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Edtech Insiders

ByAlex Sarlin and Ben Kornell

Send us a text Charlie Hopkins-Brinicombe is the co-founder of Trophy.so, a gamification infrastructure platform helping EdTech and wellness companies build engaging learning experiences in weeks, not months. With a background in product development and motivation design, Charlie focuses on creating scalable systems that boost retention, habit formation, and learner satisfaction. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why most gamification fails.Which mechanics truly motivate learners.How s...

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50 episodes

Week in EdTech 7/23/25: Quizlet AI Usage Hits 85%, AI Outsmarts Math Olympiad, Roblox’s Learning Hub, Pearson’s AI/XR Lab, Federal AI Funding Priorities, and More! Feat. Brad Carson of Americans for Responsible Innovation & Ryan Trattner of StudyFetch

Aug 1, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 7/23/25: Quizlet AI Usage Hits 85%, AI Outsmarts Math Olympiad, Roblox’s Learning Hub, Pearson’s AI/XR Lab, Federal AI Funding Priorities, and More! Feat. Brad Carson of Americans for Responsible Innovation & Ryan Trattner of StudyFetch

Why AI Literacy Alone Isn’t Enough and What We Can Do About It with Katy Knight of Siegel Family Endowment & Dr. Allison Scott of Kapor Foundation

Aug 4, 2025•—

Why AI Literacy Alone Isn’t Enough and What We Can Do About It with Katy Knight of Siegel Family Endowment & Dr. Allison Scott of Kapor Foundation

Why Personalized Education Hasn’t Happened and How Outschool Aims to Fix It with Amir Nathoo & Justin Dent

Aug 11, 2025•—

Why Personalized Education Hasn’t Happened and How Outschool Aims to Fix It with Amir Nathoo & Justin Dent

Week in Edtech 8/6/25: Google's Guided Learning vs OpenAI's Study Mode, GSV Summit x BETT Merger, VR/AI Breakthroughs, Cambiar’s $100K Thrive Grants, and More! Feat. Derwin Sisnett of Cambiar Education, Dr. Alan Bekker of eSelf & Andrea Pasinetti of Kira

Aug 15, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 8/6/25: Google's Guided Learning vs OpenAI's Study Mode, GSV Summit x BETT Merger, VR/AI Breakthroughs, Cambiar’s $100K Thrive Grants, and More! Feat. Derwin Sisnett of Cambiar Education, Dr. Alan Bekker of eSelf & Andrea Pasinetti of Kira

How AI Agents Are Transforming Learning at Scale with Uplimit’s Julia Stiglitz

Aug 18, 2025•—

How AI Agents Are Transforming Learning at Scale with Uplimit’s Julia Stiglitz

Claude for Education: How Anthropic is Shaping AI’s Role in Learning with Drew Bent

Aug 21, 2025•—

Claude for Education: How Anthropic is Shaping AI’s Role in Learning with Drew Bent

Week in EdTech 8/13/25: Back-to-School Uncertainty, B2B vs B2C Learning, GPT-5 Backlash, School Choice Surge, Google’s Gemini Power Play, and More! Feat. Evan Harris of Pathos Consulting Group, Becky Keene of AI Optimism & Max Spero of Pangram Labs

Aug 22, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 8/13/25: Back-to-School Uncertainty, B2B vs B2C Learning, GPT-5 Backlash, School Choice Surge, Google’s Gemini Power Play, and More! Feat. Evan Harris of Pathos Consulting Group, Becky Keene of AI Optimism & Max Spero of Pangram Labs

AI + No-Code: How Thunkable Supercharges Student Creativity and Problem-Solving with Arun Saigal

Aug 25, 2025•—

AI + No-Code: How Thunkable Supercharges Student Creativity and Problem-Solving with Arun Saigal

Week in EdTech 8/20/25: GPT-5 Fallout & GPT-6 Memory, Blackstone Exits $6B Cognita Deal, Pearson AI Study Prep & More! Feat. Brittany Miller of Center for Outcomes-Based Contracting, Jahque Bryan-Gooden of My CRE Buddy & Jim Marggraff of Kibeam Learning

Aug 29, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 8/20/25: GPT-5 Fallout & GPT-6 Memory, Blackstone Exits $6B Cognita Deal, Pearson AI Study Prep & More! Feat. Brittany Miller of Center for Outcomes-Based Contracting, Jahque Bryan-Gooden of My CRE Buddy & Jim Marggraff of Kibeam Learning

Reimagining Math Education in the Age of AI with Ted Dintersmith

Sep 1, 2025•—

Reimagining Math Education in the Age of AI with Ted Dintersmith

Week in Edtech 8/27/25: Teen Suicide Linked to ChatGPT, Bill Ackman’s Alpha School Debate, OpenAI Expands in India and Eyes UK Deal, Anthropic’s Higher Ed Report on Augmentation vs. Automation, and More!

