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How to Be A Quick Study: ‘Fast Education’

Mila Smart Semeshkina keeps us updated on rapidly learning practical lessons online.  

INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero

M ila Semeshkina believes in creating lasting change through effective education, which she calls fast education . “It is about acquiring specific skills that can be applied in all areas of life immediately after the first lesson,” says Mila, who assembled an international team of professionals and founded Lectera, a platform helping learners to do just that. Mila and her team want to get rid of educational inequalities and thus help people create a better future for themselves and their families by gaining practical skills. She strives to teach them things that can bring tangible results in real time. The mission of the Lectera team, headed by Mila, is to inspire and motivate people to be creative and to foster personal growth and professional development. Here, Mila shares the story behind the platform and what motivates her to keep moving forward.

‘It is about acquiring specific skills that can be applied in all areas of life immediately after the first lesson.’

What was the inspiration behind your company?

In the beginning, it was my own personal experience that inspired and motivated me to create Lectera. I devoted much of my time and energy to science as I completed a dissertation and a postgraduate degree. As much as I enjoyed studying and working hard from an early age, I soon realized that the success of my career had nothing to do with the education I received. My education had no relation to my professional success.

The classical education system continues to provide broad perspectives and knowledge, but it is divorced from the skills that are in demand in many countries. At that time, I was trying to find an educational product that would help me boost my skills, but I couldn’t. Rather than seeking knowledge for knowledge’s sake, I wanted new skills that I could apply right away, which led me to create Lectera.com, an educational platform that helps people succeed in business and careers. 

What makes Fast Education different from other courses? How has tech played a part in this?  

The speed of Fast Education sets it apart from other courses. To boost skills, we provide information in the most understandable and concentrated form, focusing only on the necessary theory. AI-led technology then immerses our students in various situations and cases. Having acquired new information, the student applies this skill to practice by immersing himself in a case and getting at least a “virtual” experience. Methodologists and artificial intelligence create situations and problems that people studying a certain topic may encounter. Having completed the task, a person has acquired the skill to apply the learned knowledge in a practical situation.

The technologies responsible for [our] training, particularly artificial intelligence, are thus essential.

We have no mentor on our educational platform, which is also our superpower, because all processes are automated. The use of artificial intelligence allows you to train skills faster, accelerating the process of learning and applying skills.  

What role should tech play in learning and education?  

Education, including online education, is now quite outdated, and some breakthrough technologies are needed to move forward and make a new leap forward.   

Some courses still use outdated methodologies, which involve mentoring and live teacher-student interactions. Using artificial intelligence and automation technology, the learning process can be significantly streamlined, reducing the need for human intervention. Students benefit from technology because there is only them and their website or app, reducing stress from mistakes and communication difficulties. By immersing himself in the learning process and controlling it, the student is not distracted, and therefore, will learn more effectively.

Using AI to evaluate your knowledge makes it easier for students to accept failures, such as not passing a test. It simply means you only have to study the topic again and pass the test again, thus reducing emotional stress.

Each individual learns at a different pace, and technology and automation allow the student to learn at his own pace without compromising the quality of his learning. [We have] already implemented all of these technological advances, and more platforms are beginning to adopt our experience, which is great news.  

What is the state of education in today’s world? 

I believe that the education industry is in a deep crisis right now.

What makes you say that?

I’m referring to the global approach we see in many countries to education in general. Primary, secondary, and higher education is far behind the market and the changing world. Education today is a set of clumsy learning standards that change very slowly, and the industry working with this system repeats the mistakes that it has made. Schoolchildren are studying the same things that they did in the middle of the 20th century while the world moves forward. 

‘Schoolchildren are studying the same things that they did in the middle of the 20th century while the world moves forward.’

In fact, the Coronavirus pandemic did not lead to a significant improvement in the market. To put it simply, the online education market has grown primarily because old textbooks and classes have been digitized. Despite its increasing use, modern technologies are still relatively rare. I can speak so confidently about it because [we are] a fairly large employer with employees working across all continents and from a variety of educational backgrounds.

We also work a lot with students. In our experience, retraining an energetic student with a strong desire for results is more effective than trying to adapt his knowledge to our needs. I am sure many businesses would agree with us. 

How do you measure your platform’s success, and how successful has it been?  

The success and failure of [our platform] is measured with facts and figures, with bare analytics, where the main measure is the number of users growing. Today, we are seeing a steady progress of students who are starting to study on our platform. For example, we received more than 170,000 new students in September. A key indicator of how effective the course is is the number of students who complete the course. Today, we have an average course completion rate of 86%, an unparalleled high rate in the market.

OF COURSE . The types of topics Lectera covers are intended to serve students, employees, jobseekers, and entrepreneurs looking to immediately better themselves and advance their careers.

We see how the number of users who access [our platform] every day is growing day by day. When we first started, there were days when we had no more than 50 people on the platform per day. However, we never doubted that the chosen course would work. We now have around 56,000 people studying on the platform at any given time. During this year, we expect the total number of students on the platform to exceed one million. All [of our] courses are currently available in 5 languages. Additionally, we plan to localize our platform into 15 new languages to make it accessible and understandable to over 50% of the global population.

Who are your main students today, where do they come from, and what do they learn?  

