Teaching Lab

Are you an educator who is a passionate learner, creative problem solver, and deeply invested in Teaching Lab’s mission to shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning? If so, apply to be a member of Teaching Lab’s Teacher Advisory Board! The TAB ensures that the products, tools/resources, and services we offer are high-quality, practical, and meet the real needs of educators. Become part of our board where you will be compensated for your valuable contribution: https://lnkd.in/gBuYQTGg

Teaching Lab is one of three organizations selected to receive funding from the Overdeck Family Foundation to create a cutting-edge generative AI tool that could revolutionize K-12 coaching. By analyzing real coach-teacher conversations, we'll unlock effective student-centered learning, testing the tool’s impact on teacher satisfaction and classroom success in a groundbreaking study. https://lnkd.in/gt2JxXrv

💫 Spotlighting the RPPL network 💫 Teaching Lab partners with teachers to transform professional learning from the ground up and dramatically improve student outcomes. They work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these professional learning improvements. As a RPPL Member, and one of the first organizations to join our network, Teaching Lab has been pivotal to our early research and success. Dr. Shaye Worthman, Senior Director of Learning & Research at Teaching Lab, sets and leads the organization’s strategy to internally measure the impact of PL services on teacher practice and student learning. Throughout the years, Shaye and her team have consistently raised their hands to participate in cross-organizational studies with RPPL. Visit teachinglab.org/about-us to learn more about this RPPL Member!

Today is the last weekend to vote for our #SXSWEDU 2025 sessions! Teaching Lab is part of two sessions in collaboration with leaders in education: “Innovate and Educate, Diverse Funding Models for Ed R&D,” where we will discuss how diverse funding models and partnerships have the potential to create a robust education R&D ecosystem that is poised for real impact. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gvse34nR “AI-Powered PD: Enhancing Teaching, Ensuring Equity,” discusses how AI has the potential to transform professional development to meet the needs of teachers and create equitable access to quality support. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gGvuNNkg Be sure to vote for these sessions by tomorrow Sunday, August 18th!

Have you voted for our two SXSW EDU proposals yet? The clock is ticking to let your voice be heard and vote for your favorite sessions! 📊In our collaborative session “Innovate and Educate, Diverse Funding Models for Ed R&D,” Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, Lewis Leiboh, Deputy Director of K-12 Education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lindsay Portnoy, PhD, Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Teaching Lab CEO Sarah J. Johnson will discuss how diverse funding models and partnerships have the potential to create a robust education R&D ecosystem that is poised for real impact. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gvse34nR 📚During the conversation “AI-Powered PD: Enhancing Teaching, Ensuring Equity,” Bryan Richardson, Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Teaching Lab CEO Sarah J. Johnson will discuss how AI has the potential to transform professional development to meet the needs of teachers and create equitable access to quality support. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gGvuNNkg Be sure to vote for these sessions by Sunday, August 18th! Please also join the conversation in the comments on PanelPicker and share what you hope to see from our discussions. To vote, simply log in to your SXSW EDU PanelPicker account or make one using your email. We can't wait to see you and connect in Austin!

Join Sherry Lewkowicz, Senior Director of The Writing Pathway at Teaching Lab, as she presents the transformative impact of The Writing Pathway tool on student writing at the upcoming USA Festival of Education in Potomac, Maryland! In the session titled "The Sequel to the Science of Reading: The Science of Teaching Writing", you'll discover how this open-source tool has significantly improved student outcomes and how its AI-driven resources can support teachers in any content area, grades 3-12. You don't want to miss it! Learn more here:https://lnkd.in/eFVUiGP5

Will you vote to see our CEO Sarah J. Johnson at SXSWEdu 2025? She will be featured in two exciting sessions: “Innovate and Educate: Diverse Funding Models for Ed R&D,” and “AI-Powered PD: Enhancing Teaching, Ensuring Equity.” 📚During the session, “AI-Powered PD: Enhancing Teaching, Ensuring Equity,” Sarah, and Bryan Richardson, Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will discuss the potential for AI to create professional development opportunities that both enhance instructional outcomes and ensure equity for students and educators. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gGvuNNkg 📊 The session, “Innovate and Educate: Diverse Funding Models for Ed R&D,” will feature Sarah, alongside Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, Lewis Leiboh, Deputy Director of K-12 Education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Lindsay Portnoy, PhD, Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), as they discuss how creative approaches to funding can lead to a robust education R&D ecosystem that is poised for impact. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gvse34nR Be sure to cast your vote for these sessions by 8/18! You can also leave comments on the PanelPicker pages to let us know what you’d  like to hear from the discussion. Log in to your SXSW EDU PanelPicker account or create one using your email. We hope to see you in Austin!

Hear from Michele Morenz, Teaching Lab Program Manager and one of the developers of our Multilingual Learner Action Guide for Literacy! Discover how this resource helps K-2nd grade teachers empower multilingual students with foundational literacy skills. Take a look and begin the journey to ensure every multilingual child thrives. https://lnkd.in/eVBM6QdF

Congratulations to the 2023-24 Tools Competition winners! Join us in celebrating these winners, awarded more than $8 million for our innovative solutions. Our tools are projected to impact over 24 million learners worldwide. Winning tools leverage innovations in technology to address critical issues in education—from early childhood to adult learning. We will play a key role in accelerating and better assessing learning K-12 outcomes, strengthening 21st-century skills, boosting the impact of early childhood instruction, facilitating the learning science research process, engaging adult learners in higher education, and training and upskilling learners for an adaptive workforce. Learn more about the winners including Teaching Lab here: https://lnkd.in/g5Pd5E2x

Congratulations to our grantees Teaching Lab, LENA, and Stanford University’s Center on Early Childhood—winners in the 2023-24 Tools Competition! The edtech competition announced more than eight million dollars in awards to teams developing or expanding learning tools and platforms that promise to transform education and enhance student engagement worldwide.