Sep 5, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 8/27/25: Teen Suicide Linked to ChatGPT, Bill Ackman’s Alpha School Debate, OpenAI Expands in India and Eyes UK Deal, Anthropic’s Higher Ed Report on Augmentation vs. Automation, and More!

Building AI School Teams: How Leading Educators is Rethinking Teacher Support with CEO Chong-Hao Fu

Sep 8, 2025•—

Building AI School Teams: How Leading Educators is Rethinking Teacher Support with CEO Chong-Hao Fu

How Abhay Gupta and Frizzle Are Saving Teachers 20 Hours a Week

Sep 9, 2025•—

How Abhay Gupta and Frizzle Are Saving Teachers 20 Hours a Week

How EdTech Leaders Earn Trust Through Responsible AI and Data-Privacy Best Practices

Sep 10, 2025•—

How EdTech Leaders Earn Trust Through Responsible AI and Data-Privacy Best Practices

Week in Edtech 9/3/25: Google’s AI Surge Hits Duolingo, Parents Push Back on Student Data in AI, Early Childhood Enrollment Struggles, Oak National Academy API, University of Phoenix IPO, and More! Feat. Karim Meghji of Code.org

Sep 12, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 9/3/25: Google’s AI Surge Hits Duolingo, Parents Push Back on Student Data in AI, Early Childhood Enrollment Struggles, Oak National Academy API, University of Phoenix IPO, and More! Feat. Karim Meghji of Code.org

How Buddy.ai Became the Leading AI Tutors for Kids Worldwide with Co‑Founder Ivan Crewkov

Sep 15, 2025•—

How Buddy.ai Became the Leading AI Tutors for Kids Worldwide with Co‑Founder Ivan Crewkov

GED at 80: Reinventing Adult Learning for a Skills-First Future with CT Turner

Sep 16, 2025•—

GED at 80: Reinventing Adult Learning for a Skills-First Future with CT Turner

Week in EdTech 9/10/25: Apple Integrates OpenAI & Gemini to Siri, NAEP Scores Show Continued Learning Loss, EdTech Funding Slows, Alpha Schools’ 2-hour AI Model Sparks Debate, and More! Feat. Chris Walsh of PBLWorks

Sep 19, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 9/10/25: Apple Integrates OpenAI & Gemini to Siri, NAEP Scores Show Continued Learning Loss, EdTech Funding Slows, Alpha Schools’ 2-hour AI Model Sparks Debate, and More! Feat. Chris Walsh of PBLWorks

From Course Hero to QuillBot: Andrew Grauer on Building the Alphabet of EdTech

Sep 22, 2025•—

From Course Hero to QuillBot: Andrew Grauer on Building the Alphabet of EdTech

Google’s Vision of a Personal Tutor for Every Student: Dave Messer on Guided Learning

Sep 23, 2025•—

Google’s Vision of a Personal Tutor for Every Student: Dave Messer on Guided Learning

Microsoft Elevate and the Rise of Credentialed AI Talent Worldwide with Naria Santa Lucia

Sep 25, 2025•—

Microsoft Elevate and the Rise of Credentialed AI Talent Worldwide with Naria Santa Lucia

Week in Edtech 9/17/25: OpenAI Study Shows Teaching is ChatGPT’s Top Use, Google Launches “Learn Your Way”, Indian EdTech Funding Rebounds Post-BYJU’s, and More! Feat. Christine Cruzvergara of Handshake

Sep 26, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 9/17/25: OpenAI Study Shows Teaching is ChatGPT’s Top Use, Google Launches “Learn Your Way”, Indian EdTech Funding Rebounds Post-BYJU’s, and More! Feat. Christine Cruzvergara of Handshake

Future-Proofing Education: AI, Quantum Tech, and Career Pathways with Digital Promise CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard

Sep 29, 2025•—

Future-Proofing Education: AI, Quantum Tech, and Career Pathways with Digital Promise CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard

