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Elyse Klaidman, after 22 years at Pixar leading creative and educational programs, is now the CEO of X IN A BOX, where she leverages her background as an artist, educator and leader.Prior to co-founding X IN A BOX in 2020, Tony DeRose led the computer graphics research group for much of his 23 years at Pixar. He is passionate about project based learning and has been very active in

Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Alberto Arenaza, Co-founder at Transcend Network as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode:👩‍🏫 The latest in K-12 challenges and digital threats,📚 Biden’s big moves in student debt relief,🌐 Duolingo’s strategic expansion into China's booming Edtech market,🔧 The fierce competition in AI chip technology am

Jeff Wetzler has been on a quarter-century quest to transform learning opportunities. Blending a unique set of leadership experiences in the fields of business and education, he’s pursued this quest as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, as a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America, and most recently

In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Ben discuss:1. AIBusiness Schools Are Going All In on AIEducators divided over AI's impactAI concerns grow even as more teachers adopt the technology2. BigTechMicrosoft's $100 billion 'Stargate' datacenter for OpenAI may be AI's 'Star Wars' momentOpenAI Unveils A.I. Technology That Recreates Human Voices

Gabi Immelman is the founder and CEO of edtech start-up , Mindjoy, a platform for STEM teachers to 10x their impact for boundless classroom learning through unleashing student curiosity with the power of AI tutors. With Mindjoy, teachers can transform lessons they love and know using the power of AI to create engaging digital first learning experiences for their students. A former

In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Michelle discuss:1. AIOpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywoodon a Hollywood charm offensive before launching its Sora video generatorAI May Be Coming for Standardized TestingTeachers Desperately Need AI Training. How Many Are Getting It? 2. BigTechSpotify Throws Its Hat in the Edtech Ring3. K-12K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High DemandSteve Da

Julia Dixon is the Founder and CEO of ESAI (pronounced [ES] + [AY] + [EYE]), the first-of-its-kind generative AI platform for college applicants and young professionals. As a former college advisor, Julia saw a major inequality emerging as only the wealthiest families could afford resources for their students to stand out and get into the most competitive colleges and universities.

In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Ben discuss:1. AIOpenAI ChatGPT + Humanoid Robot = Figure01NVIDIA Launches Latest AI Chips and Software at Developer ConferenceApple in talks with Google to embed Google Gemini behind AI features in the iPhoneApple Quietly Launches First Multimodal AI Model, MM1Elon Musk and xAI open-source Grok2. K12Ed launches in LAUSD3. Higher EdThe SA

When Alejandro Gibes de Gac was 7, his family immigrated to the US seeking educational opportunities for their children. His parents’ tireless efforts enabled Alejandro and his sister to overcome their circumstances and pursue their dreams. Alejandro published two books by 14 and was admitted to Harvard by 16.After graduating from college, Alejandro joined Teach For America and b

Andrew Sachs is a retired successful tech entrepreneur with a passion for wanting to make the world a better place for others. With three wonderful kids and a teacher-wife, Andrew saw how school and university were not preparing our youth with the needed technical, soft and leadership skills they needed to thrive in today’s quickly changing world. Having benefited from excellent