Last month we set out to write about “Intellectual Curiosity” from a variety of education perspectives. By the end of the month we had thirteen unique and compelling pieces that focused on bringing curiosity back into the forefront of our school goals. Now we are releasing this material in an eBook set to come out on January 8th, 2013. While the PDF Version will remain free to those wh... »
My 12 month old son took his first real steps this week. It was awesome. Any parent who has seen their child’s first steps can share the same feeling. It wasn’t so much the actual steps, but the culmination of all those “baby steps” that led to him finally walking. Looking back on his first year of life, I’m struck by how improbable it began and how amazing it has be... »
It’s been almost a year since we launched EducationIsMyLife.com and it has been an amazing ride so far. Our initial goal of this site was to provide multiple perspectives on education, and we are continuing to do just that as we move forward. It is an interesting time in education. Testing and teacher unions have been making front page news in many states. The election focused on education a... »
As educators we have an important job: teaching the world’s youth. While the teaching profession consistently ranks as one of the top five “noble” job fields, it is also hard for many teachers to make a living without working a part-time job on the side. Many educators work in other fields during summers off, but it is sometimes tough to switch gears and move away from education for part-tim... »
ClassPager is a twilio-powered SMS system that lets teachers and professors send students quizzes or reminders, and can receive individual feedback from the students. With over 1000 classrooms and 500% growth, this ed tech startup is growing fast. The 30-second set up provides a classroom code students can text to participate, so teachers and students don’t actually have each other’s phone numbers... »
We’ve been planning on releasing an “Education” version of the popular social curation site “Hacker News” (http://news.ycombinator.com/news). This site would allow educators to submit, read, vote, and comment on any educational article. We are building this site on Ribbot, and will eventually host it on http://academicrecess.com/. For now, Academic Recess is a launch ... »
I ENVY the design community. I am JEALOUS of the programmer/developer community. Want to know why? It’s simple: They thrive on sharing, collaborating, and improving their field. I know a lot of educators who feel the same way, and many educators who also want our community to share, collaborate, and constantly improve practices in our field. However, the reality is that despite many of our best ef... »
We are looking to do interviews with Education Startup Founders on a weekly basis. If you are a founder or know one, please let them know! We are also open to all kinds of guest posts and appearances on our blog. We believe this is the most important time to be in education, and want to share how you and your company are improving/disrupting our field in the 21st century. Contact us here, or here.... »
