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Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries arou…

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    Ep. 41: Connecting School and Career in East Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 18:42


    Can rural communities be vibrant engines in the coming high-tech economy? EDC's Pam Buffington believes it's possible. For the past year, Buffington has been examining a new initiative that links schools and labor markets in rural east Texas. The work, which is funded by the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, is already changing lives and expectations about what is possible in rural economies. In this podcast, Buffington discusses what she is seeing.

    Ep. 40: Making STEM more Equitable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 16:38


    As the pace of innovation in science and technology continues to accelerate, there is tremendous opportunity—and need—for women and people of color to join the STEM workforce. In this podcast, EDC's Andrés Henríquez discusses why he sees STEM education as an issue of social justice, and what STEM employers can do to recruit and retain more talent from all backgrounds.

    Ep. 39: Building STEM Pathways for Women Veterans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 28:11


    Women veterans of the U.S. military have all the skills needed for success in STEM fields, but they remain underrepresented in high-tech industries. In this podcast, we meet two women veterans who have made the jump from service to working in STEM industries: Angela Dickson and Stephanie Primeaux. EDC’s Rebecca Lewis also offers her perspective on what employers and policymakers can do to engage and retain more women veterans in the STEM workforce.

    Ep. 38: What Has the Pandemic Revealed about Distance Learning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 23:48


    It’s been one full year since schools around the world pivoted to distance learning as a preventive measure against the coronavirus. In this podcast, Amanda Devercelli, the global lead for Early Childhood Development at the World Bank, and Rachel Christina, the director of International Basic Education at EDC, examine what teachers and education policymakers can learn from a year when learning via the Internet, television, and radio became the norm.

    Ep. 37: How Are Rural Schools Faring in the Pandemic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 23:58


    2020 has been an exceptionally different—and difficult—school year for many of the 9 million students who attend rural schools in the United States. Not only has hybrid and remote learning has replaced face-to-face instruction, but the pandemic has drastically affected the economic stability and physical health of many families in rural communities. In this podcast, Pam Buffington, Director of Rural STEM Initiatives at EDC, and Mara Casey Tieken, an associate professor of education at Bates College, discuss how rural schools are adapting to new realities—while continuing to meet the needs of students and their families.

    Ep. 36: Beyond Police-Free Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 17:21


    This past June, the Minneapolis school board voted to terminate its contract with the city’s police department. It was a big victory for the police-free schools movement, which seeks to shift schools’ disciplinary cultures away from punishment and towards equity and justice. But what’s next for Minneapolis--and other districts—which are contemplating a police-free future? In this episode, EDC’s Meg Caven discusses how school leaders can reimagine school discipline without relying on law enforcement.

    Ep. 35: Building a STEM Pathway Through Prison

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 23:15


    Over the past 25 years, prison education programs that teach STEM skills have been cut, effectively preventing individuals who are incarcerated from entering the STEM workforce after they have served their sentences. In this episode, EDC’s Eden Badertscher and Stan Andrisse of the Prison to Professionals program discuss their efforts to improve STEM learning opportunities in prisons, and how this work is critical to making any meaningful progress toward racial equity and justice. To join the discussion on these topics, email STEM-OPS@edc.org.

    Ep. 34: How can interactive audio instruction support primary education during the pandemic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 19:05


    For more than thirty years, interactive audio instruction (IAI) has been used to improve education in remote and impoverished communities around the world. In this episode, EDC’s Kit Yasin and Carrie Lewis discuss why IAI is so well suited to deliver education to millions during the pandemic, and how Ministries of Education can begin implementing these educational programs at scale.

    Ep. 33: Teaching elementary science during the pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 16:30


    Tracking shadows, planting seeds, and exploring the natural world are all core to science learning in the elementary classroom. How have these activities changed now that all students are distance learning? In this episode, we hear from two science educators about the current state of elementary science education: Rebecca Katsh-Singer, the science curriculum coordinator for the Westborough Public Schools, and EDC’s Abigail Jurist Levy, who directs the Coalition for Elementary Science.

    Ep. 32: Could Computer Programming Help Children Learn Math?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 17:05


    As any teacher can tell you, elementary school children often struggle to record their mathematical ideas on paper. So EDC’s Paul Goldenberg and Kristen Reed are giving children a different way to express their ideas: through computer programming. In this episode of Mosaic, Goldenberg and Reed discuss why they think programming is an effective tool for expressing mathematical ideas. They also share stories from the classroom.

    Ep. 31: How Should School Administrators Assess SEL?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 14:59


    In many schools, social and emotional learning (SEL) now takes place alongside traditional core subjects like mathematics, English, and social studies. In this episode, EDC’s Diana Wogan and Josh Cox dive into new REL Northeast and Islands research about how districts are assessing SEL programs. They also offer guidance to administrators.

    Ep. 30: Making the switch to online teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 17:57


    With COVID-19 temporarily closing school buildings around the world, many educators are now being asked to teach online. In this episode of Mosaic, EDC’s Kirsten Peterson and Zoe Baptista offer some tips for building community and promoting real learning in the online classroom.

