Technology, as always, offers opportunities and challenges. The education sphere has its own special needs. Let's get together to talk, share stories, and learn from each other. What makes students tick? What works when working with(in) institutions? How can technology help? Where are the opportunities to help the students? How can we help improve education?

This group is for people working in the edu-tech space working to create new technologies and media – and creating potential for allowing DIY or self-motivated inquiry and collaboration and hands-on exploration. We're people and professionals who want to democratize and unleash applications to facilitate this kind of learning lends and fulfill our promise to those students whose needs are not getting met by the current educational system and market.

The purpose of this group is to promote networking among Educators in the Tri-State area.   We work hard so let's find time to unwind and mingle at upscale venues.   At the same time, let's tap into the wealth of resources available to Educators out there! All educators are welcomed! BRING SOME FUN! BRING FORTH WHAT IS WHITHIN! BRING POTENTIAL! BRING LEADERSHIP!

This group is the founding Ed Tech Entrepreneurs Meetup. Founded in Manhattan in 2010, this ed tech meet up brings educators, ed tech entrepreneurs and investors together to create a cultural shift in the way we teach, learn and thrive as a community. We have teacher panels, entrepreneur presentations and investor feedback in a bi-monthly meetup series. It's a great place to talk about apps, community, politics, funding, education, training and professional development for a 21st Century global …

As a startup solo-preneur myself at http://facebook.com/learnosaurus I often run into a lot of things that can be solved by talking them out and bouncing ideas off others. I don't have an official advisory board, and it's often difficult to snag enough dedicated people to show up on a regular basis. So this is my proposed solution. Come one, come all, founders and partners of startups in NYC that are education-based. We can act as our own "mutual" advisory board and share war-stories about lega …

This group will explore how video and new forms of multi-media enabled learning are revolutionizing education across the world. Video in Education now goes beyond simple publishing and includes centralized access anytime anywhere to many video repositories and libraries, internal university 'YouTube', deep learning management system integrations such as video assignments and interactive recorded classes, collaborative video & editing, video for distance education and media-powered blogs and soci …

I am a speech-language pathologist currently working in a private special needs school in New York City. My experience has taught me that the greatest hope we have in helping children and teens with special needs is working together - parents, educators, therapists, siblings, doctors. Though we are all in this together, many often feel isolated. Many do not have enough information on how to navigate the day-to-day as well as the future ahead. Many feel overwhelmed with too much information. I am …

In Nov 2012, Hao Chen stepped up to keep this meetup alive. The following description is from the ex-organizer: History/why I want to do this: As a young engineer in the late 90s/early 2000s I went to some loosely organized lunches with various industry pros, all architect/senior level working for many big names back then. Amazing things were discussed. It totally pierced my mind. Now, fast forward to 2012,  I want to get everyone together to discuss tech, over some good food :) I want to keepin …

It is about time there was a space where teacher could come together, engage in dialogue and share ideas with teacher and education enthusiasts from different schools around the area. If you are a teacher, or you just love to talk teaching... join us!

American Association of University Women (AAUW) is an organization of women college graduates founded in 1881. The minimum admission requirement is an associate degree or equivalent. The Greater New Haven Branch of the American Association of University Women draws our membership from the towns in the Greater New Haven area. We are a dynamic group of intellectually curious women who work together to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. …

NISCE’s MeetUp, Share and Learn events are intended for small groups of educational stakeholders - educators, parents, activists, school leaders and others - who are interested in learning from each other and sharing information about diverse topics, trends, and challenges that are faced when trying to ensure that students have the resources and opportunities they need to succeed.

This is a group for anyone interested in Technology, IT, Cyber Security, Mobile Technology, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, etc. Our goal is to connect with tech lovers like us and get together in great events such as Meetups, Seminars, Happy Hours (Yes, we love happy hours!) to share information, learn new technologies, discuss and network. We are looking forward to connect with you!

