E-9 Initiative: Scaling-Up Digital Learning to Accelerate Progress Towards SDG4
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E-9 initiative: Scaling-up digital learning to accelerate progress towards SDG4 Exhibitors of the Marketplace segment: Consultation meeting of Ministers of Education, 6 April 2021 Bringing Digital Learning to 1 Billion Children E9 Digital Learning Initiative, 6 April 2021 PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL 4/6/21 o Age of Learning, Inc., founded in 2007. 600+ employees. o Mission: Help all children build a strong academic foundation and a lasting love of learning o Leading digital learning provider for young children in U.S. and growing globally o Age of Learning Foundation: registered non-profit org provides our educational programs for free in partner countries PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL 2 Where We Work Africa Central & South America Oceania South Asia Active projects Planned expansions Our Digital Learning Programs Helping children everywhere build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning Game-based English Digital library & literacy Adaptive, personalized Digital learning language instruction, platform, with thousands & engaging platform that teaches uses mother tongue to of downloadable books, math instruction to help literacy, math, science, teach with engaging offline capability every child build a art, and more activities and videos strong foundation Mobile and web-based Mobile and web-based Mobile only Mobile and web-based PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL 5 High-Impact Student-Centered Learning Gains in academic skills Hangzhou, China gains in English +49%2 (2020) 3x 122 5–6 yr-olds language skills United States more growth vs >3x (2020) 2x 998 5–8 yr-olds control group in math Costa Rica 1 increase in English +16% (2020) 25% 266 6–9 yr-olds language skills United States (2013–15) 120% gains in early literacy 801 4–6 yr-olds & math skills Industry average 1 Meta-analyses of 700+ reported studies on educational programs for PreK-12 students. Average of 16% increase in typical academic growth over one school year. 2 Equivalent gains across 8 randomized control trials and quasi-experimental studies on Age of Learning products. Research partners include NORC at the University of Chicago, SRI International, WestEd, University of Oregon, and other leading educational research organization. See http://www.ageoflearning.com/research for study reports. PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL 6 We invite you to partner with us - and bring engaging and effective digital learning to children in your country. Not Proficient [email protected] [email protected] Proficient 7 E9 initiative: Scaling up digital learning to accelerate progress towards SDG4 Digital Learning Platforms and Professional Development for a Quality, Scalable and Sustainable Education Juan R. Alegret Regional VP Europe Joel Armando Product Manager Director Blackboard Academy April 6th 2021 BEST-IN-CLASS TECHNOLOGY | MOST COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION SUITE | UNMATCHED PARTNER ECOSYSTEM We believe learning is for everyone. By partnering with our clients around the globe, we can expand access to education for more students. Nearly 150M 20+ every global users years region of experience of the world 2 Blackboard Solutions for Digital Learning Delivering a meaningful learning experience, all in one place, with built-in analytics to track student outcomes, adoption and usage, as well as institutional effectiveness TEACHING & LEARNING • Learning Management System or Virtual Learning Environment • Collaboration tools / Virtual Classroom • Accessibility tools • Mobile experiences for students and instructors • Learning analytics • Robust consulting services • Faculty and Teacher Professional Development DATA & ANALYTICS 3 Quickly deploy Virtual Classrooms for all CHALLENGE Primary, Middle and High Schools as a response to the Covid-19 confinement France “Ma Classe à la Maison” service integrated HOW? Virtual Classrooms Blackboard Collaborate Virtual Classroom RESULTS Blackboard and CNED quickly deployed the “Ma Classe à la Maison” service, offering scalable, secure and private Virtual Classrooms Millions of Students have Millions granted their education continuity Teachers have the opportunity to animate their classes remotely, to involve students and give them complementary educational resources. 4 To satisfy a rapidly increasing demand for CHALLENGE specific skills and expertise to help drive the new ‘knowledge economy’. Kingdom of A fully-integrated, blended (hybrid) Saudi Arabia HOW? learning environment with reduced Building a reliance on traditional lecture model. Knowledge Economy RESULTS Blackboard’s complete solution is now used in all the Kingdom’s 32 public higher education institutions. 