Transforming Screen Time into Learning Time with Nurture

Sep 30, 2025•—

Transforming Screen Time into Learning Time with Nurture

Global EdTech Prize 2025: What the World’s Most Promising Solutions Teach Us

Oct 1, 2025•—

Global EdTech Prize 2025: What the World’s Most Promising Solutions Teach Us

Week in Edtech 9/24/25: AI Tutors Under Scrutiny, Gallup Shows K-12 Trust Collapse, CZI Launches Learning Commons, Phone Bans Rise, Higher Ed Struggles, and More! Feat. Jamie Candee of Edmentum & Nick Chen of PlayMath.org

Oct 3, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 9/24/25: AI Tutors Under Scrutiny, Gallup Shows K-12 Trust Collapse, CZI Launches Learning Commons, Phone Bans Rise, Higher Ed Struggles, and More! Feat. Jamie Candee of Edmentum & Nick Chen of PlayMath.org

Inside CoGuide: Built by 11-Year-Old and 19-Year-Old Innovators Transforming Classrooms with AI

Oct 6, 2025•—

Inside CoGuide: Built by 11-Year-Old and 19-Year-Old Innovators Transforming Classrooms with AI

Building Belonging Through Games: Social Cipher’s Mission for Neurodivergent Youth with Lucy Stevens and Vanessa Castañeda Gill

Oct 8, 2025•—

Building Belonging Through Games: Social Cipher’s Mission for Neurodivergent Youth with Lucy Stevens and Vanessa Castañeda Gill

Week in EdTech 10/1/25: OpenAI’s Sora 2 Transforms Learning, Anthology Files for Bankruptcy, Code.org Launches, LingoKids & Outsmart Funding, and More! Feat. Sari Factor & Jason Fournier of Imagine Learning and Caleb Hicks of SchoolAI

Oct 10, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 10/1/25: OpenAI’s Sora 2 Transforms Learning, Anthology Files for Bankruptcy, Code.org Launches, LingoKids & Outsmart Funding, and More! Feat. Sari Factor & Jason Fournier of Imagine Learning and Caleb Hicks of SchoolAI

The Future of Museum Learning with Deborah Howes

Oct 14, 2025•—

The Future of Museum Learning with Deborah Howes

Week in EdTech 10/8/25: Cell Phone Bans Sweep Schools, Federal Shutdown Hits Education, Higher Ed Faces Enrollment Crisis, ChatGPT Integrates Coursera, and More! Feat. Jim & Maurie Beasley of AIEDPro, and Stacey Brook of College Essay Advisors

Oct 17, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 10/8/25: Cell Phone Bans Sweep Schools, Federal Shutdown Hits Education, Higher Ed Faces Enrollment Crisis, ChatGPT Integrates Coursera, and More! Feat. Jim & Maurie Beasley of AIEDPro, and Stacey Brook of College Essay Advisors

Week in EdTech 10/15/25: AI Adoption in Classroom Now Hits 85%, India’s EdTech Rebounds, Campus Acquires Sizzle AI, Learning Avatars, and More! Feat. Joy Chen of HeyGen & Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Author of Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist

Oct 24, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 10/15/25: AI Adoption in Classroom Now Hits 85%, India’s EdTech Rebounds, Campus Acquires Sizzle AI, Learning Avatars, and More! Feat. Joy Chen of HeyGen & Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Author of Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist

GESAwards: Breaking Barriers with Innovation in AI, Music, and Prison Ed

Oct 27, 2025•—

GESAwards: Breaking Barriers with Innovation in AI, Music, and Prison Ed

Inside ECMC Group’s $250M Education Impact Fund with Joe Watt and Atin Batra

Nov 3, 2025•—

Inside ECMC Group’s $250M Education Impact Fund with Joe Watt and Atin Batra

Week in EdTech 10/29/25: Alpha School's Backlash, Chegg Layoffs, Kaplan’s AI Pivot, Mem0’s “Memory Layer,” Big Tech vs. Higher Ed, and More! Feat. Rebecca Winthrop & Jenny Anderson, Authors of The Disengaged Teen and Justin Reich, MIT Teaching Systems Lab

Nov 7, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 10/29/25: Alpha School's Backlash, Chegg Layoffs, Kaplan’s AI Pivot, Mem0’s “Memory Layer,” Big Tech vs. Higher Ed, and More! Feat. Rebecca Winthrop & Jenny Anderson, Authors of The Disengaged Teen and Justin Reich, MIT Teaching Systems Lab

Inside the First VR Homeschool: Meta-Backed Optima Ed and the Next Era of Learning with Adam Mangana

