The SRI Homeroom
by SRI Education
Down-to-earth discussions of the most pressing challenges facing America's students, educators and families, and the work being done to address them. Featuring interviews with some of the nation's most dedicated researchers, data experts, developers and educators. From SRI Education, a division of SRI.
Episodes
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Coordinated Eligibility and Enrollment: Improving Access to Early Care and Education
Early care and education systems can often be fragmented across agencies and funding streams, making it difficult for families to find and access the programs and services they need and may be eligible for. In states and localities across the country, however, leaders are leveraging a unique...
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Designing - and Scaling - the Next Generation of Educational Innovations
How do we get the most effective educational products and programs into the hands of the teachers and students who need them most? In this episode of The SRI Homeroom, host Adrienne Woods discusses new research with two leading experts in the design and scale of high-quality education…
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A Peer-Based Approach to Learning Acceleration
SRI and LEARN Network Senior Research Adrienne Woods joins Alida Hudson, researcher with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), to discuss PALS-RD (Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies with Reading Differentiation), an evidence-based literacy program designed to accelerate recovery in reading…
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From Idea to Impact: Marketing Educational Innovations for Maximum Reach
In Episode 16 of The SRI Homeroom podcast, host Keith Heumiller joins SRI Senior Education Researcher Adrienne Woods and Julie Kelleher, founder of the Kelleher Consulting Group, to explore the critical role of marketing in bringing educational innovations to scale. As researchers and developers...
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Supporting and Empowering STEM Students in Community College
Over the past two decades, the number of STEM graduates has doubled. Yet diversity in STEM remains a challenge, with underrepresented students facing barriers to entry and advancement. Today, host Jenna Nguyen talks with education researchers Andrea Beesley and Carol Tate from SRI about the work...
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Improving Access and Engagement for Students with Disabilities
How can researchers, product developers, schools, and educators ensure that students with diverse abilities and backgrounds are meaningfully benefiting from new educational tools and technology? SRI Education’s Shari Gardner and Jennifer Nakamura join host Kori Hamilton Biagas to discuss several…
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Reimagining Instructional Quality and Coaching
How can we define and refine measures of instructional quality to meet the needs of today’s students? SRI Education’s Krystal Thomas joins host Kori Hamilton Biagas to discuss the evolving landscape of instructional quality and coaching. They explore the rubrics that have traditionally been used…
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A More Inclusive Vision for STEM
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have defined the 21st century, driving innovation, advancement, and professional opportunities at an unprecedented scale. Yet many of those opportunities are inequitably distributed across the country. Today, NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson...
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Leveraging Technology to Support Students with Disabilities
SRI Senior Education Researcher Adrienne Woods joins host Kori Hamilton Biagas to explore strategies for identifying points of intervention along the K–12 continuum that can be used to advance educational and societal opportunities for children with disabilities. Woods discusses her current work…
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Supporting Students with Behavioral and Emotional Needs
Student behavioral challenges aren’t a new phenomenon. For generations, educators and researchers have sought better approaches and interventions to support students with behavioral and socio-emotional needs. In recent years, however, those needs have grown. In a national survey, more than 8 in…
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A Reading Intervention for Struggling Adolescent Students
By the middle grades, students are expected to transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." For adolescent students who read significantly below grade level, this shift can life-changing. Today we discuss an effective, research-based intervention being used to connect with older...
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When Students Have a Say in Educational Innovation
To be effective and to achieve scale, new educational products and practices must be designed for the specific needs and daily realities of students. SRI Education’s Ela Joshi joins host Kori Hamilton to discuss the value of including student voice in the design, development, procurement and...
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Improving Outcomes for Learners of All Ages
From the classroom to the workplace, lifelong learners face a complex set of challenges. In an increasingly tech-centered world, how can educators engage adult students and provide them with the practical and soft skills necessary to succeed in school and throughout their careers? SRI Senior...
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Designing Education Innovations for Real-World Contexts
Not all innovations are created the same. Even the most promising educational products and programs can fall short if they don’t address the needs – and the everyday realities – of schools, educators, and students. SRI researcher Rebecca Griffiths joins host Kori Hamilton Biagas to discuss those...
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A More Human Approach to Educational Improvement
Meaningful educational improvement is driven by people: the teachers, administrators, families, students, communities, and other stakeholders who share a desire for better, more equitable outcomes. How can we more effectively engage people – and value their lived experiences – in our...
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Using Data to Improve Early Childhood Equity
How can states and territories leverage data to build stronger, more equitable systems for young children and families? Host Kori Hamilton Biagas sits down with Howard Morrison, a national leader in early childhood education systems and data use, to examine the challenges – and opportunities –...
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An Evidence-Based Approach to Early Literacy
For more than a decade, educators have used Targeted Reading Instruction (TRI) to help students build valuable foundational literacy skills in the classroom. Now, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a tool that can help educators leverage TRI and provide comprehensive...
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What Are Children Watching - and Learning - Online?
Young children now spend a significant portion of their screen time on streaming platforms like YouTube, where 500 hours of new content is uploaded every minute. With such a sprawling catalog, it can be difficult for parents, teachers, and researchers to understand just what children are watching...
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Opening the Door: An Introduction to SRI Education
How can we make education research more impactful? How can experts and stakeholder groups work together to reduce barriers and optimize outcomes for students and families across the U.S.? Host Kori Hamilton Biagas joins Todd Grindal, Co-Director of the Center for Learning and Development with SRI...
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Welcome to The SRI Homeroom
Welcome to The SRI Homeroom, a new podcast from SRI Education, a division of SRI International. This is a meeting place for some of the nation's most dedicated researchers, developers, data experts, and educators, who are working to reduce barriers and improve outcomes for America's students and...
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Down-to-earth discussions of the most pressing challenges facing America's students, educators and families, and the work being done to address them.
Featuring interviews with some of the nation's most dedicated researchers, data experts, developers and educators.
From SRI Education, a division of SRI.
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