Margaret Lee
Margaret (Meg) Lee is a leading voice in evidence-informed education and its effective implementation at scale in the United States. She is cofounder of Learning Science Partners, where she works to facilitate powerful professional learning informed by how learning happens. A public school educator in a variety of roles from teacher to professional learning specialist to school-based administrator to central executive leader for 30 years, Meg directed induction and professional learning for a large, innovative public district that implemented evidence-informed practice. She is the author of Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids (2nd ed.), and has taught education and psychology courses at the graduate level. Her work in the science of learning has led her to collaborative projects with the ASCD, ISTE, Learning Forward, and the Education Writers Association. Meg is the United States ambassador for researchED.
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Learning science provides the evidence, tools, and momentum to close gaps
When visiting London, you’re likely to hear the phrase “Mind the gap,” which cautions riders to pay attention to the space between the train and the platform. On a recent trip, that gentle message brought to mind another gap, one that is particularly concerning to those of us who design, […] -
How understanding the brain improves educator learning
Over the last 30 years, advances in cognitive science have allowed us to know more than ever before about how the brain encodes new information, connects it to what is already known, and makes it “stick” through durable storage in long-term memory. As of yet, much of this information hasn’t […]
