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"Through EdTech Tulna, we are trying to create standards for what good EdTech looks like": shares Gouri Gupta (Project Director - EdTech, Central Square Foundation) in the latest episode of The World Bank EduTech Podcast. 🎙 In an insightful conversation with Juan D. Barón (Senior Economist at the World Bank) and Haani Mazari (Global Country Engagement Lead for Asia, EdTech Hub), Gouri shares how Tulna is supporting governments choose better #EdTech solutions in their procurement and acquisition decisions. 🎧 Streaming now: Tune in to the full episode: bit.ly/TulnaWBPodcast A product evaluation index built by the EdTech Department at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and supported by CSF, EdTech Tulna aims to create a framework of quality standards against which EdTech solutions can be evaluated. These standards exist along 3 core pillars: ▪ Content quality ▪ Pedagogical alignment ▪ Technology and design. ➡ Click here to learn more about Tulna: https://lnkd.in/gaVwqJhj Sahana Murthy | Educational Technology, IIT Bombay | Subodh Sangwan | Dr Asyia K. | Anil Swarup | Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi | #SabkaEdTech #qualityedtech #techforlearning #edutech #worldbankpodcast #educationpodcast #edtechpodcast

📢 We're back with a very special edition of #TheEDge, our monthly newsletter which captures expert opinions and new perspectives around ways to improve #schooleducation in India. This time, we focus on what it takes to implement a national mission like #NIPUNBharat at the district level. Districts are often regarded as the fulcrums of development, spearheading change at the grassroots level. Sambhrant S and Gaurav Singh from CSF shed light on this in context of India's education system, particularly for #foundationallearning reform. 📚 In this article, they highlight how executive bodies called ‘District Project Management Units’ or DPMUs are supporting this reform by driving salience for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (#FLN) at the ground level. Examples of CSF's ongoing work in various districts of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh offer a practical lens on how these states are effectively working with DPMUs to advance the achievement of an inclusive, high-quality education system for all learners. Read the full piece here: ➡ https://bit.ly/EDgeApr24_1 Do share your thoughts in the comments below! #edge #newsletter #FoundationHaiSahi #educationimpact #dpmu #educationnews #nep2020 #indiaeducation

📸 Highlights from the launch of The Convergence Foundation's latest report titled 'Systemic Impact Exemplars: Unique Approaches Towards Solving India’s Development Challenges' which aims to break down what system change truly entails. Attended by leaders of renowned system support organisations, philanthropists and eminent thought-leaders, discussions at the event were anchored around this approach and how it can be used to drive sustainable and large-scale impact. Our CEO and MD Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja shared CSF's journey at the event, highlighting how driving #systemicchange has been the guiding force for us that also continues to lead us 12 years in. 📓 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gwPjKDkn India Impact Sherpas | #schooleducation #impactconsulting #developmentsector #socialimpact

#ThursdayThoughts | With 250 million+ children in India going to school today, what shifts do we need as a system to support the right to quality education for every child? 💡 Watch this video and hear from our Founder-Chairperson Ashish Dhawan and CEO-MD Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja on what is needed to drive change at a systemic level, and the progress so far. Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (#FLN) - a key focus area for us at Central Square Foundation, has being recognised as a key priority by the Government of India to strengthen the education system. This resulted in the launch of India's national mission for FLN, NIPUN Bharat, among a series of other initiatives. Along with our partners and donors, we strive to continue working with the government to set and achieve ambitious learning benchmarks for students which are focused on outcomes, especially at the foundational level. #indiaeducation #NIPUNBharat #foundationallearning #learningoutcomes

📸 Some happy moments from batch 1 of our #learninganddevelopment workshop on ‘Key Habits of Highly Effective People’ organised in New Delhi. The two-day workshop saw CSF team members from across the country coming together to explore some useful frameworks for habit-building, effective time-management and enhancing productivity. The tools shared in the workshop aimed at providing an inside-out approach for examining and adjusting one's core character, motivations, and how one views the world. ✨ A huge thanks to Nivedita Dasgupta for anchoring all the engaging sessions! #LifeAtCSF #effectivehabits #employeelearning #teamlearning

