EdSurge Podcast

It's time for an edtech election update. We ask an expert what the leading presidential candidates are saying about education. https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-06-22-edtech-election-update-what-we-know-about-hillary-jeb

Ah, the eternal debate: Google or Apple? This week on the EdSurge podcast, we bring the debate from the classroom to your ears, with educators arguing the merits of their respective device providers. Listen up to hear Diane Darrow, Apple Distinguished Educator, articulate the assets of iPads, and James Sanders, former teacher and big fan of Google in the classroom, staunchly defend Chromebooks. Interested in more thoughts from educators and entrepreneurs on the two devices? Come by the EdSurge Device Debate Meetup on Thursday, June 18 at 6PM!

If you were fortunate enough to have music education in school, what were those classes like? Musicians and music educators alike say that learning music is so much more than just playing an instrument, or learning about your favorite artists. It’s a window into other disciplines and life skills, and teaches you how to learn and get along.

Since winning the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001, Carl Wieman has devoted the bulk of his energies to trying to improve teaching. That has led him to promote active learning – and to look for better ways to evaluate teaching. Will they catch on?