Edtech
The best founders are embracing the idea that edtech should augment the good work schools are doing. They understand that to produce outsized results for school communities, they need to develop products in partnership with school communities.
We believe that any successful venture in education must contribute to the ultimate outcome of empowering learners to navigate and respond to the needs of an uncertain future.
How can aspiring entrepreneurs strike while the iron is hot and secure funding for their ideas? What helps an entrepreneur’s idea stand out amongst the crowd?
The journey in creating and scaling companies for these EdTech founders is far from easy, however. There are myriad challenges staring at you as you begin creating a company in the EdTech industry.
In order to edtech company’s to prepare for long-term market trends, it’s more important than ever that they start conducting research and collecting evidence.
Virtual learning required choosing and implementing apps, software, and websites--a chore that affected schools and families differently based on their devices, connectedness, and time.
The expertise of educators in the classroom is often overlooked in the development of new classroom tools.
How do you learn whether music lessons can increase social-emotional learning; if inquiry-based learning can increase student engagement; or if an app can increase a student's STEM awareness? The entrepreneurs in our program worked diligently last year in concert with educators at our pilot sites to find out.
