Webinars and Recordings
Accelerating Learning: Helping Students Catch Up
Event Details
Virtual Event
September 21, 2021 12:00 pm
Speakers
- Ashish Dhawan, Founder & CEO of Central Square Foundation
- Kumar Garg, Managing Director & Head of Partnerships at Schmidt Futures
- George Khalaf, Program Director at The Motley Fool Foundation
- Chris Minnich, CEO of NWEA
- Nafeesa Owens, Senior Policy Advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Event Description
COVID-19 has disrupted education globally, and it is now anticipated that the most-impacted students have fallen behind more than a year in educational progress. Filling this immense gap will require fresh thinking, the best of learning science, and smart deployment of data and technology. Join this panel to learn more about what tools, technologies, and tactics are showing results in accelerating learning, how they can be scaled to reach all students, and how educational technology could be used to narrow educational divides.