Nov 10, 2025•—

Inside the First VR Homeschool: Meta-Backed Optima Ed and the Next Era of Learning with Adam Mangana

Teaching the AI Generation with Mireia Torello of Aikreate

Nov 13, 2025•—

Teaching the AI Generation with Mireia Torello of Aikreate

Pokémon to Prodigy: How Game-Based Learning Captivated 20 Million Students with Rohan Mahimker

Nov 17, 2025•—

Pokémon to Prodigy: How Game-Based Learning Captivated 20 Million Students with Rohan Mahimker

EDTECH WEEK Shark Tank Champions: AI, XR, and The Future of Learning

Nov 20, 2025•—

EDTECH WEEK Shark Tank Champions: AI, XR, and The Future of Learning

Week in Edtech 11/12/2025: Google DeepMind AI Forum Recap, Duolingo Crash, Parents Turn to Screen-Free EdTech, AI Companions in Schools, and More! Feat. Michelle Culver (The Rithm Project), Erin Mote (InnovateEDU), & Ben Caulfield (Eedi)

Nov 21, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 11/12/2025: Google DeepMind AI Forum Recap, Duolingo Crash, Parents Turn to Screen-Free EdTech, AI Companions in Schools, and More! Feat. Michelle Culver (The Rithm Project), Erin Mote (InnovateEDU), & Ben Caulfield (Eedi)

How Higher Ed Can Actually Prepare Students for Work with Brandon Busteed of Edconic

Nov 24, 2025•—

How Higher Ed Can Actually Prepare Students for Work with Brandon Busteed of Edconic

Inside the Google AI for Learning Forum: How Google Is Building the Future of Learning

Nov 27, 2025•—

Inside the Google AI for Learning Forum: How Google Is Building the Future of Learning

Week in EdTech 11/19/25: OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for K–12, Google Deepens AI Push, Edtech Tools Face New Classroom Backlash, and More! Feat. Janos Perczel of Polygence & Dr. Stephen Hodges of Efekta Education

Nov 28, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 11/19/25: OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for K–12, Google Deepens AI Push, Edtech Tools Face New Classroom Backlash, and More! Feat. Janos Perczel of Polygence & Dr. Stephen Hodges of Efekta Education

Teaching Lab Studio: Co-Designing AI Tools with Educators

Dec 1, 2025•—

Teaching Lab Studio: Co-Designing AI Tools with Educators

The Rise of AI Companions: What Parents and Educators Need to Know with Dr. Sonia Tiwari

Dec 8, 2025•—

The Rise of AI Companions: What Parents and Educators Need to Know with Dr. Sonia Tiwari

Turning Trusted Books into Personal Learning Agents with Aibrary

Dec 10, 2025•—

Turning Trusted Books into Personal Learning Agents with Aibrary

Week in EdTech 12/03/25: PhysicsWallah IPO Shakes Indian EdTech, Google & OpenAI Escalate AI Race, Higher Ed Adopts AI, New AI Leaderboard Launches, and More! Feat. Andrew Carlins of Songscription and Eric Tao & Austin Levinson of MegaMinds

Dec 12, 2025•—

Week in EdTech 12/03/25: PhysicsWallah IPO Shakes Indian EdTech, Google & OpenAI Escalate AI Race, Higher Ed Adopts AI, New AI Leaderboard Launches, and More! Feat. Andrew Carlins of Songscription and Eric Tao & Austin Levinson of MegaMinds

Charlie Hopkins-Brinicombe on Why Most Gamification Fails and How Trophy.so Does It Better

Dec 15, 2025•—

Charlie Hopkins-Brinicombe on Why Most Gamification Fails and How Trophy.so Does It Better

Announcing the Global EdTech Prize Winners — Live at the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi

Dec 16, 2025•—

Announcing the Global EdTech Prize Winners — Live at the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi

Week in Edtech 12/10/25: OpenAI’s Teacher Certifications, Kids’ Online Safety Bills, Early Literacy Declines, College Admissions Shakeups, and More! Feat. Maya Bialik of QuestionWell, Peter Nilsson of Athena Lab & Emily Gill of LEVRA

Dec 19, 2025•—

Week in Edtech 12/10/25: OpenAI’s Teacher Certifications, Kids’ Online Safety Bills, Early Literacy Declines, College Admissions Shakeups, and More! Feat. Maya Bialik of QuestionWell, Peter Nilsson of Athena Lab & Emily Gill of LEVRA

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