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Leslie Omaña Begert: Magical Stories Promote Language Aquisition

Leslie Omaña Begert: Magical Stories Promote Language Aquisition
Leslie: Learning a second language in early childhood is a superpower—cognitive development, social-emotional intelligence, and economic opportunity—but we are failing our kids by using a traditional approach based on rules and memorization. FabuLingua’s mission is to make learning a new language more engaging and accessible for kids so that future generations will develop the innate empathy, cultural awareness, and preparedness to lead an increasingly globalized world. FabuLingua harnesses the power of stories and game design to teach kids new languages based on modern learning science.

Yael Gilboa Kaufmann: Helping Companies Unlock Employee’s Skills and Talent

Yael Gilboa Kaufmann: Helping Companies Unlock Employee’s Skills and Talent
Yael: As technology continues to rapidly change, we all must learn more, faster—that is true for everyone from K-12 students to employees in the workforce. Businesses spend a tremendous amount of money on training for their employees, and increasingly more in recent years to close the skills gap. We built Learn In to help companies unlock their greatest asset—their talent—by rethinking education benefits and removing the barriers to learning for everyone across an organization.

John Tan: Helping Teachers Triple Their Superpowers

John Tan: Helping Teachers Triple Their Superpowers
John: Doyobi empowers teachers. We help them become the best teachers they can be. Everyone remembers their favorite teacher. The teacher who made learning fun. The teacher who believed in us. The teacher who inspired us to become the person we are today. Doyobi wants to help every teacher become that teacher. We help teachers learn new skills, provide them with tools and resources to make the classroom fun, and find other teachers they can connect with and learn from.