The average Lectera student today is about 60% female and 40% male. The majority of our students are young, 25-35 years old. Indian students are the largest number of students on the platform among all our regional markets. Globally, our courses are in high demand in markets where there is a competitive job market and a need for fast upskilling. The most popular courses today are digital marketing professions, social media marketing, courses on soft-skills and career planning.  

What trends are you watching in edtech, and in the near future what can we expect from your company?

There is no doubt that automation of learning processes is the main trend. More and more platforms are realizing that live communication is too expensive and inefficient, and that the human factor is no longer necessary. Although live learning will remain, it will gradually become less and less common, and it will ultimately become such a niche product in theory.   

The multiscreen trend is another important one. Users are learning simultaneously on several platforms and devices at the same time. To create continuous quality learning, technological solutions are needed for smartphones, desktops, tablets, and even TV sets.

There is also a trend of accelerating learning. Courses that have been designed for months are losing their market share. For example, imagine there are still 24-month digital marketing courses available. In 2 years, all digital marketing is updated several times, marketing software is updated and completely changes, and specialists with outdated knowledge enter the market. Obviously, such courses lose in competition. 

‘…imagine there are still 24-month digital marketing courses available. In 2 years, all digital marketing is updated several times, marketing software is updated and completely changes…’

In terms of [my company], we will continue to improve our product in accordance with the wishes of our customers, while at the same time expanding into new markets. We are planning to expand the number of platform languages from the current 5 to 20, which will ensure that a significant portion of the world’s population is covered.    

To provide you with the latest knowledge, we will continue to release new courses and update existing ones. As a result of the data we collect from students taking courses, our courses will be even shorter in the future. We’ll increase the number of lessons, but cut them down to three minutes – this is the format that students prefer.    

Increasingly, students are able to earn money by simply using a computer and gaining knowledge through remote jobs, which may be a new market segment for us. We want to enable students to earn money by simply using a computer and learning new things. It’s essential to monetize your career, not just build one. It is possible to advance your career and earn income through studying, which is more than just learning.

Victor Rivero is the Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest. Write to: [email protected]

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Most students will return to in-person schooling this fall, and teachers around the country are feeling the pressure to get their classes back on track.

In many places, a model known as acceleration is being billed as the way to ameliorate less-than-ideal learning conditions from this past school year. Generally speaking, the idea is to provide “just in time” supports, or scaffolds, to help students access their usual grade-level content, rather than going back and teaching what got skipped last year.

It’s a compelling idea, and one that’s been broadly embraced by a number of national education groups.

But what about an entering 1st grader who’s only learned phonics lessons on a computer screen, or in-person through masks? Or a student navigating the rocks and shoals of freshman year Algebra 1 who still has difficulties plotting points on a graph? Or a teacher whose English-learners are coming in running the gamut of proficiency levels?

In this special report , Education Week decided to pick three specific problems of practice centered on students who are entering key transition points: in foundational literacy and numeracy ; in 9th grade algebra , which research connects to later success in high school; and in English-language acquisition —including for students who may be brand new to American schools.

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Our reasons for the focus on these touchpoints are twofold. For one, teachers must fine-tune their plans based on the specifics of the content and of their learners. There’s no recipe for acceleration that will work in every single instance.

“Supporting unfinished learning is complex but doable work, and decisions that matter live in the details of instructional decisions,” said Emily Freitag, the CEO of Instruction Partners, a nonprofit that works with schools and districts on teaching and learning. “I see the zeitgeist trying to simplify the equation, but it’s an unsimplifiable equation. You have to get granular.”

Secondly, unlike social-emotional learning or character education, learning in these three areas typically doesn’t happen outside of school classrooms. Most parents are not equipped to teach foundational reading systematically; algebra is almost always formally taught.

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Education Week wanted to know what acceleration might look like in those subjects, and what we learned helps to clarify some of the confusion around the term. For one thing, the general definition of acceleration doesn’t apply here: It doesn’t mean going faster. Sometimes it means going slower.

“If unit two on multiplication and division in 4th grade typically takes 25 days, you might need 30 days on that unit so that you can embed additional supports within the unit,” said Freitag. “It’s working through the plan for the year and making more time for the most important content.”

The old adage of “meeting kids where they are”? Acceleration, experts say, requires tossing that aside. Instead, teachers can start with the current grade’s work, then backtrack for students on certain concepts as needed. “What we’ve seen is that when we try to meet kids where they are, we never build a bridge to where they should be,” said Bailey Cato Czupryk, a partner for practices and impact at TNTP, a national teacher-training and policy nonprofit. “We just stay where they are forever.”

And sometimes acceleration won’t work. Take early literacy foundations, which include making sure students have phonemic awareness and systematically learn all their letter sounds: There is no way to skip through those skills.

“If a kid is not fluently reading, you are going to need to explicitly go in and spend the time to fill in the grade level gaps in an intensive way,” said Cato Czupryk.

But acceleration is also more feasible than most people think. Mathematics learning is not always linear; concepts repeat and become more complex with time. “Some walls are load-bearing and some are not,” Freitag said. “You don’t have to do the rhombus before you do fractions, but you do have to count backwards before you subtract.”

And there are moments in a students’ career where, beyond acceleration, schools should be prepared to bolster supports to prevent course failure—and the negative mindsets it can engender.

