One of Science’s biggest challenges is its complexity. Joan Francy has struggled for over 30 years to break down the walls of complexity, simplifying and…
Month: September 2022
Hopscotch!
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Landscapes for Learning
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Landscapes for Learning are educational playsets created by Craig Hill. They offer a wide “range of quality, affordable, outdoor equipment” (Landscapes for Learning). Their products…
Pitch Pool – The Qball
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It’s shark tank! So this is a pretty standard pitch. It identifies a problem, and presents a solution. For big events where the audience can…
Pitch Pool – Transtutors
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Year: 2019 • Amount: $125K • Round: Pre-Seed Transtutors help students improve their skills in various subject areas by providing online tutors to help them…
ISTE – ED Surge Product Index
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“ISTE CEO Richard Culatta talks about how the newly launched EdSurge Product Index can help educators select the right tools by providing better data and…
Pitch Pool – Quizizz
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Another online education platform but Quizizz offers a slightly different format for delivering online education. On Quizizz, teachers can utilize gamified teaching in their courses…
ProctorExam II: from Idea to Pitch
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Into the Pitch Pool, we find a lot of changemakers and their ideas. ProctorExam: Flexible exams for online learning post by my colleague John Wu on…
Big Bang Lab
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What are two actions that children naturally engage in? If you think, ask questions and play, then you are correct! With this in mind, the…
From Bill Nye, the Science Guy!
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The Planetary Academy is a very exciting project for young people with immense passion for science. Here’s the link to their Kickstarter video: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/the-planetary-academy?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=planetary