Even before the pandemic, improving student engagement in critical "gateway" math/science courses was a tricky business, especially in traditionally underserved communities. In this episode of EdTech Today, Aurora Martinez, VP & General Manager

How the Experiential World Will Meet the Workplace

Aug 13th, 2021 13m 1s

This week Kevin Hogan and the EdTech Today show went on the road to the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego. Hogan used the opportunity to sit down with the biggest leaders in EdTech to discuss what they have learned from the successes and failures of

How Higher Ed Must Adapt to Survive

Aug 9th, 2021 22m 51s

The more data that drops, the clearer the message for institutes of higher learning—in order to keep pace with today's society, operations must change. In this episode, Kshitij Nerurkar, Education Business Leader at Cognizant, drills down on hi

EdTech AI About to Get Much Smarter

Aug 6th, 2021 22m 5s

Big news this week from Digital Promise—it will co-lead a new five-year, $20 million initiative aimed at creating artificial intelligence (AI) tools to advance human learning and education. In this episode of EdTech Today, Jeremy Roschelle, Exe

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Educator Confidence Report Highlights Dip in Teachers' Perception of Role

Aug 5th, 2021 2m 30s

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt recently released its 2021 educator confidence report, and the findings were not particularly optimistic.In this clip from MarketScale's EdTech Today, host Kevin Hogan weighs in on what the report's findings might mean

How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve the Classroom Experience

Aug 2nd, 2021 17m 39s

Levi Belnap wants to make this clear from the beginning—artificial intelligence will never replace human teachers, at least not in our lifetime. What he and his colleagues at Merlyn Mind believe is that AI can enhance teachers' work. In this ep

EdTech Today David Blake V02

Jul 30th, 2021 24m 47s

The current economic zeitgeist suggests that workers need to start re-educating themselves if they want to not only survive but thrive. David Blake, CEO of Learn In, thinks differently. On this of EdTech Today, David breaks down why the employe

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For Some Students A Remote Setup Meant Learning Gains

Jul 28th, 2021 2m 15s

New research released today by the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University finds that digitally accessible, high-quality instructional materials designed to bring students, families and educators together increas

Ed Tech LiamWhat's With This EdTech Market?

Jul 26th, 2021 21m 59s

Never before has edTech been more essential, or more coveted in the investment community. In this of EdTech Today, Liam Pisano, Managing Partner at EduLab Capital Partners, talks about the current phenomenon and what it means for the industry m

The Value of Risk in Edtech

Jul 23rd, 2021 21m 6s

The idea of trial and error (aka failure) used to be a tricky subject in education circles. Now during pandemic times, it has become part of the process whether we like it or not. Al Kingsley, CEO of Netsupport believes that some new aspects of

Why We Need to Make New Education Spaces

Jul 19th, 2021 30m 46s

Simplicity Will Be Key to EdTech Success

Jul 16th, 2021 22m 7s

Nothing about the ongoing attempts to solidify post-pandemic learning will be easy. On this episode of EdTech Today, Maggie Hallbach analyzes the machinations and relationships amongst government, industry, districts, and parents and explains h

How Today's Curriculum Content Must Change

Jul 13th, 2021 21m 40s

For Andy Pass, this moment in time is an opportunity to improve everything—from the way the edtech industry works, to the way educational content is created, to the way in which we teach and learn. In this wide-ranging episode, he touches on al

Discerning the Hype and Hope for Higher Ed

Jul 9th, 2021 28m 16s

For Michael Huseby, CEO and Chairman of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.(BNED), navigating a $1.5B operation through the most dramatic upheavals in the history of higher education was a difficult, but ultimately fulfilling, challenge. In this epi

How Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Went From Maybe to Must Have

Jul 9th, 2021 17m 29s

While the idea of providing mental health assessment and services for all students was a nice thought for most districts up until March, 2020, it wasn't always a central focus. As with so many other aspects of education post-pandemic, that conc

How New Learning Platforms Can Bust EdTech Myths

Jul 2nd, 2021 24m 59s

The New Style of Educator Professional Development

Jun 29th, 2021 21m 6s

One of the things that should never go back to normal post-pandemic is traditional professional development. In this episode, Adam Geller, Founder and CEO of Edthena, details how new technologies behaviors give teachers more agency over their p

How Higher Ed Will Handle New Learning Looks

Jun 25th, 2021 19m 34s

Todd Zipper believes there will always be a place for a bachelor's degree. But don't think that will ever be enough. In this episode, The president of Wiley Education Services predicts a microverse of education institutions that will continuall

EdTech's Moment of Truth

Jun 22nd, 2021 24m 41s

Never has there been so great of a disruption in education than the past school year. Likewise, never has there been such an opportunity going forward, according to Keith Kreuger, CEO for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). In this epi

Which Learning Strategies Should Stay (and Which Should Go)

Jun 15th, 2021 23m 18s

In her career as an educator and administrator in DC Public Schools, Kerri Larkin worked through a variety of challenges that affected that community. In her new role, she intends to take those experiences to a wider population of students. In

Make Learning Better Than Before

Jun 11th, 2021 22m 42s

Don't call it COVID loss. For Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates, a better phrase would be "unrealized learning," something that was happening even before the pandemic, especially in underserved communities. In this episode of EdTech Tod

The Importance of Post-COVID Student Mental Health

Jun 8th, 2021 18m 56s

The company recently released an updated version of their C.O.P.E. mental health planning framework to help districts implement mental health supports students need due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had (and continues to have) on

How Science Instruction is Changed Forever

Jun 4th, 2021 34m 42s

The past 18 months have been one long experiment for Catherine Cahn, CEO of Twig Education. Shifting history courses to a remote platform in a matter of weeks is one thing, but hands-on chemistry labs? In this episode of EdTech Today, Catherine

How Science Instruction is Changed Forever

Jun 4th, 2021 33m 17s

Better Access from Microsoft Means Success for All

Jun 1st, 2021 17m 48s

Microsoft last month announced a new five-year commitment to help bridge the “Disability Divide” the gap in societal inclusion for people with disabilities. Given the impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities, the commitments focus on