shared across systems has been a slowly evolving concern for Newsela since its launch in 2013. Learn more about how this is changing here.
EdTech
Illuminate Education Shines Light on Growing Need for Better Data Sharing
By: Kelly Blair. As schools adopt more technologies, their data systems have become more complex, and educators today want data to be able to travel seamlessly between the specialized tools. In this post, we look at how one EdTech company is making it happen.
EdTech
DIY or Buy? How Lexia Learning Is Revisiting Data Integration
By Kelly Blair - As schools adopt a dizzying array of digital services, the ability to collect data from different tools into one place could allow educators to better understand how products are used, and whether they are delivering results.
EdTech
Education Data Privacy and Interoperability Go Hand in Hand
By: Rachel Anderson. Interoperability means that all the systems and sectors that serve a student can talk to each other, and that data can move securely across systems.
EdTech
Education Data at Work in K-12
By: Josh Klein. It should be a very basic thing for us to be able to talk to each other about how we’re going to exchange data and what data we want and need, but a number of factors can complicate the process. Here's how we can start to address them.
EdTech
Data Interoperability in K-12: Why it Matters
By: Bill Fitzgerald. Data interoperability sounds like one of the least interesting things to talk about, but--with the possible exception of privacy--it’s also one of the most important. Here, I discuss what is at stake if educators continue to ignore it.
EdTech
Want to Solve a Problem? Get Smart, Build a Dataset, Apply Smart Tools
Here are seven examples of impact entrepreneurs demonstrating the Cause + Code formula as they choose a problem, develop some domain expertise, build a dataset and apply smart tools in order to make a difference in the world.