{"podcast":{"title":"The Education Equation with Jeremy Singer","slug":"the-education-equation-with-jeremy-singer-7488395","podcast_index_feed_id":7488395,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PLMD4214475182","website_url":"https://theeducationequation.org","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/cf8f3e6e-836f-11f0-97d0-9baaf7cbcabf/image/45c0a050e7ac1f2ffd439d17eef34eac.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The College Board","episode_count":12,"summary":"I'm Jeremy Singer, President of the College Board. I've spent my career grappling with what truly drives student success. On this podcast, I'll talk with people who are researching, building and scaling solutions that matter. Every episode will go beyond the hype and focus on data and evidence to see what's actually working. Let's stop guessing and let's figure out what works.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-education-equation-with-jeremy-singer-7488395"},"episode":{"title":"Emma Dorn | McKinsey & Company","slug":"emma-dorn-mckinsey-company","published_at":"2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-education-equation-with-jeremy-singer-7488395/emma-dorn-mckinsey-company","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-education-equation-with-jeremy-singer-7488395","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PLMD7437804852.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PLMD7437804852.mp3","summary":"Global Tech, Local Impact: Unlocking Classroom Bottlenecks with Emma Dorn How can we let data drive student success? On this episode, host Jeremy Singer talks with Emma Dorn, a Senior Knowledge Expert at McKinsey & Company, about how school systems improve and sustain progress at scale. While the US debate focuses on whether to use technology, the Global South innovates out of necessity due to resource constraints. From solar tablets in Malawi to WhatsApp coaching in Pakistan, Emma shares how to solve the core instructional bottleneck. Emma outlines five case studies from around the world where technology solves real instructional problems: • First, design for the instructional bottleneck, not the tech. In Malawi, where class sizes reach 150, Imagine Worldwide deploys offline, solar-powered tablets running adaptive software, doubling literacy and math fluency. • Second, technology designed for teachers can be more transformative than direct-to-student devices. McKinsey's analysis of global PISA data shows tech in the hands of teachers adds a year or two of learning, while student devices reduce outcomes due to distraction. New Globe utilizes teacher tablets to deliver structured lesson plans offline. • Third, technology works better when aligned with the curriculum. Mentu's AI assistant in Colombia and the Dominican Republic maps to local curricula to scaffold lower-skill teachers. • Fourth, technology is most powerful when scaling proven interventions like teacher coaching. In Pakistan, Talimabad created a WhatsApp-native digital coach analyzing classroom audio to give immediate feedback. • Fifth, think beyond the Scantron. Using the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) methodology, Pratham and Wadhwani AI developed oral reading fluency assessments operating on $50 cell…","meta_description":"Global Tech, Local Impact: Unlocking Classroom Bottlenecks with Emma Dorn How can we let data drive student success? On this episode, host Jeremy Singer t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-education-equation-with-jeremy-singer-7488395/episodes/emma-dorn-mckinsey-company/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-education-equation-with-jeremy-singer-7488395/emma-dorn-mckinsey-company.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}