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Only 2% of tech jobs are held by Black women. Cristina Mancini knows thats unacceptable.

Mashable Tech

BGC's mission is to increase those numbers by partnering with schools, companies, organizations, and volunteers to offer Black girls in-person and virtual learning opportunities. By focusing on personal and professional development alongside tech education, BGC ensures its graduates are well-rounded and ready for the workforce.

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Doyobi, a Singapore-based edtech startup focused on teachers, gets $2.8M seed

TechCrunch

Doyobi , a Singapore-based professional development platform, wants to give educators new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects. In addition to developmental training for teachers that include live video lessons, the startup built its own virtual learning environment for educators to use with kids.

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Merlyn Mind emerges from stealth with $29M and a hardware and software solution to help teachers with tech

TechCrunch

published in 2020 (and gathered earlier) finding that teachers were already spending more than half of their time on administrative tasks, not teaching or thinking about how and what to teach or what help specific students might need. To be fair, this problem existed before the pandemic, with research from McKinsey & Co.

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Holberton raises $20M as it pivots to become an edtech SaaS company

TechCrunch

Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. Everyone’s happy: the school, the students, and the teachers — because they prefer to focus on teaching and not spend huge amounts of time correcting projects.”

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Volunteer Training: Exceeding Expectations

Volunteer Hub

Here are a few additional benefits hands on training provides: Provides supporters with a safe learning environment. Allow volunteers to link theory, teaching, and practice. Offers supporters the opportunity to collaborate and learn from others. Influences emotions increasing knowledge and skills.

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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

Gyrus

This process has been significantly augmented by social media, instead of limiting the practice to a regional endeavor where only local personnel can apply their skills, members of the organization in satellite offices can now contribute to the learning environment as a whole. New more consistent source of materials.

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What is the Difference Between Blended and Hybrid Learning?

Gyrus

Sales Account Executive In This Article: Understanding Blended Learning Understanding Hybrid Learning Conclusion FAQ's Key Takeaways: Blended learning balances structured in-person teaching with online resources. Hybrid learning offers maximum flexibility by allowing in-person or online attendance.

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