Pando PR Tips No. 46
Awards Submissions
FinTech Awards — Extended deadline until Feb 7
The FinTech Awards program celebrates the brightest and the best in financial technology. 20+ categories including a Best FinTech Solution in Education/Charity category. Cost is $795 for extended entry.
2025 Inc. Best Workplaces — Preferred-rate deadline is Feb 7
All honorees are featured on Inc.com and on dedicated company profile on Inc.com. Select honorees are featured in the Summer issue of Inc. magazine. All applicants receive a personalized company culture report valued at $395. Preferred-rate is $395.
EdTech Chronicle Best in Education Awards 2024 — Extended Deadline until Feb 14
ETC has extended the deadline to enter the Best in Education Awards recognizing industry, deals, and partnerships in edtech. Select winners are featured in EdTech Chronicle content. Cost is $150.
2025 International E-Learning Awards, Business & Industry - Enter by Mar 15
Six different categories, honoring courses and products for organizational learning, professional development, as well as the software tools used to create products for those audiences. Entry fee is $99.
Content Marketing Opportunity
Click below for access to AC&E's content marketing campaign materials. Getting relevant content into target outlets is a top request these days. Take a look at what AC&E has to offer.
Podcasts to Check Out
Here are some podcasts we follow and suggest you consider.
- Easy EdTech Podcast — Monica Burns has 300+ episodes talking about trends in EdTech, tech-friendly lesson ideas, strategies for community building and more.
- Edtech Insiders Podcast — Alex Sarlin has interviewed notables like Khan Academy's Sal Khan and first lady Hillary Clinton. His Substack of the same name has over 12,000 followers.
- ThriveinEDU Podcast — Rachelle Dene Poth dives into emerging trends and topics in education. I recently appeared on her podcast in November to chat about PR. You can listen to it here.
- Shake Up Learning Podcast — Kasey Bell's podcast shares tech tips, lesson ideas, practical advice for teachers and educators and she interviews inspiring educators among other great content.
- My EdTech Life — Fonz Mendoza gives a platform for educators and creators to share their stories, struggles, successes, and everything in between so that others can learn from them.
- Trending in Education — Mike Palmer engages with thought leaders, pioneers, and entrepreneurs exploring the cutting edge of learning in these tumultuous times.
- Tests and the Rest — Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley discuss the latest issues in testing, admissions, learning, and education with leading experts.
Helpful Resources
The Education Week Spotlight on EdTech — A collection of articles hand-picked by EdWeek editors for their insights on innovative ways to leverage technology to enhance student engagement, personalize instruction, and prepare students for the future. Sponsored by ASUS Education.
Bluesky Education News Starter Pack — Hechinger Report has gathered the most comprehensive list of newsrooms and journalists covering education news.
Upcoming Events
- Getting Smart Town Hall on Media Literacy — Feb 27 at 10am PT
An in-depth conversation on the current state of media literacy, the tools we use to access information, and the role media plays in both uniting and dividing us. - Education Week: Key Insights to Elevate and Inspire Today’s Teachers — Feb 27 from 12pm - 4:30pm ET
This special half-day virtual forum will explore key insights to inspire both personal and professional growth. Western Governors University’s (WGU) School of Education in partnership with Education Week will cover how to foster an environment of engagement and success in today’s ever-evolving classrooms.
Something I found Interesting
Ethan Mollick is brilliant and he writes fascinating stuff in his Substack. I found this issue particularly helpful to explain the convergence of AI Agents and Reasoners. Here's a quote. You might want to read the issue and subscribe.
You can start to see how the pieces that the AI labs are building aren't just fitting together - they're playing off each other. The Reasoners provide the intellectual horsepower, while the agentic systems provide the ability to act. Right now, we're in the era of narrow agents like Deep Research, because even our best Reasoners aren't ready for general-purpose autonomy.
