A summary of the proposal for SXSWedu 2014

1. Bridging the Teacher-
Entrepreneur Divide
Summary of the proposed session

2. Teachers and EdTech entrepreneurs
want to work together
to make great technology

3. But there is a dividecultural

4. Divide
between
Teachers EdTech
Entrepreneurs

5. Divide
Teachers EdTech
Entrepreneurs
Innovation process
Constraints
Budget
Pace
Time

6. Join 2 teacher/technologists
Steve Isaacs
Middle School Tech Teacher
Katya Hott
Learning Content Producer

7. Discuss your experience as a teacher
as an entrepreneur
as a technologist
Share goals and challenges
Give each other advice

8. EdTechstartups need to test early
and often or we wont survive in
the market

9. Teachers need to consider
standards when choosing tech
for the classroom

10. Let’s pool our experiences to
create a resource together

11. Let’s take a step toward
Bridging the Divide
Teachers EdTech
Entrepreneurs