Episode 51:

Heather Welch from Edx Education will be in Conversation with Dr. Matthew Courtney, Educator, Researcher, and Policy Maker

Matthew specializes in using data and research to support schools and teachers as they work to improve teaching and learning. His vision is to provide high quality, evidence-informed education for every child in every classroom. He will explain this in more detail for our listeners.

Today we are chatting with Matthew about the importance of data in education, trends and what’s his next adventure.

Here are the highlights:

(04:45) A shift towards data-driven decision-making

(08:15) Identifying and responding to societal barriers

(11:28) Helping teachers to make meaningful changes

(14:28) Front-loading the work

(18:35) Data hesitant teachers

(23:06) A step-by-step guide for teachers

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