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Gilfus Education – Jim Winter – ASCD Education Industry Insights Interview

An Insightful Education Industry conversation with Jim Winter. Recorded at the annual ASCD Conference, Philadelphia, March 2012. Winter, B.A., M.A., is a former high school English teacher, staff developer, and corporate trainer. Winter realized the connections between great improvisers and great teachers while studying improvisation at the Players Workshop of Second City. In 1980, he […]

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$80 Million Invested – Desire2Learn: Leading the Renaissance in Education

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Desire2Learn, one of the largest and fastest growing cloud learning platforms for the education industry. The $80 million financing is the first ever for the company and is one of the largest investments we’ve made out of our new $2.6 billion fund. Over $1 trillion is spent on K-12 and higher education globally, and schools are in the midst of a technology renaissance that is reinventing the classroom as we know it.

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2500-for-environmental-programs

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Captain Planet Foundation Education Grants Read more by eSchool News Staff The foundation supports projects that: 1) Promote understanding of environmental issues; 2) Focus on hands-on involvement; 3) Involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school); 4) Promote interaction and cooperation within the group; 5) Help young people develop planning and problem solving

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