Access and Shifting the Digital Divide
How do we ensure that ed tech tools are reaching and impacting students who are most in need? In this virtual convening, Dr. Ed Greene will discuss ho…
Thinking About Opening a New School? Maybe the Invent Cohort is for You
We support educators looking to launch their first and/or second charter schools. We also support educators in district schools with the autonomy to use innovative instructional design.
We’re Looking to Advance Diverse Leaders in Education
NewSchools supports organizations helping to recruit, support and retain Black and Latino leaders in PreK-12 education.
Live from NewSchools Summit 2019: Are artificial intelligence and machine learning contributing to racial bias in tech?
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are poised to revolutionize how we interact with and benefit from technology. Expectations are especially high in ed tech, where AI and ML promise to accelerate more equitable outcomes for all students. But when bias – implicit or otherwise – is baked into the algorithms, are these solutions really being designed with all students in mind? Join us for a crucial look at equity in ed tech and how you can help to ensure that products remain accountable to an inclusive vision of student success.
Live from NewSchools Summit 2019: Ed Tech, Mo’ Tech or No Tech?
The debate over screen time and the role of technology in children’s lives has reached a fever pitch. To what degree should we embrace tech as a means to support our children’s education? Would schools and parents be better off abandoning tech completely? Watch a rowsing-but-civil debate on the role that technology should (and shouldn’t) play in children’s lives and decide for yourself.
Live from NewSchools Summit 2018: How are virtual reality and augmented reality changing the classroom experience?
Virtual and augmented reality are touted as breakthrough technologies that will revolutionize how students learn and engage with content. Hear from educators and technologists who are leveraging AR and VR in new and exciting ways, and gain insight into how these technologies are helping students build agency, cultural competence and excitement for learning.
Live from NewSchools Summit 2016: Innovative approaches to empowering educators and entrepreneurs through ed tech research
Recorded at NewSchools Summit 2016, this video features brief presentations from Phyllis Lockett (CEO at LEAP Innovations), Thomas Kane, Ph.D. (Walter H. Gale Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education), and Tonika Cheek Clayton (Managing Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund). Each presenter describes an innovative approach to empowering educators and entrepreneurs through ed tech research.
What’s an Innovative Public School?
By Deborah Veney, Director of Policy and Communications Nearly everyone has been inside a school. But, stepping into an innovativepublic school is a very different experience. It can make you rethink what learning looks like, and more importantly, what students are capable of doing. In an innovative public school, something magical happens. With passionate teachers whose […]
Live From Summit 2017: Parent Power: Building Movements to Win
We knew we wanted to showcase parent voices at Summit 2017, so we spent the previous eight months engaging parent networks. And when we planned the ag
Live From Summit 2017: Achieving Breakthroughs with R&D
This thought-provoking and discussion-based session was moderated by Stacey Childress, the CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund and Russ Shilling from Digital Promise. The session discussed the need to emphasize R&D within education, how it might work, and then had small breakouts to gather insights from session participants on problems an R&D organization should prioritize […]