🌟 Introducing our esteemed mentors on the LiftEd's EdTech Accelerator as part of the #LiftEdSpeak series!  As Nitin Kashyap and Rahul Kulkarni support the selected #EdTech partners in their quest to build innovations for Bharat, we asked them two crucial questions: ▪ How can the Accelerator shape the future of tech-based learning at home for foundational literacy and numeracy in India? ▪ What exciting challenges are they working on together with the EdTech solutions as part of the Accelerator? Hear from our experts, as they highlight how the Accelerator is elevating innovation in the EdTech space by leveraging AI, creating WhatsApp chatbots, and developing contextual app-based solutions with Rocket Learning, Pratham Education Foundation and Sesame Workshop - India. As part of the #LiftEd initiative, the Accelerator supports EdTech solutions that are seeking to provide access to affordable, high-quality learning solutions for the low-income segment in India. This is in close alignment with the Government of India’s landmark #NIPUN Bharat Mission and its vision of achieving universal Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (#FLN). Learn more here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/g96UPwdj Watch this space to meet the other mentors! #EdTechAccelerator #techforlearning #edtechindia #educationaltechnology #techforall #aiforeducation #foundationallearning

Curious about the next big breakthrough innovations in India's #EdTech ecosystem and how they can shape the future of learning? 🌍 Dive deep into this realm of possibilities with the #LiftEd EdTech Accelerator 🚀 The Accelerator is dedicated to fostering high-quality and contextually relevant digital solutions to improve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (#FLN) for low-income students in India, in close alignment with the Government of India’s landmark #NIPUN Bharat Mission. Visit the website to explore the depths of this initiative - learn about its purpose, the approach and vision, and the eight pioneering EdTech solutions that have been selected for the Accelerator. Click to discover more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g96UPwdj  We are proud to be the Design and Technical Partner for the EdTech Accelerator. LiftEd is powered by Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, India, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, Maitri Trust, Reliance Foundation, Atlassian, Standard Chartered India, USAID India, UBS Optimus Foundation, British Asian Trust, Dalberg and CSF. #EdTechAccelerator #techforlearning #edtechinidia #educationaltechnology #India #techforall #aiforeducation #nipunbharat 

📌 Did you know that 99.1% of children in India in the age group of 6 to 10+ years are enrolled in schools today? But a key question that arises is how much of this has translated into quality learning. Multiple reports suggest that a large proportion of school-going children in India are unable to pick up basic skills like reading and doing simple math calculations in early grades, with this decline becoming further visible in grade 5. With weak #foundationallearning skills like reading and writing, children are often unable to keep up and eventually start to fall behind. This gap continues to widen, and few students also stop attending school. 💡 Empowering children with strong Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (#FLN) skills is the only way to solve this learning crisis. This is what forms the basis of the work we do at Central Square Foundation. What do you think about this? Vote, and share your thoughts in the comments! 💬 #FoundationHaiSahi Learn more about us: https://lnkd.in/dEMBCW8E

"We learned from Central Square Foundation that evidence suggests that teachers find guides helpful in planning and preparing for their classes, and teachers who follow the guides can see accelerated shifts in classroom practice and student outcomes". 📄 In part II of their LinkedIn blog series, Education Finance Network shares key takeaways from one of our sessions at the CIES - Comparative & International Education Society conference (CIES 2024) held recently in Miami, FL. Anchored by CSF's Anustup Nayak (Project Director - Classroom Instruction and Practice), the session focussed on cross-context evidence which suggests how supporting teachers with the 'right tools' is critical for improving foundational learning gains. 👉  Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gPvieMSD 👉  Discover CSF's range of downloadable FLN Public Goods for teacher support: https://lnkd.in/gbiMV7uy #CIES2024 #educationconference #globaleducation #educationimpact #foundationallearning #structuredpedagogy #teachertraining

📌 As more and more students across India get access to #EdTech in schools as a result of the growing ICT infrastructure, a key question which arises is how best can this development be leveraged to actually aid learning gains? In this opinion piece authored by GDi Partners' Mohit Bahri and Madhunika Iyer for Financial Express (India), they talk about the transformative potential of solutions like Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) and EdTech Tulna in improving student #learningoutcomes when deployed on existing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in schools. ▪ Understand PAL this way - in a classroom where each student is at a different learning level, PAL makes it possible to provide them with a personalised learning experience as per their needs by optimising content delivery, enabling each student to excel. ▪ Adoption of EdTech Tulna, on the other hand, helps ensure that the right PAL products are procured and implemented in schools by the state. Tulna is an EdTech evaluation framework developed by CSF and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. These solutions have recently been adopted by NITI Aayog as part of India's first outcomes-linked payment programme in the EdTech sector by leveraging PAL-based EdTech. The initiative is currently being piloted in 280 government schools across four aspirational districts of Uttar Pradesh. ➡ Read the full article to learn more about this innovative model that aims to ensure tangible learning gains for students - https://bit.ly/FEOpED Hardware alone is not enough to drive educational excellence among students. With evidence-backed solutions like PAL and EdTech Tulna, we can go beyond access and help students learn and grow. 🚀 Watch this space for more on PAL over the coming days! ConveGenius.AI | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, India #SabkaEdTech #techforlearning #edtechindia #techforall #educationforall #educationindia