If you're working at or are interested in starting an educational start-up, please join our group of founders and educators to explore opportunities. Please note, this meetup is only for those actively involved with a start-up or thinking of doing an educational start-up.  We will not accept vendors.  Investors are accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Are you an educator (teacher, principal, dean, talent executive, superintendent and others) that wish you could pick up the phone (or email) and receive answers to your most pressing questions and challenges? EXPERTLY is a social venture that connects educators to the experts that help them make better, quicker, and more decisions that positively impact kids. At each Meetup someone on expert bench will share their insights on academic, policy, technology, finance, and talent issues that can help …

The assistance that you've been yearning for has arrived! This groups purpose is to support you in ALL of your technology adventures and challenges in the classroom. There is so much technology being thrown at us in education and so little support. We will meet and encourage each other and learn what works and what doesn't. We are a community of instructional technology users and enthusiast who are passionate about integrating technology effectively. All technological skill levels are welcome, e …

This group brings together existing educators and learners, industry leaders and practitioners, tech entrepreneurs and investors to explore how collaborative approaches to professional learning can help to address the growing technology skills shortage in industry and how to learn and thrive as a community. We have teacher discussions, entrepreneur presentations and investor feedback in a monthly meetup series. It's a great place to talk about collaboration, apps, community, funding, education, …

"Teachers for Technology" is a new meetup specifically for teachers interested in education technology. Education technology needs your experience, expertise, and passion. Join us to help develop and test the most exciting new products and services from the ground up.

Are you having trouble meeting educators, inviting then into your development process, finding beta-testers for your teacher-focused technology innovation? This meetup group's purpose is to brainstorm how to overcome these challenges, and the main activity will be a series of a focus groups in which we'll invite teachers and technologists to provide feedback on new ideas and products developed by entrepreneurs that are designed to support educators engaged in e-learning.

Are you a teacher or are you entrepreneur? Wait: how can you be both? Exactly. Our meetup is focused on sharing best practice and experience in education technology. It's incredibly tough out there, and we'd like to make it just a little bit easier. Let's come together to help each other out.

This group will act as a think tank on the practical issues in the development of the strategy, formation, and mission of an EcoCitizens “presentfuture” model of addressing the exponential increase and fair proliferation of technology. Please read the following Preliminary Mission Statement: EcoCitizens’ mission is to guide the global citizenry through the exponential advancement of technology across multiple sectors as it is employed to save, enhance, and re-define human life and the environmen …

EdTechWomen is a networked community for women and their supporters in education technology. The goal of EdTechWomen is to connect each other across sub-industries and to leverage women’s influence in education, now and for the future. EdTechWomen is inspired by women’s overarching influence in education. As educators, consumers, activists, organizational leaders, and mothers, women are the primary decision-makers when it comes to education.

Bringing together people interested in fostering innovation in the education world.

This is a group for computer Engineers interested in social good. We are going to focus on solving complex problems in order to create cutting edge technology to overcome one of the greatest challenges of our time - how to improve K-12 education by implementing technology.

The Instructional and Educational Technology fields are in periods of exponential growth. Yet, there are few groups or organizations that aim to bring specifically instructional/educational technologists together to collaborate and help shape the future of their fields. This is a group for anybody interested in instructional and/or educational technology. Initially, we plan to organize social events with short presentations and discussions taking place at various universities (and "watering hole …

Calling all Python/Android Developers! I'd love for us to be able to change education with Open Access! We'll meet once a month near the MIT Stata Building. Events will include Prizes, Red Bull, Snacks & more...

Are you already an expert teaching the Common Core for your grade, or are you just getting started? Do you feel you have all the resources needed, or are you struggling to figure things out? This group intends to connect teachers and hopefully everyone else in K-12 education to share best practice and resources, seek advice, and give advice. As Common Core implementation is moving forward across the nation, we hope to address some of the hot topics we go through as a teacher, an administrator, a …

Technology Against Terrorism is creating a community of Software Engineers coming together to meet like-minded Techies and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Tech scene in NYC. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a general forum for Software Engineers to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it. Software engineers are also welcomed to join this group to gain knowledge and give feedback on what they seek from …

This group is for artists and performing artists, educators in K-12 and higher ed, teaching artists, arts and culture or recreational focused groups, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and anyone interested in the intersection of the arts with education and technology. Regular meetings will host conversations around an array of topics engaging a diverse community of professionals.