Education is one of the last sectors to be remade by technology.

This is changing.

Cinematic Health Education seeks to help allied healthcare professionals to acquire the skills needed to be successful in their careers and gain understanding of the emotional and social aspects involved in their jobs through a unique cinematic storytelling methodology. ReadyCNA is the first product offered by CHE. It is a 60-hour, cloud-based training curriculum for certified nursing assistants, adaptable to certification requirements in all 50 states. ReadyCNA revolves around a three-hour, Hollywood-quality movie, broken into short episodes, that depict the life of a newly hired CNA. The training is complemented with animated simulations, informative video interviews with real-life medical personnel, engaging content videos, quizzes, and practice tests. CHE’s storytelling approach to training strives to ensure learner engagement and knowledge retention, while readying individuals for the emotional and interpersonal issues often encountered on the job.

Kenzie Academy is a tech apprenticeship and coding school in Indianapolis focused on project-based education, mentorship, and job placement. Kenzie offers 6-month to 2-year programs with a paid apprenticeship after 6 months. The company was founded by tech entrepreneurs with years of experience developing and cultivating talent for startups and major tech companies.

Noodle Markets is K-12’s first digital procurement platform and national marketplace. The company has brought together savvy education leaders to build a marketplace that revolutionizes K-12 purchasing. Noodle Markets provides increased transparency for educators, a level playing field for vendors, and efficient procurement processes.  The Noodle Markets solution provides greater opportunities for competitive pricing, while insuring compliance with federal and state regulations.

Hickory draws upon cognitive psychology with its proprietary training software that predicts when employees are likely to forget their training. Users upload their specific training content to Hickory, or are assisted by Hickory’s PhD-led Instructional Design team. Employees receive new lessons via email, SMS, or desktop notifications and can complete their training from any browser or device. Hickory predicts what employees are likely to forget, and follows up with personalized retraining to ensure that employees internalize the training material. Hickory’s data platform allows users to measure the impact of its training program on key business metrics and track employee retention.

Course Report is an online guide for the search and discovery of web development boot camps. The site provides a host of data points and student reviews to help a prospective coder find the best school for their needs and desired outcomes. Course Report is also a leading research consultant on the growing trends across the coding educational landscape.

Plianced is helping companies reduce compliance risks through on-demand expert-led professional learning.

Rethink‘s mission is to place evidence-based treatment solutions in the hands of every educator, clinician or parent working with a child with special needs.  Rethink combines the power of technology and research to deliver innovative, scalable and evidence-based instructional materials and supports for learners with disabilities. The comprehensive suite of tools ensures that every student develops the academic, behavioral and social/emotional skills they need to succeed in school, at work and in life. Rethink’s platform and data-tracking system guides educators, care-givers, and family members as the learner progresses through the curriculum. Rethink’s curriculum is based on the educational intervention of applied behavior analysis.

CareAcademy provides high-quality online mobile training and credentialing for home care assistants and family members that care for older people. CareAcademy training covers topics ranging from transporting older adults to communicating with older adults and understanding clients’ rights. CareAcademy not only educates caregivers but also helps them earn recognition for their skills and stand out in the job market.

Flocabulary is a web-based learning program for all grades and subjects that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement. Teachers in more than 50,000 schools have used Flocabulary’s standards-based videos, instructional activities and formative assessments to develop core literacy skills and supplement instruction across the curriculum.

NoRedInk is a web-based learning platform used for teaching grammar, usage, mechanics and style to students in 4th through 12th grade. Teachers can assign a variety of diagnostic and instructional materials to their students through NoRedInk. Students may also choose to work through the hundreds of activities in NoRedInk’s online independently. The platform adapts to each learner’s strengths and weaknesses, and the portal displays color-coded heat maps to help students and teachers track progress. The majority of NoRedInk’s offerings are free to users, however the company does offer access to upgraded features through a paid subscription to NoRedInk Premium.

Correlation One is a technology company whose mission is to make data science for all.  The company believes that data literacy is the most important skill for the future of work.  It promotes data literacy through global data science competitions, rigorous data skills assessments, and enterprise-focused data science education.  Correlation One’s solutions are used by some of the  most elite employers all around the world in finance, technology, healthcare, insurance,consulting and governmental agencies.  Correlation One is committed to promoting a more inclusive global AI ecosystem, including programs for more women in data science.

Hone is a synchronous leadership development platform for modern, distributed teams. Managerial training (often focused on soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving) is still largely conducted face-to-face in a classroom setting. As this delivery mode is increasingly inefficient for the distributed and global corporate workforces common in today’s economy, Hone seeks to provide a more engaging and flexible alternative for modern managers. 

Noodle Partners is a ‘fee-for-service’ model for OPMs (online program management) allowing schools to pick and choose which OPM services they outsource and pay for at a lower cost than the traditional models. Noodle Partners acts as a project manager and talent sourcer, advising schools on how to best position and launch programs and bringing a network of trusted vendors.

Campuswire is a communication platform for universities that professors use to host engaging discussions, efficiently manage class Q&A, broadcast announcements and provide a collaboration hub for their students. For students, Campuswire is the easiest way to stay on top of course communication and tap into the collective knowledge of classmates. Campuswire is led by an innovative team of recent university graduates and is based in New York City.

Second Accent is empowering English learners through “accent tuning” for great understanding, confidence, and communication.