Edtech Research that Informs Action & Builds Community

Voices of Change

EdSurge has been exploring how schools are supporting the well-being of students and educators during these tumultuous times. Through storytelling, research and community engagement, we examined how the experiences of students and educators are changing.

Child Care in Crisis: How the Pandemic Is Changing the Lives of Early Childhood Education Professionals

Early childhood education professionals have always faced challenges. EdSurge is exploring how the pandemic has pushed this already vulnerable workforce to the brink and how educators, program leaders, organizations and policymakers are responding.

Education in the Face of Unprecedented Challenges

EdSurge Research documents how educators are leveraging research in their practice to help all learners thrive. We do so in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—an event that has brought greater urgency to this work and created a new reality of school.

A Look Into the Work Lives of Early Childhood Education Professionals

EdSurge has been exploring the work lives of early childhood professionals, unpacking their pathways to professional learning, how they engage with families and the opportunities they have for increased compensation.

Mainstreaming Making: Helping Teachers and Administrators Embrace Making

EdSurge Research offers a practical toolkit for non-classroom K-12 educators who want to build support for making practices, concepts and activities in their school communities.

In the Driver’s Seat: Online Professional Learning Design Features in Action

EdSurge and The Learning Accelerator teamed up to dive deep into online professional learning. We examined how research-backed drivers enable educators to learn content, shift mindset and effectively improve practice.

Stories of Change: Educators Shift Practices to Reach All Learners

EdSurge Research has been visiting schools, convening educators and sharing stories about how school communities are shifting practices to meet the needs of all learners, the obstacles they face and how they are measuring success.

Crowdfunding in K-12: Developing a Vision That Informs Policy

EdSurge Research has been digging into how crowdfunding works in K-12 education. We provide resources to help decision-makers set a vision for how to support crowdfunding in their district.

Measuring Up: How Community Colleges Define, Measure and Support Student Success

Community colleges are a lever for upward mobility, but how should we measure their success? We explore whether completion should be the barometer of success for community college students.

Up Close & Personal: Chronicling Learning Practices Across the Nation

EdSurge spent years listening to ways educators make learning personal for students. This interactive site compiles our findings to help practitioners discover how educators across the U.S. implement personalized learning.

What Does It Take to Make Interoperability Work in K-12 Education?

The EdSurge Research team investigated what it takes to make interoperability work in K-12 education, digging into how companies, schools and districts are trying to connect the data pipes.

Crossing the Finish Line: Vetting Tools that Support Student Success

Changes in demographics and funding have spurred colleges to seek strategies that see students thrive and graduate on time. This research helps higher ed decision-makers evaluate the tools that support student success.

How Teachers Are Learning: Professional Development Remix

Personalized learning is on the rise for learners in our schools. Redesigned schools include personal learning plans, playlists of content tailored to fit each learner, adaptive curriculum, and access to learning anytime and anywhere.

From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development

Following our first investigation into how professional development tools are changing, this research digs into how schools and districts are making PD personal for teachers and what it takes to make the shift.

Bridging the Chasm: Defining Success Beyond Traditional Academics

Some schools are embracing broader definitions of success, venturing beyond traditional academic measures—but breaking tradition isn’t easy. This research unpacks the change process for redefining student success.

The Complex World of School Redesign: The Building Blocks and the Builders

Schools around the country are redesigning their teaching models to make learning more engaging and personal. EdSurge investigated how schools are changing and what support they need along the way.

Shedding Light on the Adaptive Black Box: Adaptive Learning Close Up

Adaptive learning is a complex term, and over the course of six months, we set out to demystify it. Our research resulted in a report, a framework and a market map of adaptive tools.

The State of Edtech 2016

This year long project shares the story of how the edtech ecosystem is evolving and the impact it has on the way we learn. It aims to give educators, entrepreneurs and investors a glimpse into the perspectives of one another.

We have also engaged in private research efforts to better understand the intergrated learning system landscape, the match between technology and competency-based learning, models that bridge education and career skills and the role of teacher networks.

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