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149. Creating Products that Support Teachers and Students with Alexandra Walsh of Amplify

149. Creating Products that Support Teachers and Students with Alexandra Walsh of Amplify

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Alexandra Walsh is the Chief Product Officer at Amplify. She develops leads and implements a strategic vision that delivers product coherence and common platform excellence across Amplify's math, literacy and science product suites. Previously, she was senior vice president and general manager of ELA curriculum, overseeing product development on the company's curriculum platform.

In this episode, we discuss how she started teaching in New Orleans after Katrina and leaving the classroom for policy work. We also dive into how policy affects teachers and students, and the need for curriculum that is both research-backed and adaptable to diverse classroom contexts. Lots of big topics are brought up and Alexandra shares important insight.

For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode149.

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