News Derivita Launched to Solve Higher Education's "Math Problem" Yesterday Derivita, a STEM education technology company, announced the launch of its new on-line math homework system.
Utah It’s Time to Bring Computer Science Education to All Utah Students Educating our students in computer science is our collective challenge.
News Malala Yousafzai Announced As Keynote Of Pluralsight LIVE 2018 The youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will speak at Pluralsight LIVE 2018 (August 28–30 in SLC).
Magazine How Can We Make Utah A World Class Education Destination? By Ari Bruening, COO, Envision Utah.
Computer Science It’s Time For Computer Science To Be Taught In Every Utah School At Silicon Slopes, we believe every child should have equal opportunities to learn and that quality education should be available to youth despite their ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, or background. “We need
Education Education And A Tech Workforce Need Collaboration To Thrive “As a tech company I can think of no better way to help ensure a strong workforce for the future than being a mentor in Utah classrooms.” This article appears in the Fall
Education Governor Herbert Announces IT Pathways Program “The New IT Pathways program will build bridges between high school, college, and business, preparing Utah students for brighter futures.” This morning Silicon Slopes, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic
Education The Utah Talent Dilemma & Why Tech Companies Matter In Education by Tamara Goetz, Executive Director of Utah STEM Action Center. This article was originally published in the Summer 2017 edition of Silicon Slopes Magazine. If you are reading Silicon Slopes Magazine it is
Education Non-Tech Employees Working In Tech: Alex Porpora, WildWorks Our ongoing series explores the contributions of non-tech employees working at tech companies. Yesterday I took my daughter to the zoo. While we were there she asked the following questions: Why do seals
Education Startup Santa 2016 Raises 79,320 Books, Totaling $396,600 Children In Utah Needed Books, Startup Santa Helped We launched Startup Santa because low-income families in Utah have only one book per 300 children; because two out of every three Utah children living
Education Meet Fuze’s Zubi Flyer, The World’s First Hackable Frisbee We want to get kids to learn in a new way that’s fun and playful. Walk through Target on a weekday afternoon and you’ll encounter a world of moms, sometimes dads,
Coding The Do Good Foundation Is Teaching Kids To Code We know coding is as important as english and math. InsideSales is teaching fourth, fifth and sixth graders how to code with their Kids Coding Initiative. “We know coding is as important as
Data Center JK, JK, West Jordan Would Like That Facebook Data Center After All This is too good of an opportunity for Utah to pass up, so we have been working throughout the night and will continue through the day to keep the project alive. Okay. Disregard
Education Personalized Learning Is The Mission Of Core-LX Core Learning Exchange is a tool for the entire ecosystem of educators and students. BoomStartup company Core Learning Exchange has been selected to to join the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Emerging
Education It’s Time For Girls (To) Go Digital! The program is designed to empower girls to participate in computer science and technology activities. “Girls want to make the world a better place. If they learn about technology, they can make it
Computer Science Instructure CEO Josh Coates https://soundcloud.com/siliconslopes/22-instructure-josh-coates Hi. Welcome to the Silicon Slopes Podcast. I’m Jordan Burke and this week we are speaking with Josh Coates, CEO of Instructure, the learning management software company
Education Kyte Learning Believes In Simplifying Classroom Technology We wanted to help teachers and help schools navigate the ever-changing landscape of technology. “It’s always our challenge to walk that line of not overwhelming some and not underwhelming others,” says Brayden
Education Landesk Recognized For Its Dedication To STEM Education We want to do our best to continue to make Utah a leader in technical expertise. We think this is a really valuable thing that not only helps our company but the community
Education How Emotuit Uses Facial Recognition To Enhance Online Learning You may not think that engagement analytics can change the future, but understanding more about your students and how they are learning and where they need support is vital for moving forward. Ross
College Buying Textbooks Sucks. iFlipd Does Not. The average student will have to spend $1,225 dollars a year on required textbooks for their college courses, and many students simply cannot afford such a steep price tag. According to NBC
Education WildWorks Launches Animal Jam — Play Wild!, Impresses Children & Parents Alike Every day [kids] send us thousands of comments, drawings, ideas, laments, jokes, and delightful artifacts of child-brain weirdness. I love opening the app on my phone and just watching this stuff flow by.
Education Under Sunny Washington’s Leadership, Ardusat Hopes to Make STEM Education Fun and Accessible to… This is ground control to Major Tom, you’ve really made the grade. There’s a difference between the way boys learn and the way girls learn, claims Sunny Washington, president of Ardusat.
Coding Pluralsight Partners With State of Utah to Advance Teacher Training This is a great day for Utah. At an exclusive ribbon-cutting event at Pluralsight’s new headquarters in Farmington, Utah, Friday morning, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) announced a partnership between the online
Education Pluralsight’s Acquisition Spree Continues In the past eight months, Pluralsight has spent just under $100 million to acquire four online learning companies. Pluralsight, a Salt Lake City-based curator of online education and training tools for the tech
Coding DevMountain to Launch iOS Development Course We don’t want to be a program that forces you to take out a loan, quit your job, and lose two–three months of income. DevMountain will be launching its first-ever iOS
