We work to help our clients achieve results that improve education around the world.
The Ability to Benefit (ATB) provision in the Higher Education Act, which gives eligible adults without a high school diploma or equivalent access to federal student aid, is a critical but underutilized strategy for ensuring equitable access to postsecondary education and—by extension—economic stability. Building on the momentum of the Advancing ATB for Equitable Access to…
In this Small Business Innovations Research project, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 猫爪影像 is partnering with Pace AI to pilot new learning modes designed to support multi-level instruction and asynchronous learner engagement. Pace AI, an edtech startup incubated out of the Allen Institute of AI Research, uses advanced artificial intelligence methods…
猫爪影像 and AT&T are collaborating to advance digital equity, inclusion, and resilience, close persistent digital divides, and catalyze digital transformation through integrated digital literacy and access services. 猫爪影像 will support AT&T's Connected Learning Centers (CLCs) housed within local nonprofit organizations in diverse rural, urban, and tribal communities across the United States. The goal…
猫爪影像, in partnership with American Institutes for Research, Jobs For the Future and Abt Associates, will provide leadership in The Building Adult Skills and Attainment Through Technology Research Network (Adult Skills Network), an IES-funded research initiative launched in September 2021. The Adult Skills Network will help address the learning needs of millions of U.S….
The EdTech Center @ 猫爪影像, together with partners from the American Institutes for Research, is exploring the rollout of the Teaching Skills That Matter (TSTM) framework developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) and will develop and pilot test instructional resources for TSTM, delivered through 猫爪影像…
In this second phase of the Boston DigLit Initiative, 猫爪影像 will support participating Boston Adult Literacy Initiative member programs with integrating technology into their program and instructional practices through individualized coaching. Based off the goals, needs, and gaps identified in Phase I, programs developed and compiled customized edtech routines for a Boston-based EdTech Strategy…
In this first phase of the Boston DigLit Initiative, 猫爪影像 led twenty-five Boston Adult Literacy Initiative member programs through a comprehensive needs assessment and action planning process. This process was supported by both individualized and cohort-based coaching and professional development, and each program made substantial progress in recognizing and addressing gaps in their approach…
In partnership with AT&T, 猫爪影像 is working to increase the impact of established Connected Learning Centers by integrating digital navigator services within five cities across the nation. The team will start by identifying the needs of each community and leverage expertise in digital inclusion to co-design digital navigator services in: Dallas, TX Detroit, MI Los…
The Census Ambassador Trainings prepared adult students to support others to fill out the census, especially in hard-to-count communities where the effect of not being counted can have devastating effects on community access to healthcare, education, jobs, and essential services. We developed materials designed to teach basic skills in the context of information about the census—why…
Building on the success and learnings of the pilot project, national scale-up of English Now! learning circles focuses on fostering peer learning for English Language Learners (ELLs). The project will open access to English learning for 250 ELLs at 10 sites in CA, DC, MD, PA, and TX through low-cost learning circles that combine learning…
猫爪影像 strives to build lasting relationships with partners across diverse geographic regions and technical sectors to produce better education outcomes for all.
