We live in times of a wealth of research and evidence for what works in education. Yet student performance on standardized assessments is stagnant or declining. It’s time to reimagine the education ecosystem as a thriving community that values, generates, and applies relevant research evidence for teaching and learning.
Join the LEARN Network for a summer conversation series with education leaders to discuss a vision for an evidence-based education ecosystem. As part of this visioning, we’ll consider the entire ecosystem of actors, organizations, processes, and resources that work together to shape education. Each component plays a vital role in fostering evidence use, from classrooms to policymaking.
The conversations will engage thought leaders with important perspectives from the district, state, and national levels, and with varying expertise from edtech and AI to policy and instruction. All conversations are free to attend and open to the public.
Register now for one or all of the panel discussions.
The conversation series will be moderated by Victoria A. Schaefer, senior principal education researcher and technical assistance provider with SRI Education.
A conversation featuring the perspectives of former and current state education leaders who have led evidence-based initiatives in multiple states. Dr. Carey Wright and Dr. Jason Glass will discuss the critical steps toward inspiring large-scale change to create an education ecosystem that prioritizes proven student-focused solutions.
Panelists
- Carey Wright, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools and former Mississippi State Superintendent of Education
- Jason Glass, Superintendent, Laguna Beach Unified School District and former Kentucky Commissioner of Education and Iowa Director of Education
Watch the discussion and access a transcript here.
A conversation featuring the perspectives of national leaders from the education research community. Linda Darling-Hammond and Vivian Tseng will discuss the role of researchers in the education ecosystem and in translating evidence into actionable policy and practice changes to improve teaching and learning.
Panelists
- Linda Darling-Hammond, Chief Knowledge Officer, Learning Policy Institute
- Vivian Tseng, President, Foundation for Child Development
A conversation featuring local perspectives on designing an evidence-based education ecosystem. Panelists Jerry White and Chris Jones will discuss the mindset, culture, staffing, and development needed to create an education system where the identification, use, and generation of evidence in teaching and learning is “business as usual.”
Panelists
- Jerry White, National Rural Education Association Board member and former district superintendent
- Chris Jones, Executive Director, Virginia Association for Teaching, Learning, and Leading
A conversation on how AI could act as a catalyst for building smarter systems for student learning. Panelists Susan Patrick and Erin Mote will explore the potential for artificial intelligence to make research and evidence more accessible, support educators, and create feedback to continuously improve teaching and learning.
Panelists
- Susan Patrick, Senior Principal Education Researcher, SRI Education
- Erin Mote, CEO and Founder, InnovateEDU
The LEARN Network is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences.