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EdSurge Extra: Minerva’s Jonathan Katzman on Making ‘the Best Seminar Possible’
If you could create a college from scratch today what would it look like? Minerva Schools at KGI has done just that, building an accredited, four-yea…
9 years, 8 months ago
When Everyone Has Different Definitions of "Student Achievement"
Today, we’re actually bringing back an old favorite while we generate some new content for you. Back in 2015, in Davis California, we brought superin…
9 years, 8 months ago
EdSurge Extra: John Deasy on His LAUSD Superintendency, Mistakes, and Going Forward
Thirty-two. That’s how many years John Deasy has spent in education as a teacher, high school principal, and superintendent in four different distric…
9 years, 8 months ago
EdSurge Extra: Marco Molinaro Asks, ‘How Do We Maximize Learning?’
Many faculty see introductory science courses as "gateway" classes to weed out students. Not Marco Molinaro. The assistant vice provost at the Univer…
9 years, 9 months ago
Pitfalls and Triumphs—What I Learned From My Year in Edtech
Blake Montgomery, one-half of the EdSurge On Air podcast team, is bidding EdSurge adieu to take on a role as a Tech Reporter at Buzzfeed. But before …
9 years, 9 months ago
EdSurge Extra: Bridget Burns' Call to Edtech Entrepreneurs: 'Start With Empathy'
Bridget Burns sees plenty of "superheroes"—26-year-old Silicon Valley types with good intentions, yet little understanding, for how to change higher …
9 years, 9 months ago
Megan Stewart, Unity's Head of Global Education
Unity is one of the most widely used game development engines, but what does that have to do with education? We sat down with Megan Stewart, Unity's …
9 years, 9 months ago
The '$1000 Pencil'—Why Edtech Companies Aren’t Pushing the Envelope
A few weeks back, EdSurge published a podcast interview with education consultant and commentator Alan November, and Director of Secondary Curriculum…
9 years, 9 months ago
What Data Privacy Laws Should Schools Watch Out for This Year?
Our guest today is Gretchen Shipley, a partner at the law firm Fagen, Friedman, and Fulfrost, who often works with schools on data privacy regulation…
9 years, 9 months ago
EdSurge Extra: We Don’t Have Resources to Keep Up with Edtech--Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes Q&A
Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, knows what it takes to be a good teacher. In fact, she’s been in the game for twelve years, curr…
9 years, 10 months ago