Look who’s talking—Auditi Chakravarty on Evidence-Based EdTech Innovations

Discussing R&D strategies for new learning techniques may be esoteric—at least for me—but it’s also essential. Auditi Chakravarty, CEO of the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF), breaks them down with elegance here in anticipation of several events slated for ISTE next week. She spoke about the group’s approach to integrating educators, researchers, and product developers to ensure tools used in PreK-12 classrooms work by providing scientific evidence of improved student learning outcomes. Since its 2021 launch, the group’s programs – currently focused on math, formative assessment, and reading – have engaged 47 school districts, 3,195 educators, and 45,423 learners across 15 U.S. states. Click to hear how you can participate.

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