Research and evaluation

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Educational System: Part 4

Authors : Keith Heumiller

Join renowned researcher, policymaker, and thought leader Susan Patrick to discuss how AI could act as a catalyst for building smarter systems for student learning.

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 3

Authors : Keith Heumiller

Jerry White and Chris Jones 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. Part 3, “Local Perspectives on Scaling Evidence … Continue reading Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 3

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education System: Part 2

Authors : Keith Heumiller

In this conversation, Linda Darling Hammond and Vivian Tseng will discuss the role of researchers in the educational ecosystem and in translating evidence into actionable policy and practice changes to improve teaching and learning.

Envisioning an Evidence-Based Education Ecosystem: Part 1

Authors : Keith Heumiller

In this conversation, current and former state education leaders will discuss the critical steps towards inspiring large-scale change to create an education ecosystem that prioritizes proven student-focused solutions.

Designing and Scaling for Educational Impact in Rural Communities: Five Takeaways for Researchers and Developers

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

The LEARN network recently hosted a panel discussion with scholars and practitioners who understand the unique considerations required to design, research, and scale evidence-based products in and across rural communities.

Supporting Struggling Adolescent Readers: A Conversation with the STARI Team

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

In the latest edition of the SRI Homeroom podcast, host Kori Hamilton Biagas sat down with Margaret Troyer and Kala Jones from the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP Institute) to discuss their work and strategies to improve reading and reading comprehension for secondary students across the nation.

Scaling for System-Level Change: A Conversation with Suzanne Donovan and Vanessa Coleman

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

Suzanne Donovan, executive director of the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) Institute, and Vanessa Coleman, co-director of SRI’s Center for Education Research & Innovation, recently sat down for a conversation with LEARN Network’s Kori Hamilton Biagas to discuss scaling innovations that disrupt inequity and create system-level change.

Matching Promising Theories with the Daily Realities of Users: A Conversation with LEARN Network Lead Rebecca Griffiths

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

LEARN Network lead Rebecca Griffiths recently had a conversation with the SRI Homeroom podcast host Kori Hamilton Biagas. They discussed how promising innovations with strong theories of action have inspired Griffiths’ work and how the LEARN Network is helping researchers better match their promising theories with real world problems of practice.

Scaling for System-Level Change: A Conversation with Suzanne Donovan and Vanessa Coleman Video

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

In this video from the Learn Network’s Stories of Scaling series, Suzanne Donovan, executive director of the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) Institute, and Vanessa Coleman, co-director of SRI’s Center for Education Research & Innovation, sit down for a conversation with LEARN Network’s Kori Hamilton Biagas.

Taking the First Step: Strategies for Effective Knowledge Mobilization

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

Blog 2 in a two-part series on knowledge mobilization. In this second blog post, I’ll focus on how you can develop your own knowledge mobilization strategy and discuss some concrete first steps you can take. I build from the three key lessons learned in the first blog post, adding what we’ve learned about effective knowledge mobilization practices from those in the field actually doing this work.