“Ninth grade is where students are figuring out, ‘How do I do high school? Do I belong in high school? Can I succeed?’ said Elaine Allensworth, the director of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, who has studied math coursetaking, the importance of the 9th grade year, and algebra credit recovery. “It is so much more effective to help prevent students from failing than going back and remediating it later.”

Still, our sources told us, teachers shouldn’t approach these challenges with an eye only to missed learning or deficits. English-learners, for example, may have picked up more expertise in their home language, which could potentially help them make richer connections to the academic language they’ll be learning in class.

And paradoxically, experts said, acceleration will also require teachers to fill in some of the other gaps that make for supportive, efficient learning environments. First graders may need more help on setting classroom norms and working independently, key parts of the kindergarten curriculum. Entering 9th graders may need to be encouraged to interact with one another and not to be afraid to ask questions, especially in a course like Algebra 1, where talking through misconceptions and “making sense of math” enrich students’ abilities to apply the right algorithms.

For each story, we’ve created at least one composite student “case study” built on some of the actual needs and challenges sources have described to us, and then detailed the strategies you can use to adapt learning. We hope you’ll find this unusual approach helpful.

And once you’ve started developing your own acceleration plans this fall and begun teaching, why not reach back to us and let us know how they worked out?

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With success in fast food and fast fashion, is it time for fast education.

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Mila Semeshkina is Founder and CEO @  Lectera.com  & Expert in Fast Education.

We may not like the so-called fast industries, but they make our day to day easier and more comfortable. We no longer break our heads when we need a quick bite or new clothes for a teenager. We get what we need, and we get it fast. Fast industries guarantee us accessibility, quality and service standards.

The restaurant business was the first fragmented industry to successfully become fast in the 1960s. It has come a long way. Many consumers now prefer quick-service restaurants over full-service. The success of McDonald's, the world's largest restaurant chain , is truly global — even in France , the land of haute cuisine and exquisite products.

In the 1970s, the apparel market followed the path with H&M and Zara leading the market. And once again, we saw rapid success in a fragmented market. Even today, the world's largest clothes retailer, H&M, controls only 1.6% of the market share and Zara, the second largest, controls 1.2%. 

The digital revolution and affordable internet access arrived in the 1990s and made almost any B2C industry (always fragmented) fast. Grocery shopping became fast due to internet orders and delivery services, Amazon became the largest provider of daily purchases. Our way of buying almost everything from transportation services to flowers has changed.

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The educational market has long remained on the sidelines. We see that market fragmentation is a condition for the success of fast industries. Historically, this market is also fragmented. There used to be an independent college or university in virtually any big city in the world and all the educational institutions followed the same guidelines often set by governments, but the bottom line depended on people who taught. And it takes years to get an education: We continuously study from 13 to 25 years of our life. 

As life speeds up, not everyone can afford to learn that long, so we have a trend toward faster education. The first to realize that were businessmen, as time meant money. On-campus MBA programs used to last two to three years, now they can be completed online in just a year. Even the most reputable business schools like HEC Paris followed suit. Global digitalization pushed many educational programs online, and these courses tend to become shorter. So maybe the time is right for fast education to succeed and it surely will, as it offers some indisputable advantages. 

Education That Saves Time

Fast education means shorter lessons. Bite-sized learning is one of the key educational trends of the 21st century that brings comfort. You study at your own pace whenever and wherever you want. Educational courses can be divided into smaller parts so that you don’t need more than 15 minutes a day to study.

Time is even more important for the underprivileged. You don't have years to dedicate to college if you must provide for your family now. And if you’re unemployed, you usually want a new job fast. Some jobs that are always in demand, like sales or network marketing, require skills that you can obtain quickly.

When you work and seek career development, you often don’t have time to study. LinkedIn Learning research showed that employees do not have free time for studies, and 74% of them want to learn during spare time at work. 

Education That Saves Money

Education has long been a privilege. Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, access to education is more affordable than ever. You can study for free, which is often time-consuming, using, for example, university courses on popular educational platforms. Alternatively, you may need to spend some time on YouTube before finding the quality trainer or course that suits you best. Or you can opt for specialized course providers that will improve your skills for a relatively small fee. 

Today's education can give immediate returns. New ideas grasped during the education process must be implemented immediately, otherwise, they could become outdated or forgotten. Immediate implementation means you will see results on the spot and start making money.

Up-To-Date Education

Those years when a university professor could develop a course and teach it for a lifetime are (almost) gone. New times require new skills. We see a boom in courses on SEO and SMM, and new technologies appear faster than ever. 

Courses that are out of date should be changed or removed. Sales techniques, internet marketing and personal development approaches are constantly changing. Think of the simplest sales. Who could have predicted just a few years ago that Instagram would become one of the top sales and promotion channels? TikTok has now appeared as a challenger. Fast education will mean fast changes and quick adaptation of the latest trends. 

Fast Education Challenges

The biggest challenge to overcome is the resistance of the existing educational system and behavioral change in consumer behavior. This is a major mindset change, and it takes time for the system, which includes educational and governmental institutions, to adapt. Those looking for better jobs and a higher income will also need time to build confidence in fast education. It is not easy to break the paradigm built over the past 150 years that higher education guarantees a better life. As we see more stories of successful careers related to fast education, the confidence will come.

There is always a question of quality when we talk about fast industries. Fast education providers will need to ensure they provide consistent quality in all their educational programs and in all their markets, as, for example, global fast food companies do. Fast education companies will need to implement quality controls at every step in the preparation and marketing of their educational programs. CRM systems and analysis of customer feedback will also help.

