RPPL (Research Partnership for Professional Learning)

We are so proud of the fact that RPPL is a first-of-its-kind organization fulfilling a great need in education. In a brand new video about our collective, members introduce RPPL and our approach to welcome affiliates who share our mission. Check it out!

We recently added a new level, Affiliate+, to the RPPL network! 🌟 Affiliates+ are organizations using evidence-based PL practices and actively participating in our research engagement programming (or opportunities. Check out our website to see the 26 organizations that are now an Affiliate+ ↓ https://lnkd.in/gJnvZEnM

Do you have experience in project design and management in education or research organizations/institutions? We are #hiring! RPPL’s new Project Manager will provide technical project management support for large and/or complex research projects in our portfolio. They will work on large research and partnership projects on various topics in professional learning , designing the projects’ overall direction and ensuring the completion of short and long-term goals on time. Learn more and apply today! https://lnkd.in/eTsYJZES 

Thank you to Brendon Krall, MPP, RPPL Research Project Manager at Annenberg Institute at Brown University, for leading yesterday’s discussion on AI in PL! The use of AI in classrooms and learning is an exciting opportunity, one that’s going to require leaders from across the education field to come together to understand what does and doesn’t work. The RPPL network is continuing its deep dive into the potential AI has to support and enhance learning, so stay tuned for the newest findings, best practices, and recommendations. Check out the recording from Krall’s discussion to get in on the ground floor of this research: https://lnkd.in/gUtmfvpQ And, be sure to read RPPL’s full report on AI in PL: https://lnkd.in/gwHKjQaF

We are #hiring a Project Manager! This new position will provide technical project management support for large and/or complex research projects in RPPL’s portfolio. They will work on large research and partnership projects on various topics in professional learning (PL), designing the projects’ overall direction, and ensuring the completion of short and long-term goals on time. Check out the job listing to learn more and apply!

AI tools are already making their way into teacher PL — but what do we really know about how AI is changing teachers’ professional learning experiences? Bring your questions and thoughts on where AI in PL is headed to our next webinar on July 16, where you can hear from Brendon Krall, MPP, RPPL’s Research Project Manager from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. RSVP now: https://lnkd.in/gn2U-wcg Check out RPPL’s latest report on the current landscape of AI in PL: https://lnkd.in/gwHKjQaF

Overdeck Family Foundation is proud to announce a grant of $900,000 to RPPL (Research Partnership for Professional Learning) to manage three studies focused on identifying the features and traits of genAI tools that show potential to improve teacher quality and student learning, and disseminate those results to the education community at large. Our hope is that investing in an expanded body of evidence will help guide future product development decisions, as well as district procurement choices, improving the experience of millions of teachers and students for decades to come. cc: Center for Public Research and Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Teaching Lab, Teaching Matters, University of Maryland

Thank you to Overdeck Family Foundation for granting RPPL $900,000 to support three studies focused on identifying features of generative AI tools that show potential to improve teacher PL and student learning! 🎉

We’re excited to welcome Teaching Matters and Achievement Network (ANet) to our Affiliate+ cohort! To be an Affiliate+, organizations within RPPL’s network must be applying evidence-based PL practices in their work and contributing to our network by participating in RPPL engagement programming. Learn more about our network: https://lnkd.in/gJnvZEnM 

#Throwback to an inspiring Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation AIMS Collaboratory convening! 🌟 RPPL presenters Camea Davis, Stacey Alicea, and Brendon Krall, MPP joined forces with BUILD’s Youth Advisory Panel last month to underscore the power of connecting student math practices, R&D initiatives, and teacher PL. Together, they discussed collaborative engagement of PL providers in tool design and implementation, shared insights on enhancing PL, reflected on youth perspectives about relevant and timely approaches, and dove into the impact of generative AI in classrooms. 💡✨