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Gustavo Rodriguez: Helping All Children Reach Their Full Potential

Gustavo Rodriguez: Helping All Children Reach Their Full Potential
Gustavo: Great to be here, Spiffy! Did you know that more than 90% of our brains are built in the first six years of our lives? Just as we exercise to grow our muscles and keep our bodies healthy, it is very important during these years for parents to interact with their babies and children in certain ways to help their brains grow in a healthy way. But babies don't bring instructions when they are born, so even if they hide it from you, parents often struggle to know how to support them during this stage. Just as your coach at school knows how to train you to make you stronger and better at basketball, baseball, soccer, or your favorite sport, we at BabySparks help turn parents into their kid's “brain coaches” so they help grow their brains and make them stronger in these first years.

Ankita Ahluwalia: Empowering Marginalized Students From Communities of Color

Ankita Ahluwalia: Empowering Marginalized Students From Communities of Color
Ankita: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! At the POWAN Initiative, we aim to support K-12 students from communities of color that historically have limited access to supplemental educational enrichment. As COVID-19 unexpectedly changed the way students access education, we are closing the equity gap by empowering marginalized students and increasing student academic success. We assist K-12 students in the Inland Empire and other parts of the United States. Our trained instructors empower students with special needs and disabilities as well.

Edna Martinson: AI and Gameplay Learning That is Both Fun and Transformational

Edna Martinson: AI and Gameplay Learning That is Both Fun and Transformational
Edna: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! My Boddle Learning team and I are working to inspire learning that is both seriously fun and transformational, starting with math! The pandemic took a toll on kids' academic progress and we want to meet kids where they are in their educational journeys and use gameplay and AI to help them gain the confidence that drives comprehension. This is incredibly important especially at a time when gaps in learning are growing and kids are falling further behind.