This Week with EdSurge

Last week, Forbes writer George Anders put out an article entitled, "That 'Useless' Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech's Hottest Ticket." After reading the article, we here at EdSurge thought to ourselves... gee, what should edtech companies really consider when hiring new blood? To find out that answer and more (including whether or not Anders' feelings negate the relevance of tech training programs like Dev Bootcamp), we brought Anders into the EdSurge office to get his thoughts beyond the article. Listen up, CEOs and administrators--you might just want to hire that Romance Languages major.

A live recording of our Keynote Panel from our Davis Superintendent Summit.

Panelists: Richard Culatta, head of the Office of Educational Technology for the Department of Education; Michael Horn, co-founder of the Christensen Institute and author of the book "Blended;" and Esther Wojcicki, award-winning Journalism and English teacher at Palo Alto High School. This panel was moderated by EdSurge's CEO Betsy Corcoran

A live recording of a focus panel from the EdSurge Davis Superintendents Summit

Panelists for this event included Cary Matsuoka Superintendent, Milpitas USD; Kyle Brumbaugh Director of Educational Innovation, Presentation HS; Steve Ritter Chief Product Architect, Carnegie Learning; and Michael Hageloh Director, Global Education, littleBits. Michelle Spencer, Summits Director at EdSurge facilitated the panel.

A live recording of a focus panel from the EdSurge Davis Superintendents Summit.

Panelists for this event included Bryant Wong CTO, Summit Public Schools; Devin Dillon CAO, Oakland USD; Gregory Firn Superintendent in Residence & Director of Strategic Partnerships, Dreambox Learning; and Alix Guerrier President/Co-Founder, LearnZillion. Mary Jo Madda, Senior Editor at EdSurge moderated the panel.

A live recording of our Keynote Panel from our Davis Superintendent Summit.

Panelists: Richard Culatta, head of the Office of Educational Technology for the Department of Education; Michael Horn, co-founder of the Christensen Institute and author of the book "Blended;" and Esther Wojcicki, award-winning Journalism and English teacher at Palo Alto High School. This panel was moderated by EdSurge's CEO Betsy Corcoran

Edtech blogs are writing about all aspects of life around schooling these days. But why is it important that they do so? And if you want to get started as an education blogger, what should you do?

Our advice: Learn from the experts. We talk to blogger Paul France (http://paulemerich.com/) and EdSurge CEO (and long-time journalist) Betsy Corcoran to hear their tips.

Edtech blogs are writing about all aspects of life around schooling these days. But why is it important that they do so? And if you want to get started as an education blogger, what should you do?

Our advice: Learn from the experts. We talk to blogger Paul France (http://paulemerich.com/) and EdSurge CEO (and long-time journalist) Betsy Corcoran to hear their tips.

More than 1.6 million teachers are members of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second largest teachers' union in the country. But how does this organization feel about technology's role in the classroom? EdSurge got the insider's perspective and sat down with AFT vice president Mary Cathryn Ricker to chat edtech, charters and more on the EdSurge podcast in this special "EdSurge On Air Extra."

More than 1.6 million teachers are members of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second largest teachers' union in the country. But how does this organization feel about technology's role in the classroom? EdSurge got the insider's perspective and sat down with AFT vice president Mary Cathryn Ricker to chat edtech, charters and more on the EdSurge podcast in this special "EdSurge On Air Extra."

Where and how exactly does the conversation between educators and entrepreneurs go awry? And when it does, is there anything we can do to fix it?

To find out, we followed Kerry Gallagher (www.KerryHawk02.com) as she spoke to Justin Chando, CEO of Chalkup (www.chalkup.co)at ISTE.