Articles about Dreambox Learning

Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education

DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that sells education technology software to K-12 schools, announced Tuesday it was acquired by… Read More

Tech Moves: VMware exec joins Darktrace; Zillow hires Twitter marketing leader; Oregon Venture Fund adds partner

— Seattle-area tech executive Denise Walter was appointed chief revenue officer at cybersecurity firm Darktrace. Walter will join the company… Read More

DreamBox Learning hit by layoffs, but promises strategy to take on ‘troubling trends’ in education

DreamBox Learning laid off an undisclosed number of employees this week, citing the need for a “realignment” at the Seattle-area… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft economist joins DOJ antitrust team; AWS director lands at StackOverflow

— Stanford professor Susan Athey, a former consulting chief economist at Microsoft, will join the U.S. Department of Justice as… Read More

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Ungrading? Letting kids teach IT? GeekWire Award-winning STEM teachers share innovative strategies

Innovation is alive and well in STEM classrooms across Washington state, inspiring students to seek opportunities in science, technology, engineering… Read More

STEM education superstars: Meet 3 inspiring teachers honored at the GeekWire Awards

In a world without terrific STEM teachers there would be fewer tech entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators that are honored each… Read More

Tech Moves: DreamBox Learning appoints 5 execs; UW names new vice provost of research; more

— Education platform DreamBox Learning appointed five new executives: Lakshmi Nidamarthi as chief product officer. Nidamarthi was most recently director… Read More

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Lessons from the pandemic: Top STEM educators offer their insights on the future of learning

The pandemic upended education in extraordinary ways, and shed new light on the social, economic and racial disparities in schools… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Treat teachers as ‘learning engineers,’ and other insights on future of education

Educators, policymakers, students and parents need to recognize the pandemic and remote learning as an impetus for meaningful change in… Read More

Permanent pivots in the pandemic: COVID creates lasting change for businesses that move quickly

Lots of businesses have been hard hit by the COVID-19 economic downturn that has forced people to work from home,… Read More

DIY homeschool: One mom’s efforts to keep her kid’s brain from going mushy — plus experts’ tips

The Khan Academy math instructor has a soothing deep voice. It comes to you disembodied, a Wizard-of-Oz-like presence behind the… Read More

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up… Read More

Overheard at the GeekWire Summit, day 2: Diversity, empathy, Alexa, food tech, football and more

Day two of the 2019 GeekWire Summit in Seattle felt like an endless string of inspiring quotes from leaders in… Read More

Want to build a successful organization? Embrace diversity, risk-taking and nimble thinking

To build successful, impactful businesses, leaders need to do more than just manage diversity goals. “We try to see diversity… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom hires Expedia tech vet; Univ. of Washington names head of new clean tech center; and more

— The University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute named Kevin Klustner as executive director of the Center for Advanced Materials… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Big Tech CEO of the Year finalists use leadership to fuel big growth

Seattle is an evolving city, so it makes sense for the GeekWire Awards to evolve, too. That’s especially evident as… Read More

Tech Moves: Rhapsody adds CCO as ‘Powered by Napster’ formally launches; DreamBox hires CFO following cash infusion; and more

Napster parent company Rhapsody snagged Angel Gambino as its chief commercial officer. Gambino founded and was CEO of Sensai, which… Read More

Dreambox Learning

Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education

Tech Moves: VMware exec joins Darktrace; Zillow hires Twitter marketing leader; Oregon Venture Fund adds partner

DreamBox Learning hit by layoffs, but promises strategy to take on ‘troubling trends’ in education

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft economist joins DOJ antitrust team; AWS director lands at StackOverflow

Ungrading? Letting kids teach IT? GeekWire Award-winning STEM teachers share innovative strategies

STEM education superstars: Meet 3 inspiring teachers honored at the GeekWire Awards

Tech Moves: DreamBox Learning appoints 5 execs; UW names new vice provost of research; more

Lessons from the pandemic: Top STEM educators offer their insights on the future of learning

GeekWire Summit: Treat teachers as ‘learning engineers,’ and other insights on future of education

Permanent pivots in the pandemic: COVID creates lasting change for businesses that move quickly

DIY homeschool: One mom’s efforts to keep her kid’s brain from going mushy — plus experts’ tips

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

Overheard at the GeekWire Summit, day 2: Diversity, empathy, Alexa, food tech, football and more

Want to build a successful organization? Embrace diversity, risk-taking and nimble thinking

Tech Moves: Nordstrom hires Expedia tech vet; Univ. of Washington names head of new clean tech center; and more

GeekWire Awards 2019: Big Tech CEO of the Year finalists use leadership to fuel big growth

Tech Moves: Rhapsody adds CCO as ‘Powered by Napster’ formally launches; DreamBox hires CFO following cash infusion; and more

Year in pictures: Amazon’s amazing growth, SpaceX blasts off, the passing of Paul Allen and more

As learning technologies enter a ‘heady place,’ DreamBox CEO thinks skepticism was justified

What Amazon and Netflix can teach us about learning, according to DreamBox Learning CEO

DreamBox Learning raises $130M, adds former U.S. Education Secretary to board

Tech Moves: Why Mighty AI’s new president took the job; Concur CTO joins Tableau; and more

Tech Moves: DreamBox Learning adds new VP of marketing; Fred Hutch names executive VP; etc.

DreamBox Learning raises $10M as it proves doing good can be profitable, too

DreamBox Learning CEO: How tech will shape the future of schools