It’s always a pleasure to speak with Anthony Salcito, former VP of Worldwide Education at Microsoft and currently Director of Institutional Business at Nerdy. In his current role, Anthony leads Varsity Tutors for Schools and is responsible for Nerdy’s efforts to support institutions as they work to transform learning opportunities for students and educators across a variety of offerings. Recently, the platform was selected by the New Jersey Department of Education as an approved pre-qualified tutoring provider for the state’s 2023/2024 High Impact Tutoring Program. This initiative, designed to help students disproportionately affected by the pandemic, focuses specifically on third and fourth grade students. The Ohio Department of Education also selected Varsity Tutors this fall to provide tutoring services for Future Forward Ohio. The collaboration aims to accelerate learning in literacy and numeracy while boosting workforce readiness and student well-being.
Our most recent conversation addresses the impact of the pandemic on education, the role of teachers, and the evolution of mentoring in the educational landscape. We discuss the evolving perception of tutoring, the challenges schools face in integrating consistent tutoring practices, and the potential of ai in education. Have a listen:
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You’ve heard all the news about kids using ChatGPT to cheat, but there’s another side to this story. Just as the Internet revolutionized education, ai will be the next game-changer.
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Education is changing because the world is changing. During the pandemic, teachers and students quickly adopted new tools to shift to remote and hybrid learning.
Now in their tenth year of teaching, John Arthur students have gained national recognition as advocates for children and immigrants like them through music videos and other digital content they create and share across platforms.
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I believe the low supply of STEM professionals can be attributed to significant barriers to entry that originate in educational settings; This is not the fault of teachers and administrators, but rather how the educational system is structured.
The benefits of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education are numerous, and you would be hard-pressed to find a school district that doesn’t have a project, initiative, class, or lesson with the acronym in its title.
Before the pandemic, reading achievement had shown little to no growth. Scores have continued to decline, in part due to pandemic-related learning disruptions.
Indiana is in the midst of a huge task to improve literacy rates. The focus: Align state standards, curriculum, and teacher training programs with practices rooted in the science of reading.
When it comes to digital equity, U.S. schools are well positioned to help families connect with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program.
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