As challenging as the current K-12 educational landscape may seem, many emerging tools and strategies are constantly coming to market to overcome those obstacles. The CODIE Awards 2024 highlight several dozen, including one Innovation showcase highlighted with lofty goals.
QoreInsights co-founders Dr. Anika Davis and Toni Shub, Ed.D. They are developers of what they consider to be next generation PD solutions. They emphasize the importance of practical, data-driven strategies tailored to individual classroom needs. QoreInsights' The Classroom Education Plan (CEP) platform leverages artificial intelligence, learning sciences, and real-time classroom data to support teacher growth and student achievement. Their conversation highlights challenges in education, such as diverse district cultures and post-pandemic recovery, and how QoreInsights addresses them through collaborative, student-centered professional development.
Key takeaways from the interview include:
- Focus on impact: QoreInsights prioritizes professional development that directly impacts student achievement, teacher engagement, and satisfaction, going beyond traditional measures like attendance.
- Personalized learning: The CEP platform offers personalized, job-integrated professional development experiences based on real-time classroom data, addressing individual teacher needs and student demographics.
- Data-driven approach: Using a combination of student surveys, baseline data, and classroom observations, QoreInsights provides actionable insights for teachers, empowering them to make informed instructional decisions.
- Interoperability: As it continues to evolve, the company aims to seamlessly integrate with existing district systems, simplifying data access and improving the user experience for educators.
- Teacher and student agency: By involving both teachers and students in the professional development process, they attempt to foster a collaborative learning environment, promoting dialogue and sharing of best practices among educators.
- Future directions: They plan to further enhance their platform by incorporating responsible ai, supporting diverse student populations, and staying abreast of technological advancements to meet evolving educational needs.
The SIIA innovation showcase identifies and supports entrepreneurs in their efforts to bring innovative learning technologies to the education market. This program goes beyond a typical accelerator or incubator boot camp for startups and helps establish all participants as future leaders in this market, connecting them directly with industry stalwarts, experts and decision makers with a wide range of experience, resources and guidance to share.
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