Videos

Molly McMahon, Program Director at IDEO and a leading voice at The Teachers Guild, talks about creativity in the classroom and the creative teachers that bring life to local schools. The Guild is run by by IDEO’s Design for Learning Studio and Riverdale Country School’s Delta Group. They are a team of educators and designers, inspired by teachers across the globe who are innovating every day. The Guild gives a special shout out to those who dare to experiment with The Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit.

In this interview with edCircuit, Ryan Craig, Managing Director at University Ventures, discusses current trends in investing.

M ax Woolf, Senior Analyst at Eduventures, discusses current investment trends in higher education. Woolf talks about student services as a key area of focus within the investment community. Woolf sees the employer role dictating the direction of higher education as a trend to watch.  

M itch Weisburgh, founder of Games 4 Ed, discusses the market for games in education and the obstacles to reach current curriculum models. Weisburgh also talks about “game jams” and other ways to engage teachers in the process of game development and deployment within classrooms.

R ob Grimshaw, CEO of TES Global, talks with Dr. Berger about the opportunity to engage millions of TES educators with new opportunities and resources. Grimshaw discusses the challenge education companies face when looking to convert communities into passionate supporters and customers. We also learn about the global education market and how current trends will inform the next generation of educator communities and professional development implementation.

EI Days experts talk about the challenges edtech entrepreneurs face in education.

Richard Byrne, Founder of the award-winning “Free Technology for Teachers,” talks about his backstory and what makes his blog successful.