Dr. Matthew Courtney, educator, researcher, and policy maker In Conversation Edx Education (USA)

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 #education #edxeducation #teachers #parents #schools

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Play, Learn & create with Edx Education. This podcast series discusses play being creative and learning for all children. Join Heather Welch sharing knowledge, information and support on play based learning we will explore the benefits, value, different stages of play and so much more. Play to the untrained eye can look meaningless, however there is a lot more going on than you can see. When children are playing, they are engaged, their imagination is sparked and they are developing confidence and key foundation skills. Play is the way children learn about the world and themselves especially in the early years. We have spoken with many educational experts, founders of charities, award winning author, international presenters, expat parents and so many more. #learningthroughplay #handsonlearning #parents #teachers #family #educationforall