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AltSchool Gets an Alt-Name and New Leadership

Edsurge

AltSchool, a developer of personalized learning software that once operated a chain of “microschools,” is getting a major makeover. Assuming the leadership roles will be Ben Kornell and Devin Vodicka, both of whom joined AltSchool in 2017 as part of a spree of executive hires. In 2017, it started closing schools.

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Learning and Playing and Why Both Matter for Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Play is the great synthesizing, integrating, and developing force in childhood and adolescence. In general, research shows strong links between creative play and language, physical, cognitive, and social development. I knew every car’s 0-60 acceleration time and horsepower, by reading every car magazine and online blog.

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Companies Are Bought, Not Sold: M&A Advice From 3 Edtech CEOs Who Survived the Process

Edsurge

Launched from garages and tech accelerators, startup after startup burst onto the scene with technology tools for the education market. But to really build a business, you have to also be fascinated—or hire someone who is—with customer acquisition strategies, and the nuts and bolts of growing a sustainable business.”

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Best Second Jobs for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This blog post is dedicated to all my fellow educators who are considering a second job. As teachers, we’re constantly exploring new avenues to enrich our professional lives and, let’s be honest, to supplement our income. In this post, I delve into the realm of second jobs tailored for teachers. Voiceover Work 5.

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Is 2023 the year of the microschool?

eSchool News

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. With all the surprises sprung on the world over the last few years, it can be both exciting and frightening to imagine what 2023 might hold. What warrants this attention? What warrants this attention? Microschools. But what are they?

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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