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Teacher turnover is a huge problem.

It disrupts student learning. It's time-consuming. And it's expensive.

Lauren Dachille, CEO & founder of Nimble, is working on fixing that.

In the latest episode of the EdTech Startup Show podcast, Lauren and I dove into predictive technology, research behind teacher effectiveness, and more. She even walks through some tips for teachers looking to find a new job.

This is an area of EdTech that doesn't get a lot of attention. But it's clearly a massive lever on improving the outcome everyone's working for: student learning.

• Read the full show notes here.
• Watch Lauren answer "What is predictive technology?" here.
• Listen now in your browser here.

3 ideas for re-opening schools

What will school will look like in the fall? Here are 3 possibilities, and a quick take on each of them:

1 - Keep high school kids home and spread out the others - the idea here is to create more space in a district as a whole by keeping grades 9 - 12 on remote learning. This is good in theory, but it sounds like it involves lots of new work for teachers because of more class sections, new locations, etc.

2- Have class outside! - This simple idea is my favorite idea so far. Schools can rent large party tents and use the real estate to hold outdoor classes. Not only would this reduce anxiety, but there seems to be data connecting outdoor spaces with reduced chances of virus spreading.

3 - Creative scheduling - This is the least novel idea, and I think it will be the most popular. Schools will utilize AM/PM schedules or A/B days to alternate the teachers and students in the building vs. those who are totally off or doing remote learning.

What other ways of going back to school have you seen or thought of?

Watch me write an email for an education company 🤠

Click here to watch the video.

In this new video, I was working with Steve Herbst, founder of Topical Storm, a website that supports struggling writers.

During the call, I helped Steve re-write an email he was using to follow-up with teachers he had met at an event.

A few takeaways:

• Make it about their experience
• Be brief, but conversational
• Make the ask clear and direct

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGTuMi5OvxE

If you want help fixing an email or landing page, and you're open to me recording our conversation, reply and ask me about it.

Thanks for reading,

Gerard Dawson

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