Empowering Global Learners: Overcoming Barriers to Literacy Through Innovation and Community

Tinsley Gaylean
Author REFRAME & Co-Founder Curious Learning
Quotes of the Podcast: 
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 
Introduction of Guest BIO – 
TINSLEY GALYEAN, author of REFRAME, is a technologist, designer, and co-founder of Curious Learning, a global nonprofit dedicated to eradicating illiteracy. He holds a PhD from the MIT Media Lab and works at the intersection of education, storytelling, and digital innovation, creating interactive experiences for museums and programing for networks like Discovery Kids, Disney, and Warner Bros. Under Galyean’s leadership, Curious Learning has made its literacy apps available in 60 languages, reaching children in diverse communities worldwide, many with little or no access to formal schooling. By partnering with parents, educators, NGOs, and governments, the organization has helped children in some of the most resource-constrained settings begin their reading journey. Curious Learning’s work is recognized for its commitment to mother-tongue instruction and its focus on data-driven evaluation to ensure real, lasting impact. To learn more, visit: www.curiouslearning.org
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators.

• 30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• Why curiosity is not a “soft skill,” but a core learning strategy for the 21st century 
• How infrastructure, not mindset, gets in the way of learning 
• Deploying technology effectively in low-resource environments 
• The neuroscience of reading and what it reveals about how children learn best 
• Why top-down education reform often fails — and what grassroots, community-based innovation gets right 
• Why overcoming self-limiting beliefs is key to success for leaders of any organization.
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?”

Podcast/ website/ book shoutouts
Reframe: How Curiosity and Literacy Can Redefine Uswww.curiouslearning.org
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Intro and Outro by Dynamix Productions