There is no doubt fast education has already earned its place in the educational system. The demand for faster education will continue to grow as will the supply of faster education programs. The competition will do the rest. Over time, I believe the most agile, comprehensive and advanced vendors will win the market.

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5 Things to Expect From Fast Education

All Lectera.com courses have been developed to fit the Fast Education method.

Fast access to the knowledge is the distinctive feature of each course. Learning takes only 10-15 minutes a day and is straightforward. It is perfectly integrated into your daily routine. The course provides the right amount of knowledge. You can use knowledge from day one. Courses include videos, reading materials, tests, tasks and glossaries.

The Fast Education method proved to be successful. In just one month after the global launch, Lectera.com has already gained more than 50,000 students. Courses are available in English, Spanish, German and Russian with Hindi localization before the end of the year. As of now, courses have an average customer rating of 4.7 out of 5.

The method of Fast Education rests on five pillars you repeat continually:

• ·        KNOWLEDGE: you get the necessary information
• ·        ACTION: you immediately put it into practice
• ·        SKILLS: you acquire skills through practice
• ·        RESULTS: you turn skills into results
• ·        KNOWLEDGE CONSOLIDATION: you share knowledge, talk about it

A systematic approach to education is very important. The course must meet the goals you set for yourself. Training can be short but regular. The acquired knowledge must be applied immediately; otherwise you will quickly forget it. Courses are created to promote learning. You are not required to follow the sequence of classes. You can choose the part of the course that contains the most relevant knowledge for your current demand. There are no stop-tasks on any course. Often the task is the practical use of the acquired knowledge.

What does Fast Education give?

Learn the right things.

You are expected to know the skills required in the job market. There is a noticeable gap between classical education and the demands of employers. Time management, leadership skills, soft and hard skills are required, but are often not taught in universities. You cannot succeed only with theoretical knowledge. You need practical guidance and skills training. Fast Education courses develop the right skills for work and career.

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You must adhere to continuous learning. In many professions, spending four to six years studying at university is no longer enough to secure the future. Why? It’s simple: competition and development rate. New knowledge and skills appear every day. You will have higher chances of employment if you are at the forefront of recent developments. So learning should be a regular thing. The courses offer knowledge in different formats so that you can choose the most suitable one for you every day.

Learning does not need to be invasive or stressful. The old teaching techniques required a lot of strength, nerves of steel and time. Traditional learning implied that a teacher forced, exerted a certain pressure on a student to study. Now imagine that we are talking about lifelong learning. Is there any stress free education? Yes, if the course does not take up too much space in your life. You will acquire a natural learning habit.

Time should fly as you study. We do not pay attention to time during our routine activities, such as taking a morning shower, having a coffee or commuting to work. We know more or less how long it takes and it doesn’t change often. The same principle applies to education. You get used to learning, the knowledge you need is immediately available in one place, with a single click or touch. You read a motivational message in the morning to set the mood for the day. During the day, short 10-15 minute videos will distract you from routine tasks. At night you get something for the next day.

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Learning and career planning go hand in hand. As a new student, you have the option of passing a test on job preferences and a self-assessment of your skills. The system analyzes the responses and offers you a relevant course. As you follow the course and take the tests, you can get more recommendations on skills that need further development. You will also receive some new course recommendations when the course ends. This is to help you plan for professional development. This is also to encourage your continued learning.

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Durango Adult Education Center’s Fast and Curious 5K and 10K marathons return in August

The Durango Adult Education Center’s annual Fast and Curious 5K and 10K fundraiser is returning Aug. 17, and racers are encouraged to preregister now.

Kirsten Chesney, center communications and outreach manager, said the Fast and Curious 5K and 10K races are open to all ages. Registration for each race closes Aug. 12.

Registration fees for the 5K are $35 and fees for the 10K are $45. Kids 14 years old and younger can register for free. The marathons will be held along the Animas River Trail with the start and finish lines at Santa Rita Park.

Chesney said the morning marathons are an opportunity for Durango Adult Education Center to mingle with the community and make its variety of services known.

The marathons are one of three annual fundraising events, the others being the Snowdown Spellebration, which is hugely popular, and the Literacy Luncheon, the center’s biggest fundraiser of the year, she said.

The fundraisers play an important role in funding the center’s various educational services, including general education development (GED) classes, English language courses, career counseling, college readiness preparation and scholarship opportunities.

A total of 12 prizes will be awarded to the racers in the men’s and women’s 5K and 10K who place first through third.

Some prizes were donated by sponsors and include gift cards for couples, massages from Massage Intervention in Durango, 10 free classes at Pause Fitness and Nutrition, gift cards for Durango Running Co. and even bookings at the Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Chesney said.

“First place prices are going to be around $300 in value, second place $140 to one $150, and third place at $80 to $90 in value,” she said.

But the Fast and Curious 5K and 10K fundraiser isn’t just about testing one’s athletic mettle, she said. At the end of each race, participants have the option to take a multiple choice test reflecting subjects students at the Adult Education Center study.

Correctly answering questions will shave seconds off runners’ overall marathon times. The harder the question, the more seconds a correct answer will deduct, Chesney said. Scoring a 100% on a test will deduct seven minutes and 30 seconds off of one’s time, giving those participants a considerable advantage over the competition.