    Ep. 29 Breaking Down New CDC Data on Suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 17:47


    A newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that while overall life expectancy in the United States ticked up in 2018, the rate of suicide increased as well, continuing a 20-year trend. In this episode, EDC’s Jerry Reed and Kristen Quinlan break down the new data.

    Ep. 28: How Can Schools Prepare Students for the Jobs of the Future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 19:23


    As advances in technology continue to reshape the American workplace, how well are schools preparing young people for the opportunities that await them? In this episode of Mosaic, EDC’s Joyce Malyn-Smith and Katherine Shields discuss the types of skills that today’s students need in order to succeed in tomorrow’s economy. They also explore the role that career technical education and career academies can play in delivering a high-quality, relevant education to high school students.

    Tackling Inequity in the Mathematics Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 13:35


    Babette Moeller and Matt McLeod discuss their efforts to make mathematics teaching more equitable.

    A Community Approach to Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 13:29


    Adwoa Atta-Krah discusses how the unique approach of a program in Mali is making a difference by helping children learn to read.

    Growing an Early Interest in Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 14:29


    Cindy Hoisington discusses changing perceptions about what “doing science” means and describes efforts to work with schools and families to inspire the next generation of scientists.

    Addressing Veteran Suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 15:21


    Jerry Reed, a suicide prevention expert and Navy veteran himself, discusses what the Veterans Administration is doing to prevent suicide among veterans and comments on the importance of taking a public health approach to address this growing crisis.

    The Voice of Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 9:12


    Individuals with lived experience can bring an important perspective to suicide prevention efforts.

    Helping All Children Learn and Thrive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 12:54


    David Jacobson describes the First 10 Schools and Communities model and also shares observations from promising early childhood programs across the country.

    Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Home Visiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 9:14


    Loraine Lucinski discusses how parents’ opioid misuse affects children and infants, and how home visiting programs are critical to supporting families who struggle with substance misuse.

    Crisis, Conflict, and Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 12:39


    Cornelia Janke describes the challenges faced by young people living in crisis and conflict zones around the world and what the international community can do to support the creation of societies that are stable and secure.

    How Schools Can Support Students Affected by Opioids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 8:53


    Shai Fuxman and Julie Riordan discuss how traumatic experiences can affect kids at school and highlight some programs that are making a difference.

    Accelerating Education in Liberia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 11:08


    Denise Clarke-Reeves and Sarah Nogueira Sanca discuss why an estimated 300,000 Liberian children do not attend school and how EDC’s work is helping to get more children back into the classroom.

    Using Technology to Promote Language Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 9:11


    Kit Yasin discusses the importance of speaking in language development and shares a clip of a Honduran student using the new program EDC is developing in collaboration with Skype.

    The Road to Reading in Mali

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 10:01


    Thelma Khelghati discusses what it takes to promote literacy in resource-lean environments.

    Raising an AIDS-free Generation in South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 12:14


    Viwe Mtshontshi discusses how comprehensive sexuality education is connecting youth with health services and helping to change attitudes about health and sexuality.

    A Voice for Elementary Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 12:25


    Abigail Jurist Levy discusses the Coalition for Elementary Science and describes how to inspire young students’ interest in the subject.

    EDC at 60: A Legacy of Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 10:06


    President David Offensend discusses EDC’s legacy of innovation, as well as our impact on education, health, and workforce development.

    Bonnie Lipton on Preventing Suicide on Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 9:46


    Bonnie Lipton discusses some of the current ways that colleges and universities are addressing the need for mental health and suicide prevention programs.

    Gary Langis on Implementing Post-Overdose Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 9:40


    Gary Langis discusses strategies that can play a significant role in keeping individuals alive in the days and weeks following an overdose.

    Erin Smith on Health Services for Women Veterans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 9:39


    Erin Smith talks about some of the barriers to care faced by women veterans. She also discusses Women Vets on Point, a new outreach program from EDC and U.S. VETS.

    Shai Fuxman on the Importance of Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 6:55


    Shai Fuxman discusses the critical role that upstream prevention efforts play in helping to prevent opioid abuse.

    Kim Dash and Kristen Quinlan on the Use of Evidence in Designing Effective Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 9:29


    Kim Dash and Kristen Quinlan discuss how to use existing and emerging research to build substance abuse prevention programs that work—and that last.

    Dodi Swope and Chuck Klevgaard on Collaborating with Diverse Partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 12:48


    Dodi Swope and Chuck Klevgaard offer ideas for how health professionals, social services, and policymakers can work together to prevent opioid abuse.

    Shari Kessel Schneider on e-cigarettes and Juuling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 9:41


    Shari Kessel Schneider discusses what parents and educators need to know about the increasing popularity of new forms of smoking, like e-cigarettes and Juuls.

    Sarah Ivan on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 7:46


    Sarah Ivan describes how prescription drug monitoring programs work and why they have so much potential to turn the tide against opioid abuse.

    Carrie Parker on Supporting English Learners

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 9:50


    Carrie Parker on Supporting English Learners by EDC

    Leslie Goodyear on "Speaking Truth to Power" in Evaluation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 8:22


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