E18

230 - Jessie Woolley-Wilson on Intelligent Ed Tech

From Getting Smart Podcast · Hosted by Tom Vander Ark

2019-11-13·00:36:24

Episode summary

In this episode of Getting Smart Podcast: Today's episode is coming to you right from Getting Smart's backyard — Bellevue, Washington! Recently, the Getting Smart team went to Bellevue to talk with DreamBox Learning's CEO and President, Jessie Woolley-Wilson. Jessie has been with DreamBox since 2010 and has been a leader in ed tech for more than two decades!

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Today's episode is coming to you right from Getting Smart's backyard — Bellevue, Washington! Recently, the Getting Smart team went to Bellevue to talk with DreamBox Learning's CEO and President, Jessie Woolley-Wilson. Jessie has been with DreamBox since 2010 and has been a leader in ed tech for more than two decades! She has always been driven by a singular belief that all children need and deserve high-quality learning opportunities, regardless of who they are or where they live. At DreamBox Learning, Jessie Woolley-Wilson has overseen the growth of the adaptive math learning platform that now serves 3.5 million students! Their innovative software solution adapts to every individual learner, provides personalized instruction from intervention through enrichment, helps to develop skills and close gaps fast, and integrates assessment with instruction. Listen in as Jessie and Tom talk about the origin of DreamBox, how DreamBox helps teacher teams use DreamBox effectively at school, the product roadmap for the future of DreamBox, what Jessie sees for the future of formative assessment, and what she has learned as a woman of color from leading a huge organization! Key Takeaways: [:15]...