Each test will feature questions in subject areas such as math, science, language arts, social studies and U.S. citizenship. Questions will be ranked in difficulty ranging from easy to hard. Calculators will be available for math questions.

“It adds another element,” Chesney said. “The fastest doesn't always win and I feel like it also invites maybe non-runners or beginner runners to … have a good chance to win a prize.”

Last year, runners struggled most with math questions, she said.

The test questions will not be the same as last year, she warned. But to give prospective contestants an idea of what they will be faced with, she read one hard-ranked science question from the marathon fundraiser last summer.

“There's different types of heat transfer. One's conduction, one is convection and one is radiation. … What's an example of conduction?”

The multiple choice question offered three possible answers: 1) ice melts inside of a hot drink, disappearing over time, 2) a light bulb emits light and heat, and 3) a hot iron is used to iron out the wrinkles in a dress shirt.

“Which one is an example of conduction?” Chesney said. “Even with the definitions of those – conduction, convection, radiation – it was still a bit tricky. The correct answer is the last one, the hot iron.”

Several sponsors of the event will be on-site with booths. Ohana Physical Therapy is returning this year to offer free massages and manual therapy, which proved popular with runners last year, she said. Carrie Foster, the Ice Cream Lady, will also be present to offer free ice cream to child participants, with ice cream for sale for the rest of attendees.

Participants can register for the marathons online at bit.ly/4foKiJK .

Durango Adult Education Center Program Director Libby Baumchen said GED preparation courses resume in August with morning, afternoon and evening classes in Durango and morning classes at the center in Cortez.

Classes are typically about 10 students large and the center serves about 300 students per year, she said. The center receives grant funding from the Colorado Department of Education, and that grant funding depends on student successes.

How many students are passing GED tests, how many students are going on to land jobs and how many students are entering vocational training programs or getting into community college are all measured factors, she said.

Baumchen said 17 countries were represented in the center’s English as a Second Language classes last year, including from Ukraine, Thailand, China and Nepal.

“We had a student from Poland last year, which is not usual for us. But it's been interesting watching the Olympics and I'm like, ‘Oh, we have student from there,’” she said.

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Fast-track teaching program helps get teachers to Las Vegas classrooms

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — With the new school around the corner, hundreds of students and new incoming teachers are gearing up for the first day of class.

"So exciting, it's really like a dream come true," said Giselle Lowe.

Lowe has always wanted to be a teacher and in less than two weeks, she will be living out her dreams. She will be a second-grade teacher at Gibson Elementary School in Henderson.

​ "Something that I've been wanting to do since I was a child myself," Lowe said. "I want to continue to inspire their love of learning so that they continue their learning journey throughout life."

Lowe said the high costs of getting an education almost made it nearly impossible to achieve her goal. However, she said with the support of the Teacher FastTrack program she was able to get her teaching license quicker than the traditional route.

​ "The program offered the opportunity to assist financially and to assist academically, great mentorship, to actually be able to achieve my bachelors and apply for my teaching license," Lowe said.

"We are providing them with mentors, we are providing them with tuition assistance, even stipends to help with transportation or childcare," said Kirsten Searer, president of the Public Education Foundation .

The programs provide a fast-track route into teaching for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree outside of education. It offers the ability to receive a conditional teaching license in Nevada after one semester (based on successful completion of licensing requirements) and continue through the Nevada standard licensing requirements and master's degree requirements for early childhood education, special education, and curriculum & instruction.

On Tuesday, 45 teacher hopefuls completed the program, and 41 will become first-time teachers at CCSD.

The president of the Public Education Foundation said the programs also help address the critical teacher shortage in the district.

While the district says 94% of their teaching positions are filled, they are still looking for more than 1,000 teachers.

​ "We are also mentoring them for the first three years. We know that 44% of teachers leave in the first five years in the classroom, and so we think that if we can provide them with that extra support, so they are more likely to stay," Searer said.

​ Lowe said her background as a paraprofessional will help her succeed this upcoming school year.

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In 2022-23, the Quad countries—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—announced the inaugural class of Quad Fellows . This group gathered in the summer of 2023 for a week-long residential experience in Melbourne, Australia, participating in a dynamic blend of academic, industrial, governmental, and entrepreneurial events and panel sessions, along with fun excursions that brought minds and hearts together. The fellows are now pursuing their graduate education in the U.S., forming a network of highly motivated, hardworking, and diverse individuals in STEM who embody the principles and innovation of the Quad nations.

As four such Quad Fellows, we wish to share our unique experiences through the fellowship and across the breadth of our ongoing academic and professional pursuits in STEM. We aim to demonstrate how the true spirit of STEM transcends individual backgrounds, borders, and biases, fostering collaboration, cross-cultural understanding, and interdisciplinary innovation.

SATHVIK AJAY IYENGAR

My fascination with nanomaterials began in high school, inspired by scientific articles I browsed with my grandfather, and science projects with my neighbor, a retired astrophysicist. My interest deepened through undergraduate research at Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At Rice University, my Ph.D. focuses on 2D materials, the thinnest structures in the universe, with promising applications for future of electronics and computation using less power.

