Cross-Functionally Leveraging AI for Good with Claudine Ryan, President of TalkingPoints
Jun 25, 2024
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Claudine Ryan, President of TalkingPoints, discusses using AI to empower under-resourced families in education. They explore communication strategies, multilingual translations, and leveraging technology to bridge equity gaps and support immigrant families for better student outcomes.
TalkingPoints aims to bridge equity gaps through technology-driven family engagement strategies.
Leveraging AI and data-driven decisions can enhance student outcomes and close equity gaps.
Deep dives
Founding Story of Talking Points
Talking Points was founded by Jay Lim based on her personal experience as a Korean immigrant student, realizing the impact of family engagement on student outcomes. With 40 million students in under-resourced communities in the U.S., the organization aims to bridge equity gaps through accessible and scalable technology-driven family engagement strategies. Teachers' lack of training in family interactions poses challenges, and leveraging technology, particularly AI, presents vast opportunities to enhance student outcomes.
Importance of Family Engagement Post-COVID
Post-COVID challenges like learning loss, absenteeism, and mental health issues accentuate the value of family engagement in closing equity gaps. Under-resourced communities face barriers like technology access and language hindrances in effective engagement. Talking Points' strategies, such as improved attendance by 15%, across all student groups, highlight the potential of family engagement in enhancing academic performance and well-being.
Scalability and Future Plans of Talking Points
To scale from 4 million to 7 million students by 2026, Talking Points focuses on reaching high-need schools and districts with equitable family engagement through their universal platform. Using AI to coach educators and families for effective communication and providing actionable data, Talking Points aims to drive student outcomes. The Solutions Incubator drives innovation, supporting data-driven decisions and fostering impactful collaborations with users.
In this episode, Claudine Ryan, President of TalkingPoints, provides a deep dive into TalkingPoints’ mission and the results they’ve seen, how Snowflake has helped them scale, and her team’s ultimate vision of leveraging AI for good.---
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