Research & Developers

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.

When Students Have a Say in Educational Innovation: A Conversation with Ela Joshi

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

The LEARN Network’s Ela Joshi sat down with host of The SRI Homeroom podcast Kori Hamilton Biagas to break down the nuanced world of developing and scaling evidence-based products and practices, emphasizing the vital role of student input.

How to Scale Evidence-Based Approaches: Four Insights from Rob Horner

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

In the late 1980s, Rob Horner and George Sugai developed Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an evidence-based framework to improve and integrate all data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes.

Supplemental Reading Programs in Action: Five Lessons from the LEARN Network Product Teams

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

In early February, the LEARN network partnered with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) to host a conversation with leaders from the three –literacy-focused LEARN Network product teams

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.

Engaging Both Hearts and Minds in Design, Development, and Evaluation: A Conversation with Vanessa Coleman

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

LEARN Network advisor Vanessa Coleman chatted with host of The SRI Homeroom podcast Kori Hamilton Biagas to discuss her vision for supporting change in the education system.

Scaling A2i: A Conversation with Jay Connor and Sarah Siegal (Part 1)

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

Jay Connor, CEO of Learning Ovations, and Sarah Siegal, director of research and practice at Scholastic and former vice president of research at Learning Ovations, recently sat down for a conversation with Rebecca Griffiths, principal researcher at SRI Education and principal investigator for the LEARN Network, to discuss their journey in scaling A2i.

Scaling A2i: A Conversation with Jay Connor and Sarah Siegal (Part 2)

Authors : Jennifer Medeiros

This blog post is part 2 of a three-part series highlighting key takeaways from a conversation with Jay Connor, CEO of Learning Ovations, and Sarah Siegal, director of research and practice at Scholastic and former vice president of research at Learning Ovations.