The Quad Fellowship’s emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration has been crucial. Our hallmark residential experience inspired us all to pursue more ambitious goals in life— to use our collective voice for social impact. I was motivated to lead and draft a Policy Forum document with several Quad Fellows, sharing our perspectives as early-career STEM proponents, now prepared for submission. The fellowship not only provides a platform for such initiatives, but also creates lifelong friendships; a benefit that is often overlooked.

XAIMARIE HERNANDEZ CRUZ

Motivated by annual floods in my community, I began researching flood vulnerability in Puerto Rican regions during my undergraduate studies. The devastation caused by Hurricane María in 2017 highlighted challenges on the island like food insecurity, and led me to pursue a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, where I develop AI/Machine Learning-driven systems to detect changes in the U.S. produce market, reducing food waste and scarcity events.

The Quad’s initiatives, such as developing critical technologies for sectors in agriculture, are aligned with my career aspirations. These initiatives inspire young researchers like me to foster global collaborations for social good.

The Quad Fellowship inaugural cohort gave me a strong and cherished community, and provided me with the time and financial resources to achieve my program’s second milestone and disseminate my work through four publications and three conference presentations. Being part of the Quad Fellowship community has been an enriching experience, and I am eager to see it grow over the years to come.

EMMA HIBBERT

The 2019-20 Australian bushfires were a moment of national awakening to the dire realities of climate change. After witnessing the fire’s startling impacts on our biodiversity, I transitioned from a Bachelor of Medical Science to a major in Biodiversity Conservation. Four years later, this decision led me to pursue further studies in the United States.

The Quad Fellowship embodies principles of equity and innovation needed to address common socio-ecological challenges. We need highly motivated STEM professionals, across nations, to make sustainability business as usual while considering diverse needs. The most valuable aspect of the Fellowship was the ability to find alignment in our values and research or learn from a new perspective. For example, between the authors of this article, each with distinct disciplinary backgrounds, there is a common motivation to enhance sustainability— be it in materials, supply chain, ecology, or the environment.

These experiences transcend academia. Recently, I visited India for a wedding. The comradery support from the cohort bolstered my connection to the Quad Fellowship and its mission to unify researchers amongst our nations. As I wrap up my master’s degree, I’m looking forward to applying my climate resilience research in the public sector whilst drawing expertise from the extensive networks made possible by the Quad.

SERINA SUZUKI I have a deep fascination with wildlife’s astonishing abilities. Inspired by birds’ ability to navigate vast distances, my research is focused on the neuronal mechanisms in genetically similar birds with different behaviors, like migrants and non-migrants.

Although this complex and fundamental research may seem distant from immediate human concerns, studying birds, which share many behaviors and genes with us, can offer profound insights. The Quad Fellowship and my extensive interactions with my classmates helped to inform how my research influences our day-to-day lives.

For example, I learned about the potential social impact of my field by participating in a group competition with a fellow of a similar academic background, where we developed new services leveraging our specialties. Although still an early-stage researcher, I have begun preparing for future challenges by receiving training on effectively communicating my research and enhancing my outreach skills. All these experiences have provided an inspiring start to my doctoral journey, and I am eager to apply what I have learned from this fellowship to my future research.

Our experiences reinforce the value of worldwide collaboration in driving meaningful research and innovation, enabling STEM to transcend borders. We have seen firsthand how diverse cultural origins and upbringings bring unique problem-solving styles to the STEM field. Fellowships like the Quad bring people together to truly “innovate interdisciplinary solutions in a fragmented world”—the theme of our unifying experience in Melbourne. Expanding such initiatives globally will further enhance our collective ability to address complex challenges that affect all of humankind.

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A smithsonian educator introduces a few of history's fastest people and delves into the science and secrets behind these record-breaking runs in an easy-to-explain way. , record breakers.

Hailing from Jamaica,  Usain Bolt  is the world’s fastest man. He secured eight gold medals in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Bolt specialized in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and the 4 x 100 meter relay, which are the shortest track events at the Olympics. The title of “fastest man” is awarded to the 100-meter record holder. Impressively, Bolt achieved all eight of his gold medals before turning 30. However, Bolt is not the only one to have set remarkable speed records. Numerous footrace records, once deemed unbreakable, have since been surpassed.

Before Bolt’s era, Carl Lewis , an American athlete born in 1961, was setting his own speed records. Lewis competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4 x 100 meter relay, 4 x 200 meter relay, and the long jump, amassing a total of nine gold medals across four Olympic Games. He set a world record in the 100 meters with a time of 9.86 seconds, a record that was gradually broken by subsequent runners. Bolt currently holds the record at 9.58 seconds. Similarly, British runner Roger Bannister shattered the belief that running a mile in under four minutes was impossible by achieving a time of 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds in 1954. In 1968, American Jim Hines became the first to run the 100 meters in under 10 seconds, a feat that many runners have since replicated. The extraordinary achievements of these runners are attributed to their hard work, practice, and natural talent.

But what makes these runners fast?

Their speed is generated by the energy produced by their legs and how efficiently they use it to propel forward. Various factors influence these improvements. Some individuals are born with more fast-twitch muscle fibers, aiding in sprints, while others have more slow-twitch fibers, beneficial for long-distance running. The size and shape of other body parts, such as the heart, lungs, and legs, also play a role in running speed. Additionally, speed can be enhanced through proper nutrition and training. Training strengthens the body through repeated, challenging exercises. Coaches and scientists have extensively studied how diet and exercise impact athletic performance, leading to advancements in enhancing athletes’ strength and speed.

