Our 2021 GLR Learning Tuesdays kicked off with a two-part series to highlight the voices of teachers, providing us an opportunity to recognize the heroic efforts of educators who worked tirelessly to ensure that 56 million students across our nation continued learning despite the pandemic-precipitated school closures. Indeed, they are our unsung heroes, and we […]
This session — the second in a two-webinar series — lifted up the perspectives of teachers in reflecting on the past year and the path forward. The first session, held earlier that day, engaged the presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers in a conversation about their lessons learned in the […]
In the summer 2020, CGLR looked at predictive learning loss data to inform its planning. With actual student data from the fall 2020 in hand, it was important to return to the research and hear from leading experts to help us understand how students were actually faring in the time of COVID, particularly since headlines […]
This GLR Learning Tuesdays session included an exploration of data on pandemic-precipitated learning loss coupled with a discussion on how summer programs could be an integral part of efforts to reach and support children affected by COVID-19. Denise Forte of The Education Trust moderated a conversation with Emma Dorn of McKinsey & Company; John Gomperts […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32JjWQnF_Fg During this webinar, part of our Learning Loss Recovery Challenge series, Griselda Young-Ojeda, Professional Learning Consultant with Imagine Learning, moderated a discussion of school district leaders and their partnering executives of edtech companies, including Darin Brawley, Ed.D., Superintendent, Compton Unified School District with Jessie Woolley-Wilson of DreamBox Learning; Monica Jordan, Program Director, Office of Academics, Shelby County Schools with Michael Lombardo of BookNook; and Barbara Nemko, Ph.D., Superintendent, Napa County Office […]
During this webinar, part of our Learning Loss Recovery Challenge series, moderated by John Gomperts, former President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance, we learned from Jeremy Anderson, President of Education Commission of the States, about trends in state policies and governors’ education priorities in response to the pandemic and how tutoring is emerging as a major strategy to address learning loss. Anderson’s presentation […]
With the experiences of pandemic-precipitated school closures causing a growing number of schools to recognize and embrace the necessity of strong family engagement, this session engaged a panel of education funders in reflecting on their organizations’ evolving and increasing focus on promoting parent leadership, voice and power. Panelists Alex Cortez of New Profit, Romy Drucker […]
This learning conversation centered on how to ensure that we leverage the power of educational technology to accelerate learning — particularly now, as millions of students have fallen behind due to lost instruction time as a result of school closures during the pandemic. The panelists — experts from the educational technology field — covered a […]