The EdTech Incubator

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

Education is changing. But teachers have known that for a long time. And they've been making change happen since before people were willing to listen.

And now these teachers are taking the industry by storm.

Meet the team at Gone Rogue Edu:  Lauren Pinto, Meagan Kimm, & Lindsey Bradley.

They are three teachers who believe that educati...

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

Have you ever thought about what makes apps like Tik Tok and Youtube so addicting?

Endless content. Topic variety. Audio and video. Binge-ability. Short lengths.

Whatever it is: they are doing something right.

And that's what led Beau McCoy to ask: can we build something like these for education?

That's how SOLcademy came to be.
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Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

You've heard of edchats on Twitter, and you've probably seen teacher-focused Facebook groups. But have you ever felt like they weren't enough? Like maybe there was a better way to build community among educators online...

Well, that's the story of K20 Educators and its founder Vriti Saraf.

You see: Vriti traveled the world connecting with teachers and ...

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

We all know students learn when they are engaged. But getting them engaged isn’t easy.

That’s where Denis Ocampo comes in. He’s the founder of OutboxEDU, a new edtech platform, that focuses on online learning through gamification.

It takes those education buzzwords, like active, interdisciplinary, and self-paced, and actually puts them into practice.

The possibilities d...

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

If you like curriculum, this is the interview for you. Brett, Michael, and Anna geek out about all things curriculum this episode, from project-based learning to STEAM, IB, and the Common Core – they cover it all.

As they prove, curriculum can be exciting. It’s an opportunity to chart a path toward learning. To put design to work in the classroom. To *reimagine* what in...

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

Is there are better way to teach students to read than traditional phonics?

Zachary Silverzweig and the team at TinyIvy think so. That’s why they set out to create a new and improved English alphabet that works as a pronunciation guide for new and emerging readers. 

It sounds radical, until you realize that hundreds of millions of people already read like this in o...

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

Have you heard any good math jokes lately? Well, this podcast has got you covered.

During this week’s episode, Anna sits down with David Ullendorff, who is the President & Co-Founder of Mathnasium. They dive into how Mathnasium came to be, the secrets of effective math curriculum, and what it takes to run an international education company during a pandemic.

They al...

Published Under Former Name: K12ish, now The Edtech Incubator.

If you've strategized how to safely get technology into the hands of students, you've probably heard of Gaggle. It's one of the leading student safety platforms, and their CEO stops by to talk about what it's like running an edtech company for 20+ years, adventures of ISTEs past, and how empathy should guide our work in education at every level.

 Where to Find Jeff...