A runner’s form and equipment also contribute to their speed. An athlete’s form refers to their movement patterns, with some movements promoting better forward motion while others waste energy and reduce potential speed. Runners with good form utilize more energy to propel themselves forward, enabling them to run faster for longer durations. Training and practice can help improve a runner’s form. Moreover, certain types of shoes can enhance speed. Companies collaborate with engineers to develop new running shoes made from materials that minimize the foot’s impact on the ground, reducing energy waste from hard footsteps. The goal is to facilitate smooth and quick forward movement. As more individuals worldwide learn to run, train, and compete, records will continue to be broken.

Perhaps the next record breaker is training at recess as we speak!

This blog post was adapted from the Smithsonian Science Stories Literacy Series reader " Speed Bump ," a part of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom curriculum for 4th-grade classrooms.

More about the Olympics from the Smithsonian and Smithsonian Magazine:

Why Is the Paris Olympics Running Track Purple?

Going for the Gold: Summer Olympics

The Paris Olympics from Smithsonian Magazine

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Sarah Glassman, PhD, is responsible for leading the development of K-8 curriculum that is aligned to national science, math, technology, and computer science standards. She leads the development of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom series , which is an innovative curricula to support teachers to implement the science education reforms of the Next Generation Science Standards. She also led the development of Smithsonian Science for Computational Thinking, which integrates science, technology, engineering, math and computational thinking.

Prior to joining the SSEC, Sarah taught middle and high school and worked in education research at AAAS Project 2061. As a teacher, Sarah taught life, earth, and physical science to middle and high school students in Virginia and New York State. At Project 2061, Sarah worked on assessment alignment to the NGSS and on an NSF-funded project identifying linguistic factors associated with differential student performance on science assessments. Sarah has taught science methods to pre-service elementary teachers as an adjunct faculty at George Mason University.

Sarah earned her doctoral degree in Education from George Mason University in 2016. Her research focused on the relationship between middle school science instruction and student engagement. Sarah has a Master’s degree in Biology Teaching from Union Graduate College and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Brown University.

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These are the most common jobs in California, rest of the nation

The most common job in the U.S. is a three-way tie, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Home health care and personal aides, retail workers, and fast food counter workers ranked at the top of the list, with 3.6 million workers in each occupation.

As for the least common job, The Washington Post reported that the federal government recorded 260 wood pattern makers employed in the U.S.

The desire for home health and personal care aides is on the rise as the share of the elderly U.S. population grows exponentially. This occupation is the fastest-growing among most states, news outlet Stacker, reported.

Here's what you need to know about the most common occupations in the U.S.:

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Home health care aides typically assist people living with disabilities or with chronic illness. Personal care aides are often hired to care for people in hospice care , according to BLS.

Advanced degrees are not required for most home health aides, rather those employed by home health or hospice agencies may need to complete formal training or pass a standardized test.

Retail salespeople and fast food counter workers do not require a formal education, the BLS reported.

What is the most common job in California?

Home health care and personal aides are the most popular job category in California.

Other popular jobs in California include office and administrative support, food prep and serving, sales and related activities, and education.

What do the most common wage jobs pay?

The nation's most common jobs tend to pay lower wages.

On average, home health aides, retail and fast food workers earned less than $40,000 annually. By comparison, the average U.S. worker earned more than $59,384 per year.

Among the nation's 10 most common occupations, only registered nurses earned an average salary above the national average for all jobs.

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In states like Massachusett s, where the population is aging quicker than other states, home health aide was the most common occupation. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that more than a quarter of Massachusetts's population will be 60 and older by 2030.

Washington, DC is the only region where the top occupation was business operations specialist.

A decade ago, home health and personal care aides were not on the top 10 list of most common jobs.

Instead, the most common occupation in 2013 was retail salesperson, employing 4.5 million people. The average annual income for retail sales workers was $25,370.

Between 2013 and 2023 , the number of retail salespeople decreased, but the average wages of workers in this field increased 45%, according to BLS.

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In fight over Hillsborough schools referendum, judge fast tracks case

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There won’t be a courtroom battle in the fight over whether it was legal for the Hillsborough County Commission to block a property tax referendum to pay teachers in public schools.

But it appears there will be a quick resolution.

Hillsborough commissioners, who made a surprise 4-3 vote on July 17 to delay the schools referendum and keep it off the November ballot and were promptly sued, got an email Tuesday evening from County Attorney Christine Beck.

Beck informed the board that her office received an email from Circuit Judge Emily Peacock’s office “advising that (the judge) would not be setting a hearing and that she will issue a ruling by Monday, August 5, 2024.”

This was welcome news for those who advocated for putting the schools tax question to the voters this year with an eye toward resolving the matter by Aug. 20. That’s when the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections will prepare the ballots with or without a referendum on increasing property taxes to pay teachers.

“I’m very encouraged,” schools superintendent Van Ayres told the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday morning. “And I am waiting anxiously until Monday.”

“Good,” said school board member Lynn Gray. “It needs to be done.”

School district leaders say they need the tax of $1 per $1,000 in taxable property to boost pay for teachers and other employees.

Most of the estimated $177 million in yearly receipts would go toward pay supplements of $6,000 for teachers and administrators, and $3,000 for support staff. The tax would last for four years. After that, voters would be asked to renew it. Such taxes already exist in most of Florida’s largest districts and those along Hillsborough’s borders.

