Duration: 127 minutes
Dr. Paige Pullen, multi-award-winning educator, researcher and president of Pullen Education Strategies, shares why personalized, continuous professional learning is critical to tackling the current reading crisis in U.S. elementary schools. With only 40% of fourth-grade students reading on grade level, Dr. Pullen argues that teachers need focused, personalized PD now. Drawing on her decades of experience in literacy and special education, including her time as Chief Academic Officer at the Lastinger Center for Learning and a Research Professor at the University of Florida, Dr. Pullen explains why traditional “one-and-done” workshops fail, and how AI-powered tools can deliver scalable, personalized support that makes a real difference.
Key Highlights:
Why ongoing, job-embedded professional development drives better results
How personalized learning addresses teacher strengths and needs
The role of AI in scaling high-quality feedback across grade levels
Why moving beyond one-size-fits-all PD is key to student success
"The exciting thing that AI brings is the opportunity to really personalize that learning at scale with the same quality feedback that you would have if you had your own individual tutor." -Dr. Paige Pullen