2.6m Now 2.6 million users Universities focus on quality teaching and outcomes rather than administration or IT. 5 Supporting Educators Around The World Blackboard Academy, our professional development institute for educators. Educatio 2,30 15,18 Digital Teaching and n Learning Series Certifications 4 participants Expertis 5We offer e courses in 6 languages Our facilitators have decades of experience in Bonjour! مرحبا Olá education institutions ! Hello! globally 你好 Hola 24,728 hours ! 38 of free professional development to support the countries continuity of education in represented 2020 + UNESCO-Blackboard Project in the Caribbean - 2020 Certify master trainers - 2021 Goal: 10,000 teachers certified Juan R. Alegret Regional VP Europe Blackboard [email protected] Joel Armando Product Manager Director Blackboard Academy [email protected] Overview of Khan Academy April 6, 2021 Contact: Sidnei Shibata, Carina Rodrigues, Mathu Shalini, Anna Berns Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy Hello! We’re excited to meet you. ● Introduce Khan Academy and the breadth of our work ● Q&A Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy 2 Khan Academy Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy 3 Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization with the mission to provide a free, world class education for anyone, anywhere Education is a fundamental human right. Every child has the potential to grow and learn. Yet millions of students and their teachers do not have access to the tools and resources necessary to unlock learners’ full potential. Our goal is to serve the students who need us most 120+ 20+ 240k million million teachers registered users in 190 learners each month around the world benefited countries from Khan Academy last year Our “true north” is increasing student learning The audiences we serve We are a free supplemental resource - Videos, articles, exercises, assessments, teacher - Learners tools and reports - Parents - Teacher training resources - Teachers - Parent resources - School districts - Programs to engage learners - In US only - Test-prep for high-stakes tests (SAT/LSAT) - Khan Academy Kids (early literacy) - Paid offerings for school districts Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy Founded by Salman Khan, born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised by his single mom Aug 2004: Sal began remotely tutoring his cousin Nadia in math after his day job as a hedge fund analyst Aug 2006: Sal posted his first YouTube videos. They went viral Dec 2007: Khan was incorporated as a 501c(3) non-profit Sep 2010: thanks to large grants from Google and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Khan Academy began its growth Aug 2016: Duck Duck Moose, now Khan Academy Kids, became part of Khan Academy 2021: Khan has 200+ employees that are working on improving technology and content "I wanted to teach the way I wished that I myself Over the years Khan Academy evolved from just math videos to a comprehensive mastery-based tool used had been taught. I hoped to convey the sheer both at home and in classrooms around the world joy of learning, the thrill of understanding See more about our origins at Sal's TED Talk things about the universe." Free world-class content A broad range of content from preschool to the early years of college Principles − Standards alignment − Mastery-based learning − Growth mindset 7 Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy Our journey started with the independent learner Independent learner Self-motivated Site or mobile app Personalized learning & mastery Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy Activities aimed at practice and retrieval -- exercises, articles, videos, quizzes, unit & mastery tests Game mechanics to engage students -- “leveling up”, badges, points, instant feedback Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy 9 Next, we embraced the classroom -- where most of the learning happens -- to engage students and make differentiation a practical reality for teachers Independent learner Classroom Classroom and teacher tools to identify and + address learning gaps of students Training and in-classroom campaigns to accelerate learning in the classroom Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy Tools, reports, and dashboards to enable teachers Online training for teachers to use Khan as a to differentiate instruction and personalize digital resource platform learning Confidential – Do not share without permission from Khan Academy 11 Today, we aim to support districts to drive broader teacher adoption, deeper student usage, and implementation at scale Independent Learners Classrooms District Partners ● Breadth of instructional content ● Student personalized learning & ● District mgmt system & insights, mastery teacher training, and tech support ● Teacher tools &