The EdNorth EdTech Podcast

Join Dave Swerdlick as he talks with Joe LaCosse, CEO at CheckIT Learning. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training se...

Guest: David Nguyen: Edson W. Spencer Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Senior Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies – Minors, TLI Faculty, Technological Leadership Institute. EdNorth is ...

Guest: Pat Dillon. MNSBIR, Inc. delivers business and technical assistance to startups and small businesses to secure federal SBIR and STTR to research, develop and commercialize novel technologies in...

Guest: Alisha Wackerle-Hollman is the Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology & Director of Transactional Research at The Center Applied Research Educational Improveme...

Guest: Corbin Fonville, CEO of Skillquest Gen Z is bored when it comes to education. They’d rather me doing or creating something cool, not sitting in a classroom learning things they couldnR...

*WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS MATERIAL OF A SEXUAL NATURE – LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* Guest: V Box Founder Valerie Nelson. A Beta.MN participant, “V Box” is taking off, and w...

Guest: Claire Richards of Impacks, a St. Cloud, Minnesota company that exists to give schools a platform to fundraise while simultaneously offering a convenient and quality school supply shopping expe...

linkedin EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in educ...

Guest: Qiana Hicks, founder of Pathway Forward, Using innovation and technology to help youth achieve. An inspiring conversation. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepre...

New EdNorth #EdTech #Podcast. Guest: Capstone Publishing President: Scott Sustacek. Available Everywhere including clicking below. #publishing #Robert Coughlan #pebblego #digitaleducation EdNorth is a...

Chromebooks rule school, and in less than 4-years, Eli Maloley and Vivacity Tech have become one of the largest sellers of Chromebooks and accessories in the K-12 space. Listen and learn how he did it...

Guest: Michael E. Spencer – Global Expansion Strategies Ready to take YOUR EDTECH company worldwide? We may have the answer. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepr...

Guest: Ethan Heise – Director of MackinMaker, offering a large collection of Maker products, exclusive Maker kits, and a robust collection of Maker books to support STEM initiatives. Purveyors o...

Guest: CEO – CPO at Assessment Systems – Nate Thompson. Assessment Systems provide software and training consulting services to help organizations make better assessments using psychometri...

What's it like to be a teacher during Covid times? Our guest is Lori Mallory, a 6th grade middle school teacher in the Twin Cities metro. With over 28-years of experience in the classroom, you'd think...

Plagiarism is being used now more than ever in the educational sector. Eric Gibbs, President of Ouriginal shares a very unique insight inside of the student culture and the technology that is currentl...

Guest: Angie Eilers – CEO and Founder of UR Turn UR Turn provides students (and parents) 24/7 clarity around where they stand, the agency to visualize their future, and the support needed to sta...

Guest: College Possible Director Catalyze - Margaret Leslie-Jaques. Learn about her amazing career path in the Education and Technology space and great tips for new startups to think about. EdNorth is...

Guest: Nathan Strenge: Co-Founder Exploration High School, U.S. Country Lead HundrED, and Sr. Learning Designer at Fielding International. Host: Dave Swerdlick EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organ...

Kjirsten Mickesh shares her start-up story; Connection Zoo, a game-based product geared towards elementary-aged school children. Learn how Connection Zoo helps empower kids and improve their well-bein...

We Think This Kid Has A Future Guest: BetterYou CEO Sean Higgins. BetterYou is a digital coach that allows individuals to maximize their time and stay focused on goals that matter. Learn how Sean rece...

Maerin Coughlan, Special Projects Coordinator at Capstone Publishing is our guest. Helping children develop a love of reading and learning, no matter their ability level, is at the heart at what Capst...

Creatively Focused “To empower educators with innovative and intentional strategies and skills to do the meaningful and critical work of improving outcomes for students The key to school program...

Designing Schools Across the World Randall (Randy) Fielding , founding partner at Fielding International is our guest on the EdNorth EdTech Podcast.Transforming Education by Design, Fielding I...

From elementary school teacher to an entrepreneur EdTech success. Teachers in over 70 countries trust Kidblog to share student writing with a real audience. Kidblog provides K-12 teachers with tools t...

FlipGrid – From Startup to Microsoft. Flipgrid is simple. Engage and empower every voice in classrooms by recording and sharing short, awesome videos A social learning platform for PreK to PhD...

Edji gets students engaged. Edji is a versatile educational tool that combines reading and collaborative annotations to create a unique classroom discussion focused on a text. Edji ...

Eric Nelson of FANschool is a great example how the EdTech community contributes. Presenting at Educelerate in Chicago helped his EdTech Startup move forward, and is currently being used at schools ...