Elliott HedmanThe 5 Reasons your Remote Classroom will ExplodeSchools across the U.S. are transitioning their classes to at-home and digital. I understand the need. The Boys & Girls Club where I do my…5 min read·Mar 16, 2020--1--1
Elliott HedmaninUX CollectiveBeyond consent: 6 ways of bringing equity into neuroscienceWhen I started out my PhD at MIT, I was an engineer with a passion for psychophysiology (which is a subset of neuroscience). The kids with…13 min read·Oct 25, 2019----
Elliott HedmanWhat Parents want in an “Educational” AppI’ve spent the last four years figuring out how to make a reading app that struggling readers want to read. I figured it out. And I’m…8 min read·Sep 23, 2019----
Elliott HedmaninThe StartupMath has a Guessing CrisisIn The Marshmallow Challenge teams of five students are given 20 spaghetti sticks and one marshmallow and are challenged to build the…7 min read·Sep 6, 2019--1--1
Elliott HedmanThe 6 Steps to Infusing Children's Literature with Engaging QuestionsGrowing up, my favorite book to read was Where’s Waldo. And I use the word “read” lightly here. Every night I would show my parents that I…6 min read·Aug 27, 2019----
Elliott HedmanThe Neuroscience of Struggling Readers: Why Children Need “Harder” BooksIf you were to spend a summer at the Boys and Girls Club in Denver, you would see 100’s of kids building robots, playing baseball, and…5 min read·Aug 14, 2019----
Elliott HedmaninUX CollectiveWhy personalized learning keeps failingA New York Times article sat in my inbox: Silicon Valley came to Kansas and started a rebellion over edtech. I was not surprised.9 min read·Apr 24, 2019--1--1
Elliott HedmaninUX CollectiveThe death of curiosityHow your company is killing innovation.6 min read·Mar 26, 2019--10--10
Elliott Hedman7 Ways to Help Kids Feel they’re LearningKids want to feel like they are learning and digital lessons are not delivering9 min read·Mar 5, 2018--5--5