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GERRY:

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IT'S TIME NOW FOR OUR I ON

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EDUCATION.

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THE NUMBERS JUST AREN'T ADDING

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UP. WHY AREN'T THERE ENOUGH MATH

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TEACHERS IN INDIANA CLASSROOMS

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AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO SOLVE

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THE PROBLEM?

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ENTER INDIANAPOLIS-BASED XR

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TECHNOLOGIES, AN ED-TECH STARTUP

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THAT JUST RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM

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THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF

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EDUCATION TO LICENSE AND TRAIN

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MATH TEACHERS.

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FOR MORE ON THE XR MODEL AND WHY

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IT COULD MOVE THE NEEDLE IN A

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BIG WAY IN INDIANA SCHOOLS, WE

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ARE JOINED BY CEO AND FOUNDER

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KEVIN BERKOPES.

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KEVIN, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE.

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THANKS, KEVIN.

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>> GERRY: HOW BAD IS THE

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SITUATION?

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>> WELL, IT'S 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS

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IN THE MAKING AND THE PANDEMIC

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EXACERBATED EVERYTHING THAT

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DEINSIN THE VISED OF WHY THEY

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DID NOT WANT TO BE PART OF THE

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EDUCATION SYSTEM.

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YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT WAS LIKE

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IN THE LAST THREE YEARS IN

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CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS NOT IN

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CLASSROOMS.

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THE ONLY TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE

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MORE DIFFICULT TO FILL THAN

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MATHEMATICS ARE, FRANKLY SCHOOL

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LEADERS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

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IT IS ONE OF THE TOP THAT IS

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CROSS CONTINENTAL DOMAIN.

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>> GERRY: YOU DON'T FEEL IT IS

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CRISIS IS NOT.

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>> THEY ARE PAID BY TAX DOLLARS

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TO HAVE QUALITY PROFESSIONALS IN

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PLACE AND THERE ISN'T ANYONE

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COMING.

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>> GERRY: XR TECHNOLOGIES, A

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POSITION TO ADDRESS THIS IN A

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BIG WAY.

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FIRST OF ALL, GIVE US THE

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THUMBNAIL OF XR TECHNOLOGIES.

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>> YEAH, IT IS NUANCED FOR

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PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

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IT IS A MATH DEPARTMENT AS A

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SERVICE, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT

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THAN WHAT YOU WOULD SEE ON THE

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OPEN MARKET.

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WE RUN ALL OF OUR -- OR PART OF

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OUR DEPARTMNT.

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WE RUN XR FLEX, WHICH IS A

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FLEXIBLE, BLENDED LEARNING AND

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IT ALLOWS THEM TO BE NEW TO

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EDUCATION AND PERFORMED A

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MILLIARIABLY TO STUDENTS.

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>> GERRY: RECEIVING $5 MILLION

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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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TO TRAIN MANAGEMENT MATH

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TEACHERS TO GO INTO THE

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CLASSROOM.

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>> IT SHOWS WHAT INDIANA IS

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TRYING TO DO IN TERMS OF

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INNOVATING.

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THERE IS A DIFFERENT WAY OF

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THINKING ABOUT HOW TO GET

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INNOVATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT.

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INNOVATION THE CAN INCENTIVIZE

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THROUGH GRANT FUNDING TO GET

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SCHOOLS TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

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WE WANT SOMETHING NEW, TO GET

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THE SYSTEM TO TRY SOMETHING NEW

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IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS GIVING US

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A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO SCALE.

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>> GERRY: AS YOU TALK ABOUT THE

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FOCUS ON STEM, SCIENCE,

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TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND

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MATH, IT MAY MAKE IT A MORE OF A

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SENSE OF URGENCY TO FUEL THIS

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ISSUE.

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>> THINKING ABOUT THE PIPELINE,

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IT LEADS TO HIGHER ED, WHICH

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LEADS TO THE PIPELINE THAT

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BEHEAR ABOUT.

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THEY HAVE A CRISIS AS QUALITY

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CANDIDATES FOR I.T. AND SOFTWARE

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DEVELOPMENT OF AMONG OTHER

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THINGS.

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WHAT IF WE USE THE EDUCATIONAL

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SYSTEM THAT WE CAN PROFIT DUALLY

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FROM THE PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE

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THERE AND THE STUDENTS THAT ARE

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THERE.

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TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE

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CAPACITY OF CREDENTIALING PEOPLE

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IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DRIVE GREAT

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VALUE FOR STUDENTS IS DUALLY

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BENEFICIAL.

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IT IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN

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ATTRACT THROUGH THE RIGHT

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INCENTIVES TO WORK IN EDUCATION

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AND POTENTIALLY MOVE ON TO

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SOMETHING ELSE AFTER SEVERAL

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YEARS OF VALUE.

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>> GERRY: YEAH, I SHOULD

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MENTION, TOO, PART OF THIS

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$5 MILLION IS A LICENSURE

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PROGRAM THAT IS UNIQUE IN THE

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COUNTRY.

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>> THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF

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EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

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EDUCATION GAVE US APPROVAL ON

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MAY 4.

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WHERE AND HOW THAT WORKS IS

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REALLY IMPORTANT.

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IT'S COMPETENCY BASED, WHICH

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MEANS WE CAN EMPLOY TEACHERS AT

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SCHOOLS.

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THEY GET TRAINING TO MAKE SURE

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THEY ARE EXCELLENT MATHEMATICS

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TEACHERS.

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THEY GET STOCK OPTIONS WITH OUR

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COMPANY AND THEY UP THEIR

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CREDENTIALS AND GET A LICENSURE.

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>> GERRY: VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE

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AND TOPIC AND THAT IS PRODUCING