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Charles Sosnik
Charles Sosnik is Editor at (ET) Magazine.
Robert Iskander
Robert Iskander is a global business transformation leader passionate about leveraging technology to improve the quality of life for all, with a special focus on K-12 education and was nominated as one of the Top 100 EdTech Influencers in 2017 by EdTech Magazine. Prior to his current role as CEO at GG4L, Robert had several corporate leadership roles over the past 30 years, including General Manager of Sun Microsystems in the Middle East and Global Director of Education at Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).
Charlie Warhaftig
Charlie Warhaftig is CEO at SBA Global Consulting.
Sal Gerardo
Sal Gerardo is Chairman of Value Spring Computing.
Steve Grubbs
Steve Grubbs is the CEO and co-founder of VictoryXR. As the son of a school teacher, he learned early in life the value of education. He is a former state legislator from the State of Iowa who served as chair of the House Education Committee and authored the first statewide technology funding bill.
Claire Quinn
Claire Quinn is Chief Privacy Officer & Head of the KPA Program, CIPP/e at PRIVO. She is a subject matter expert (SME) specializing in COPPA, GDPR, Student Digital Privacy and child safety in the digital world. She has worked closely with major well-known child directed brands, third party service providers, moderation companies, CEOP and US law enforcement. Claire also works directly with regulators including the FTC and EU data protection authorities and has more than 25 years’ experience in the media industry.
Karl Rectanus
Karl Rectanus is an educator and high-growth serial entrepreneur committed to expanding equitable outcomes through systemic change. As the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LearnPlatform, a for-benefit research organization, he leads a team of educators, researchers and technologists committed to expanding access for all students to the tools and teaching that work best for them.
James Stoffer
James Stoffer is the Chief Executive Officer at Abre.io where he focuses on leading company growth, operations, and talent strategies. He has spent his entire career in the education industry, most recently at DreamBox Learning, successfully leading sales, customer experience, and business operations. Prior to DreamBox he also held leadership positions at Hobsons and MasteryConnect. His passion is helping scale social impact companies focused on improving the lives and futures of students and educators throughout the world. He has an MBA from Xavier University and BS in Marketing from Clemson University.
Todd Wirt
Dr. Wirt served as the Superintendent of Orange County Schools (NC) where he created a culture of data-use resulting in improved student outcomes and the successful implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Dr. Wirt also served as the Assistant Superintendent of Academics at North Carolina’s Wake County Schools, the 15th largest school district in the nation. During his time in Wake, Dr. Wirt oversaw the strategic vision and direction for the district’s instructional framework and pedagogical approach, and was a key contributor to the attainment of district goals.
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Robyn D. Shulman
Robyn D. Shulman is a writer, editor, educator and the Growth Marketing Manager for Summit K12 – where we empower learners and support teachers in the ESL/Bilingual and Dual Language Field. In 2018, Robyn won LinkedIn’s Top Voice, and is a former contributor to Forbes, where she covered education and entrepreneurship.
Robert Iskander
Robert Iskander is a global business transformation leader passionate about leveraging technology to improve the quality of life for all, with a special focus on K-12 education and was nominated as one of the Top 100 EdTech Influencers in 2017 by EdTech Magazine. Prior to his current role as CEO at GG4L, Robert had several corporate leadership roles over the past 30 years, including General Manager of Sun Microsystems in the Middle East and Global Director of Education at Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).
Adam Geller
Adam Geller is Founder and CEO of Edthena, and one of LinkedIn’s top education voices.
Victor Rivero
Victor Rivero is editor and publisher at EdTech Digest.
Daylene Long
Daylene Long is the founder of Catapult X, a market and product development agency that consults exclusively with STEM EdTech Providers to catapult them forward using data-informed insights.
Olli Vallo
Olli Vallo is CEO of Education Alliance Finland.
Stephen Wakefield
Stephen Wakefield is SVP at Discovery Education.
Sal Gerardo
Sal Gerardo is Chairman of Value Spring Computing.
Charlie Warhaftig
Charlie Warhaftig is CEO at SBA Global Consulting.
Jim Snyder
Jim Snyder is Director of Community Engagement and Marketing at Quality Matters
Kevin Dorsey
Kevin Dorsey Ed.D. is Solutions Engineer at Beacon and Host of Dr. D. and ET, the official podcast of ET Magazine.
Eileen Belastock
Eileen Belastock is CEO of Belastock Consulting.
Michael Forshaw
Michael Forshaw is CEO of EdTech Impact.
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Charles Sosnik
Editor at (ET) Mag.
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Welcome (TO THE FUTURE)
From the Editor When I was asked by the publisher to do some editing on this new publication, I was flattered, and frankly, a bit surprised. After all, it is a collection of stories about the future of education. And as I write this column, I know I have significantly...
Inflation, Recession, and Global Warfare … (Degree or No Degree?)
