156. Maximizing the Value of Summer School with Sari Factor

<p dir="ltr">In years past, summer school has been used as a way to punish kids who were falling behind, putting them into remedial classes where there was a lot of rote memorization and dry reading crammed into a short space. While those days aren’t fully over yet, many organizations and schools are working hard to create summer school programs that are engaging and allow students to succeed on their own terms.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Imagine Learning is one such organization. Through technology, teachers can personalize learning for students and try out new modalities in summer school. And students can grow leaps and bounds in smaller classes with teachers who are more focused on their needs.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">This week on the podcast, Sari Factor of Imagine Learning is sharing more about the benefits of summer school, why we shouldn’t be afraid of technology, how we can use summer school as a way to address inequity in learning, and so much more.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">If you’re an educator or parent who is wondering about the value of summer school, it’s time to listen in!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h2 dir="ltr">About Sari Factor:</h2> <p dir="ltr">Sari is the Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer at Imaging Learning.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">She began her career as a mathematics teacher but soon thought of much bigger ways to impact students. Recognizing that technology could greatly transform the way students learn, she made a career move into education technology and has been working to leverage technology to help students, teachers, schools, and districts ever since.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sari joined Imagine Learning in 2011 and has held leadership positions at successful educational publishing and learning technology companies, including Kaplan, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, and Everyday Learning Corporation. “I knew that I could fulfill my vision to combine technology with research on learning to