Guides: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Education: Blogs, orgs, Trends

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Association for Educational Communications and Technology
"AECT is professional association of instructional designers, educators and professionals who provide leadership and advise policy makers in order to sustain a continuous effort to enrich teaching and learning."
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
"...nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world"
CK-12
non-profit foundation providing free, customizable K-12 open educational resources aligned to state curriculum standards
CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking)
CoSN is a professional association for school system technology leaders. "CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. "
Entrepreneurship.org
Kauffman Entrepreneurs, from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Foundation for Excellence in Education
"ExcelinEd is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports state leaders in transforming education to unlock opportunity and lifelong success for each and every child."
Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
"ISKME is an independent, education nonprofit whose mission is to improve the practice of continuous learning, collaboration, and change in the education sector."
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®)
ISTE is "a community of global educators community of global educators who believe in the power of technology to transform teaching and learning, accelerate innovation and solve tough problems in education." ISTE provides "practical guidance, evidence-based professional learning, virtual networks, thought-provoking events and the ISTE Standards."
Khan Academy
LearnLaunch Institute
Nonprofit serving the education ecosystem in the New England region.
Online Learning Consortium
Institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education.
Open Education Consortium
OEC is is a non-profit, global, members-based network of open education institutions and organizations. "OEC works with its members to build capacity to find, reuse, create and share Open Educational Resources (OER), develop open policy, create sustainable open education models, and enable international collaboration and innovation."
Skoll World Forum
"The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems."
State Educational Technology Directors Association
SETDA is "the principal association representing U.S. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders. Through a broad array of programs and advocacy, SETDA builds member capacity and engages partners to empower the education community in leveraging technology for learning, teaching, and school operations."
TakingITGlobal
"TakingITGlobal empowers youth to understand and act on local and global challenges."
Tech & Learning
Includes publications, websites, and e-newsletters containing "factual and evaluative information on trends, products, and strategies to education leaders who purchase technology products in their districts and schools."

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Both Sides of the Table
Perspectives of a two-time entrepreneur turned venture capitalist at @UpfrontVC, the largest and most active early-stage fund in Southern California.
Crunchbase
Platform for finding business information about private and public companies; some free content. In addition, the Crunchbase Academic Research Access Program provides graduate-level researchers at nationally recognized universities with either fully free or discounted access to the Crunchbase dataset on a case-by-case basis.
eCampus News
news and information about higher ed innovation in North America
EdNak: EdTech Discover
education technology tools and resources
edSurge
covers "people, ideas and tools shaping the future of learning"
edutopia
From the George Lucas Educational Foundation, highlights best practices and innovation in K-12 education
Entrepreneur.com
online content from the publisher of Entrepreneur magazine
FeldThoughts
from Brad Feld, an early-stage investor, entrepreneur, writer, and speaker
KillerStartups
aims to help entrepreneurs and investors by reviewing up-and-coming internet startups at their birth
StartUpNation
content and community forums for entrepreneurs and small business owners
Steve Blank
author, entrepreneur, instructor, and creator of customer development methodology that launched the lean startup movement

.edu

Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship (Babson)
EDUCAUSE
"...nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology"
Education Arcade - MIT
"The MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade focus on creating playful, powerful learning experiences using the affordances of new educational technologies."
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge - Topics: Entrepreneurship
"New research from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including entrepreneurship, new business ventures, and startup financing."
Stanford University eCorner
Ideas and research from Stanford University, designed to inspire entrepreneurs.

.gov

What Works Clearinghouse
Part of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, WWC "reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education."
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education - Department of Education
"The mission of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is to empower States, districts, and other organizations to meet the diverse needs of every student by providing leadership, technical assistance, and financial support."

Small Business Organizations

Small Business Development Center Network (SBDCNet)
SBDCNet is the official National Information Clearinghouse of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE) Council
SBE Council is a non-profit "advocacy, research and education organization dedicated to protecting small business and promoting entrepreneurship."

Rating EdTech

EdSurge Product Index
community-driven database of EdTech products
Common Sense Education: EdTech Reviews
Common Sense Education is a nonprofit that "supports K–12 schools with everything educators need to empower the next generation of digital citizens." This links to reviews of EdTech tools. Review methodology

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