S teven Hodas, the former Executive Director for NY city’s iZone or Office of Innovation and current Practitioner in Residence at CRPE.org shares his views on innovation in the face of K-12 bureaucracy.

STORY CREDIT: EdWeek and Stephen Sawchuk published original article.

STORY CREDIT: al.com and Mike Cason published original article.

Technology has found a way to incorporate mobile opportunities to learn amplifying a students experience of the curriculum. NowPressPlay’s Tilly Brooke explains how they have developed an innovative approach to learning in this vein.

Professionals in education muse about the current state of education technology and the impact it has on students, teachers and the global community.

Flashsticks CEO Veejay Lingiah talks about learning foreign languages with the help of special notes and the origins of the company.

Educators and entrepreneurs at BETT 2015 discuss the importance of an interactive curriculum. Lynn Walker of MyOn, Veejay Lingiah CEO at Flashsticks, Tilly Brooke of NowPressPlay, Marta Palomares of Edebe, Richard Flower of Kurzweil Education and Ashok Baker of Schools Media debate 21st century curriculum.

V enture capitalists really hit the books in 2014. Edtech companies stockpiled nearly $2 billion in venture funding — a 50 percent jump from 2013.

Jessica Lahey has steadily become one of this country’s preeminent voices bridging educational experiences with parenting and the community. You have probably read her work in the New York Times and The Atlantic. We went down the hall with Lahey to discuss her new book and its place on the bookshelves of school-based leaders. Dr. Berger: Your upcoming book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed  (Harper Collins) could be used as the basis for a number of topics in global education.

Peeq Founder Shane Cox discusses a way to simplify the integration of devices to improve learning. 

Bill Bavin, Partner, Chessiecap Solutions, talks about the role of investors in helping education businesses grow.

Elton Stokes of Blue Sky Innovative Solutions talks about the value of education conferences and his current focus on education in Mississippi after a successful stint in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Chris Besse of Nelson Education talks about the history of the company and their approaches to technology integration

Global education discussions connecting policy makers and trusted innovators from around the world at the EWF in London.

In this interview, edCircuit sits down with Dr. Rene Lydiksen from LEGO about the balance between innovation and tradition in their company.