CoSN outlines trends, challenges in K-12 innovation
A new annual report from CoSN outlines the challenges, mega-trends, and tools set to impact education innovation in 2025--and for the first time, the report also highlights key…
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5 education innovation trends to watch in 2025
Clayton Christensen once said, “If we are to develop profound theory to solve the intractable problems in our societally-critical domains… we must learn to crawl into the life of what…
Harvard Recognizes Innovators in Early Education
Boston, MA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced ... Read more
CoSN names 9 edtech hurdles, trends, and tools
Teacher retention, learner agency, and, yes, generative AI are among the Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends) and Tech Enablers (tools) impacting education innovation for the year ahead.
K-12 edtech survey notes growth obstacles attributed to insufficient leadership depth
The latest national survey conducted by the Edtech Leadership Collective has identified a stark misalignment in expectations when it comes to emerging leaders’ readiness to reach the executive…
Utah Nonprofit Awarded U.S. Department of Education EIR Grant for Youth Mental Health Program
SALT LAKE CITY – The Cook Center for Human Connection has been awarded a $3.99 million Education Innovation and Research ... Read more
5 top education innovation trends in 2023
2022 marked a confusing year in the world of education innovation. As a friend and school leader said to me a few months ago, “Innovation is dead, right?”
4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure
Following years of challenges brought on by COVID-19 and the inequities in education highlighted by the pandemic, decades- and centuries-old educational systems are finally being challenged.
Improving literacy through engagement
In this episode of Innovations in Education, Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead for Logitech details how classroom technologies, if used properly, can increase engagement and…
Esports grows up
O'Hagan shares his insights on the continued emergence of esports as an integral part of any school’s overall education experience; how student use of tech in esport compliments…
These Education Startups Are All Business
Penn GSE's John Gamba discusses what it takes to be a finalist for the 14th annual Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC).
Carnegie Learning Adds Multilingual Math and Literacy Tutors in Gadsden ISD
Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning, a leader in K-12 education innovation, high-quality products and services, and AI, announced today that ... Read more
The pulse of K-12: How superintendents are taking on 2023’s biggest challenges
When an unexpected crisis occurs—say, a global pandemic that forced our entire education system to transform--we believe that eventually, the distress and upheaval will evolve into calm and…
5 education innovation trends worth watching in 2023
2022 marked a confusing year in the world of education innovation. As a friend and school leader said to me a few months ago, “Innovation is dead, right?”
Bringing our history to light can improve our students’ futures
Our job as a community is to actively understand the historical contexts that our kids bring into the classroom and advocate for children and educators who have endured…
FEV Tutor Named Winner of the Inaugural 2021 Supes’ Choice Award for Virtual Instruction Experience
WOBURN, Mass. – Dec. 16, 2021 – FEV Tutor was selected as an inaugural 2021 Supes’ Choice Awards winner in ... Read more
5 Big Ideas for Education Innovation in 2019
Over the last year, education innovators around the country continued to pursue expanded definitions of student success, personalized approaches, and wholly new models of school.
7 reasons why we need innovation in schools
Innovation is more than a buzzword today--it's something educators strive for in their classrooms, schools, and districts. We can't test students on their innovation, but we can encourage…
5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018
Last year saw a flurry of activity in support of personalized learning, new school designs, and new approaches to K-12 education policy. Looking ahead, education innovators have their…
Nominations open for The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
The nomination window is open for the 2017 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, which honors innovation and has ... Read more
Why is innovation so often synonymous with disappointment?
The Harvard Business Review reports: Because a pure idea is a beautiful thing, and seeing it get mauled as it struggles to become something real can be highly…
What we can learn from a dinner controversy in the desert
A few weeks back, I had the honor to emcee the closing awards dinner at the Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale, Michael Horn reports on Forbes.com.
New round of grants target education innovation
The federal government is trying to make it easier to apply for one of its grants for innovative ideas to improve education. But with budget cuts, there’s a…
Experts: Use national budget crisis as an opportunity
In the opening session for the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference, held this year in New Orleans, the theme was "Mastering the Moment," which referred to the…
Forum explores how to spur school innovation
Innovation was a key theme of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 25, and it also was the theme of a recent forum in Washington,…
Feds turn to ‘crowdsourcing’ for educational innovation
Education technology advocates hope that a new national online community will inspire entrepreneurs and educators to team up in developing and funding innovative solutions to some of education's…