Jacobs Foundation’s Post

"Global investment in EdTech is soaring, with global spending expected to reach a staggering $404 Billion globally by 2025." 💻 Writing for Started EdTech Programs, Libby Hills and John Soleanicov, the Co-Leads of our Learning Schools portfolio, argue we still don't have enough evidence in EdTech and propose a model to improve evidence-driven decision-making. 💡 Read more: https://bit.ly/3UFIL8z #EdTech #Education #Evidence #Digital

Earlier this year, you chose Colombia as a country in which you'd like to learn more about our work. This week, we're asking again!

How can we ensure that inclusive teaching and learning take place in multilingual countries? This question was explored during a recent interview in BOLD with educational psychology researcher ivy nkrumah kesewaa. Her work focuses on gathering evidence on the use of appropriate and effective language in education. Read the full discussion to learn about how Ivy hopes to promote inclusive teaching and learning among school children in Ghana and other multilingual countries across Africa: https://bit.ly/4beGsjD #Education #Ghana #InclusiveLearning

Forging connections and facilitating pathways of collaboration can help ensure sustainable, systemic change in education and development. Dr Catherine Lebel is a Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow and believes that the fellowship is unique in the ways in which it encourages connection-building and collaboration. 🤝 Learn more about the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship: https://bit.ly/4bdcc9e #Education #Development #Research #Collaboration

#ICYMI Our interactive Annual Report for 2023 is here! Dive into our highlights of the past year, which include: 🇨🇭 Launching new research initiatives in Switzerland 🇨🇴 Supporting systemic change across Colombia's education systems 🇨🇮 Recognizing our program in Côte d’Ivoire as a best-practice public-private partnership Explore more: https://bit.ly/4aW7Eny #AnnualReport #Colombia #Switzerland #Ghana #CotedIvoire #Education CLEF Coalition DEEP Consortium Fundación Empresarios Por la Educación

🎥 Dr. Kaja Jasinska is part of the first cohort of the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship and spoke to us in Colombia about the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and how the fellowship has facilitated these relationships. 💡 She gives a tangible example of how this developed for her, and how the fellowship has allowed her access to spaces and people which have positively impacted her career and her research. Dr. Kaja Jasinska is also a Creating Impact Science Program (CRISP) Fellow, and a LEAP fellow. Applications for the 2024 LEAP challenge have been extended by a day so make sure you finish your application and click submit by the 1st April https://bit.ly/4adyXsX #Education #LEAP2024 #Research #Collaboration

We are proud to support Schools2030’s movement for holistic assessments that: 💡 Focus on assessment for learning ✏️ Are useful and usable for teachers 📏 Measure what matters Are you interested in learning how to better measure what matters in education assessment? Join our global community for this two-part interactive webinar series exploring, celebrating, and learning from 3 years of Schools2030's holistic assessment work: https://bit.ly/4d68dwq #Schools2030 #HolisticAssessment #MeasureWhatMatters #Education

2023 was the year that we leaned into learning. In the face of global crises and new technological frontiers, we redoubled our efforts to provide every child with a quality education based on the best scientific knowledge and evidence. 💡 Learn more about our work and partnerships over the last year by exploring our interactive Annual Report: 📖 https://bit.ly/3IMcebP #Education #AnnualReport #Learning

Digital Museum of Learning, a Jacobs Foundation initiative, has an exciting new exhibition in the works, entitled 'Fabrics of Identity'! 🎒 Through their playful, digitized stories, clothes and fabrics will be used to learn more about identity and self-expression. The exhibition will be available online in July 2024. Visit Digital Museum of Learning to stay updated with the latest news and updates. #DigitalLearning #Education #Technology