By Robert Iskander As high school seniors and community college students start their new academic year this fall, anxiety is high from what they are hearing on the news: Over 5 million Ukrainian refugees are looking for jobs; meanwhile, global companies are laying off...
(There’s a Hole) in the Bottom of the Sea
Many of you who have had small children probably remember the children’s song, There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea. It starts out very simply, but with each verse, it becomes more complicated. In education, there is a hole in the bottom of the sea, and through...
(With AI) There is No Limit to What We Can Accomplish
“A student is not a container you have to fill, but a torch you have to light up." — Albert Einstein Education has challenges, some of which were brought on by the pandemic, and some that were brought on because education has been painfully slow to change and...
The Transformation of the Classroom: (Crazy Today, Obvious Tomorrow)
By Steve GrubbsMany schools have a human cadaver lab for their biology majors; but because of the expense, many schools cannot afford one. That is why we worked with Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee, to develop a cadaver lab that could work for them...
The Real State of Children’s Privacy
By Claire QuinnFor over 20 years, the United States Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been the gold standard in privacy protections globally. However, it covers children 12 or under with no protections for teenage children between the ages of 13 and...
Scaling Pockets of Achievement to a System of Excellence for All With Evidence Infrastructure
What started with projected images printed on glass plates in 1870 has evolved, improved, and advanced to the education technology (EdTech) teachers and students rely on every day. Schools, districts, and society expect a lot from our technology now, from leveling the...
A 360-Degree View of Data is Key to Supporting Learners: (Here is Why)
It takes a village to support the whole child, and to set that child up for success in life. That village includes school administration and staff, community partners and families. But most villages cannot support the whole child today. Why? Because each stakeholder...
ILLINOIS’ SHILOH CUSD #1 ADDS NEW EDTECH TOOL TO MORE DEEPLY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE
Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum. In this new phase of collaboration, Discovery Education’s Pivot...
Welcome (TO THE FUTURE)
From the Editor When I was asked by the publisher to do some editing on this new publication, I was flattered, and frankly, a bit surprised. After all, it is a collection of stories about the future of education. And as I write this column, I know I have significantly...
Inflation, Recession, and Global Warfare … (Degree or No Degree?)
By Robert Iskander As high school seniors and community college students start their new academic year this fall, anxiety is high from what they are hearing on the news: Over 5 million Ukrainian refugees are looking for jobs; meanwhile, global companies are laying off...
(There’s a Hole) in the Bottom of the Sea
Many of you who have had small children probably remember the children’s song, There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea. It starts out very simply, but with each verse, it becomes more complicated. In education, there is a hole in the bottom of the sea, and through...
(With AI) There is No Limit to What We Can Accomplish
“A student is not a container you have to fill, but a torch you have to light up." — Albert Einstein Education has challenges, some of which were brought on by the pandemic, and some that were brought on because education has been painfully slow to change and...
The Transformation of the Classroom: (Crazy Today, Obvious Tomorrow)
By Steve GrubbsMany schools have a human cadaver lab for their biology majors; but because of the expense, many schools cannot afford one. That is why we worked with Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee, to develop a cadaver lab that could work for them...
The Real State of Children’s Privacy
By Claire QuinnFor over 20 years, the United States Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been the gold standard in privacy protections globally. However, it covers children 12 or under with no protections for teenage children between the ages of 13 and...
Scaling Pockets of Achievement to a System of Excellence for All With Evidence Infrastructure
What started with projected images printed on glass plates in 1870 has evolved, improved, and advanced to the education technology (EdTech) teachers and students rely on every day. Schools, districts, and society expect a lot from our technology now, from leveling the...
A 360-Degree View of Data is Key to Supporting Learners: (Here is Why)
It takes a village to support the whole child, and to set that child up for success in life. That village includes school administration and staff, community partners and families. But most villages cannot support the whole child today. Why? Because each stakeholder...
ILLINOIS’ SHILOH CUSD #1 ADDS NEW EDTECH TOOL TO MORE DEEPLY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE
Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum. In this new phase of collaboration, Discovery Education’s Pivot...
Teaching Disruptive Technologies to Prepare Students for the Future
By Jude Ross Recently I have been rethinking the idea of how we teach students to prepare them for the future. When I ask questions surrounding what they need in order to succeed professionally and personally over the next 20 years, I muse over the upcoming “Fourth...
What Future Business Needs from Schools: Bridging workforce needs to a K-12 environment
By Stuart Patton In the last century and into the early part of this century, the key role of education was to provide the future workforce with a clear knowledge and understanding of what skills the workforce would require. At the time, this was relatively easy to...
Growth is a Mindset and Technology is at the Core
BY the (ET) Staff Who knew an online portal with access to a mindsets-based social emotional learning program would grow like Jack’s mythical beanstalk? But grow it did. And people began taking notice, especially district superintendents, curriculum directors, school...
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