“Families trust educators often more than educators trust families. So we need to create the conditions for educators to challenge their mindsets, to actually learn what it means to effectively engage families. One of the things we often say here at Flamboyan is ‘Families are experts in their child. As an educator, you are an expert in content and pedagogy so how you support the child is […]
This session picked up on our series and our continued focus on tutoring as a critically important “Big Bets” strategy that is making a measurable impact on students learning recovery and acceleration. This week, we were pleased to continue that exploration in a book talk with Liz Cohen of 50CAN and author of The Future of Tutoring: Lessons from 10,000 School […]
As we move forward, almost six years later, from the beginning of what we call pandemic learning, we still have a lot of very important questions to ask as we are here talking about what interventions are still needed and what really works. Moderator Tracie Potts of Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College offered this important framing as she […]
My advice for people on the call is to make your voices heard at the state level about whether you like it or you dislike it or where you want them to improve upon it….I think it's really important that you advocate to your state leaders about your thoughts on the program and how to […]
This session launched CGLR’s new series Precursors to Success and Impact, which brings together our efforts to highlight bright spots and “Big Bet” strategies for accelerating learning recovery and advancement, and zeros in on what it takes to successfully implement proven strategies. This series will focus “less on what to do and more on how to do what […]
Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs) are a powerful driver of financial inclusion and long-term economic opportunity for young people as shown in a growing body research and experience over the past few decades. These programs help families build assets early, cultivate a habit of saving, and lay the groundwork for greater educational and financial success. In […]
What can same-language subtitling (SLS) realistically contribute to children’s literacy — and where are its limits? In this exploratory session, leaders from research, media, technology, and policy will examine what the strongest evidence supports, where SLS functions best as a scaffolding strategy, and what responsible implementation in U.S. children’s media could look like. This conversation will build on a 2022 session which […]