Anarupa Ganguly
Founder & CEO, Prisms VR. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Anurupa Ganguly is an MIT-trained electrical engineer and former educator who founded Prisms VR, an immersive spatial computing platform for K-12 STEM education. She previously directed STEM and math curricula for major school networks, including Boston Public Schools and Success Academy.
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14statements
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33%fully supported
Everything Anarupa Ganguly said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Ganguly: Math failure stems from lack of experiential learning, not knowledge
“That it's not access to knowledge that kids are missing. It's access to experiences”
Ganguly: Algebra I proficiency is a modern civil rights issue
“Algebra one is a civil rights issue of our time.”
Ganguly: WestEd trial shows 11% algebra score gain using Prisms VR
“So that drove into our randomized control trial where we had, we set up a control group and treatment group. That's across about 30 sides. It was a very large, it was a much larger study. And that showed 11% growth between control and treatment on algebra prof…”
Ganguly: Only 10-12% of students learn effectively through paper and pencil
“Yes, there are still some people that learn through paper, pencil, but let me tell you, it's not the vast majority. It's about 10 to 12% of the population.”
Ganguly: Edtech fails when teachers must act as technical conduits
“If we make teachers the conduit for the tech, we are setting ourselves up for failure.”
Ganguly: School districts suffer from execution deficits, not tech deficits
“And if I were to have a last word, the thing that I've seen missing in school districts, I've worked across many, many of them. I had very large teams. We met, we were missing execution. And that's, that everything is now there. Pieces are there. We just now n…”
Ganguly: Spatial reasoning is the top predictor of STEM success
“The top indicators of success in post-secondary STEM are number one, spatial reasoning.”
Ganguly: Failing Algebra I locks students out of STEM and medical careers
“You don't do well in Algebra I, you are not taking chemistry, physics, biology. If you are not succeeding in chemistry, physics, biology, you are not going on to the applied mathematics or the medical sciences. So you are just kind of cut off from a very large…”
Ganguly: Spatial computing succeeds by enabling seamless movement across modalities
“I think that the power of now is the seamlessness through which we can move through the different modalities, whereas before VR was more niche because it was VR or bust.”
Ganguly: AI edtech will fail unless it addresses student confidence and mindset
“Every great teacher knows that it's not access to knowledge that kids are missing. It's access to experiences, confidence, mindset, and belief in themselves, and until AI can solve that more human problem. I just don't think you're going to see the kind of imp…”
Ganguly: 100% of targeted teachers opt into PrismsVR program
“I have a hundred percent of teachers opting in to our program.”
Ganguly: Spatial reasoning is top predictor of STEM success
“I discovered that the top indicators of success in post-secondary STEM is number one, your ability to think spatially.”
Ganguly: Edtech builders must train teachers on pedagogy, not hardware
“It is then therefore incumbent upon those who are building learning solutions to over-index on training teachers in the pedagogy and not the tech.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Anarupa's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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