U-GAIN Reading Leader Cohort Program–Nominate Your Educators Today! – Digital Promise
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U-GAIN Reading Leader Cohort Program–Nominate Your Educators Today!

Application Start

01/27/2025

Application Deadline

02/28/2025

About

Are there educators in your district eager to explore how technology, particularly generative AI, can enhance reading instruction for multilingual learners? We’re seeking dedicated reading teachers, coordinators, and specialists from your school district to join our U-GAIN Reading Leader Cohort Program – a transformative pilot cohort program to explore how generative AI can support the reading development of multilingual learners. 


This is a unique chance for educators to be part of an exciting national effort to improve literacy outcomes for English learners and help shape the future of AI-powered learning tools.


Opportunity Description

As a U-GAIN Reading National Leader cohort member, educators from your district will play a vital role in exploring how generative AI can support reading instruction for multilingual learners.  Through this collaborative effort, educators will: 

  • Consult Leading Scholars: Meet with national experts in education, AI, and the Science of Reading to deepen understanding. 
  • Share Insights on Learning Technologies: Discuss experiences with digital learning products that you are using in your district.
  • Discuss Market Trends: Share key research papers at the intersection of education, AI, language & literacy.
  • Set Research Agenda: Inform national UGAIN-Reading research  priorities
  • Shape Teacher Discourse on AI: Participate in national events and contribute to discussions on ethics and the use of AI for young readers
  • Collaborate and Create: Work with other district leaders and teachers to design resources, webinars, and activities that benefit the wider educator community.

By working together, we aim to develop innovative solutions that can be scaled across districts to support multilingual learners in achieving reading success.


What are the benefits of participating in the U-GAIN Reading Leader Cohort Program?

  • Maximize Time and Build Practitioner Skills: Gain practical, research-based strategies to leverage technology to support multilingual learners as they learn to read. 
  • Deepen Understanding of Ed-Tech: Develop a comprehensive knowledge of AI-powered technology used in classrooms. 
  • Join a Learning Community: Connect with a network of educators and Reading Sciences experts to influence the future of AI in education. 
  • Impact the Future of Literacy: Help create resources and share insights to benefit students, educators, and districts nationwide.


Background

Digital Promise has been awarded an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grant to launch and lead the Using Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reading R&D Center (U-GAIN Reading). 


This research and development hub will investigate how teachers can use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to improve elementary school reading instruction for English learners (ELs). 


U-GAIN Reading’s focus on ELs responds to an important education policy goal: Only 33% of ELs meet the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Basic reading level, compared to 67% of all fourth-grade students. Teachers are essential to learning to read, but often cannot spend as much time with each individual student as needed. 


U-GAIN Reading will design and study an educational technology reading intervention to see how adapting the intervention to students’ strengths and needs can be used to increase reading fluency and comprehension. U-GAIN Reading will also provide National Leadership on this theme, for example, by sharing exemplary readings, speakers, and insights.

Application Criteria

Seeking Early Learning Classroom Educators, EL Educators, Reading Specialists, and EL Specialists who support multilingual students learning to read and/or use digital learning platforms to do so. 

Application Instructions

To recommend educators for this opportunity, please fill out the interest form below to receive the unique application link. For any additional questions about UGAIN-Reading, please contact Yenda Prado at yprado@digitalpromise.org and Josh Ddamulira at jddamulira@digitalpromise.org 

Links

U-GAIN Reading Teacher Leader Opportunity One-pager

Contact

Yenda Prado

Josh Ddamulira

Learn More And Apply

Submit the short form below to receive an email with detailed information about the opportunity, how to apply, and a direct application link. If you have any questions or do not receive an email, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at league@digitalpromise.org.

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