Critics of the tax, including about half of this year’s school board candidates and Gov. Ron DeSantis, say the district should do a better job of managing the money it already has.

With the November election looming, it was unclear whether an appeal by whichever side loses could further delay a final decision.

The commission’s four Republican members — Josh Wostal, Ken Hagan, Donna Cameron Cepeda and new member Christine Miller — voted to delay the schools proposal. Democrats Harry Cohen, Pat Kemp and Gwen Myers were against it.

Wostal, the commissioner who proposed that the referendum be moved to 2026 — arguing that Hillsborough residents are already enduring high costs — said Wednesday he had only received the note about the case’s timing the night before and declined to comment.

Four school board members, who are all now running for reelection, voted on July 23 to authorize the lawsuit: Nadia Combs, Jessica Vaughn, Henry “Shake” Washington and Lynn Gray. Casting dissenting votes were Stacy Hahn, Patti Rendon, and board chairperson Karen Perez.

Sue Carlton is an urban affairs reporter, covering Tampa’s ongoing development. She can be reached at [email protected].

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School grades: Amid charter conversion battle, Newberry Elementary jumps from 'C' to 'A'

The Alachua County School District received an overall "B" grade following the release Wednesday of district and individual school grades by the Florida Department of Education.

It is the Alachua County School District's third consecutive "B" grade, with its last "A" grade coming in 2019. No grade was given in 2021.

This year's school grades are based on a new scale approved just before their release by the state education board. It is the first year grades take into account the new Florida Assessments of Student Thinking (FAST) test that students take. The grading scale also increased for all schools except elementary schools.

Principals on the move Here's a list of changes announced at Alachua County Public Schools

Of note in this year's rankings is the improvement of Newberry Elementary from a "C" to an "A" school. The future of the school remains unclear following a vote in April spearheaded by the nonprofit group Education First for Newberry (EFN) and supported by city officials to convert the school into a charter school.

Based on EFN's initial presentation and a state statute, for the charter conversion to happen the school needed a majority of teachers to vote in favor of the initiative. In the end, the initiative came up one vote short due to a ballot being thrown out for being submitted in the wrong envelope.

EFN and Newberry city officials, however, have continued to fight, backtracking on the initial statement that a majority of teachers needed to vote for the initiative for it to pass and instead saying that only 50% of teachers needed to approve the measure.

To further complicate matters, the Mainstreet Daily News reported that 14 of the school's teachers have transferred, as well as its principal, Vicki McAlhany, who took the same position at Terwilliger Elementary. She is being replaced by Emery Bishop, who previously served as assistant principal at High Springs Community School.

Other highlights from the report include Lake Forest Elementary raising its grade from a "D" to a "C," which means it won't be required under state rules to be run by an outside organization, and Metcalf Elementary jumping from an "F" to a "C" grade.

“I’m so pleased by the performance of schools that either increased their grades or held steady despite the change in the grading formula,” said Superintendent Shane Andrew in a news release. “Obviously, there was a lot of hard work put in by teachers, administrators and staff at the schools. We also appreciate the efforts of the students and families, who stepped up to the challenge of a new testing system.”

On the opposite end of the grading spectrum, Rawlings and Alachua elementary schools both received "D" grades. It is the third consecutive "D" grade for Rawlings Elementary, which is taking part in a new pilot program for year-round instruction . Its school year began July 16, while the rest of the district begins Aug. 12.

Here are the Alachua County school grades for 2024 ( 2023 grades in parenthesis):

Elementary schools

Littlewood - B (B)

Lake Forest - C (D)

W. A. Metcalfe - C (F)

Joseph Williams - B (C)

Alachua - D (C)

Archer - C (B)

Carolyn Beatrice Parker - B (B)

Chester Shell - C (D)

Myra Terwilliger - C (C)

Idylwild - C (C)

Glen Springs - B (B)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - D (D)

Hidden Oak - A (A)

Kimball Wiles - A (A)

Lawton M. Chiles - B (A)

Meadowbrook - B (A)

Newberry - A (C)

C. W. Norton - C (C)

Stephen Foster - C (C)

William S. Talbot - A (B)

The One Room School House Project - C (B)

Micanopy Area Cooperative School Inc. - A (B)

Caring & Sharing Learning School - B (B)

Expressions Learning Arts Academy - A (A)

Alachua Learning Academy Elementary - A (A)

Healthy Learning Academy Charter School - A (A)

Boulware Springs Charter - A (A)

Alachua Virtual Instruction Program (district provided ) - I (I)

Middle schools

Abraham Lincoln - A (B)

Howard W. Bishop - C (B)

Westwood - C (C)

A. L. Mebane - C C)

Fort Clarke - B (C)

Kanapaha - B (B)

Alachua Learning Academy Middle - A (A)

Resilience Charter School Inc. - I (I)

High schools

Gainesville - B (B)

Newberry - B (B)

Santa Fe - C (B)

Professional Academy Magnet at Loften - A (A)

Eastside - I (C)

F. W. Buchholz - A (A)

Combination schools

Hawthorne Middle/High School - C (C)

High Springs Community School - A (A)

Oak View Middle School - B (B)

Micanopy Academy - I (A)

Alachua ESchool (Virtual Franchise) - I (I)

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School - A (A)