Preparing teachers for the classrooms of the future through research and design.
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We Conduct Research in the Following Areas:
Online And Blended Learning
Explore the intersections between online learning and teacher education. In the next year we’ll be offering a suite of online learning, including two MOOCs: “Launching Innovation in Schools” and “Competency-Based Education: the Why, What, and How,” plus archived versions of “Envisioning the Graduate of the Future,” and “Design Thinking for Leading and Learning.” Learn strategies to become a change leader and improve education in your communities.
Practice Spaces
Teachers need spaces to practice teaching strategies in low-stakes settings. We’re drawing on models from games and simulations to create these practice spaces. We seek to establish collaborations with other teacher education programs, school districts, and research institutes to design and test these spaces.
Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices
Every day, teachers make thousands of decisions: what content to teach, what activities to assign, who to call on, how to respond to a student question, how to react to student behavior. These day-to-day decisions can have an enormous effect on the lives of young people. They can open new doors or cause lasting harm; they can make students feel seen and valued, or dampen their interest in school. MIT Teaching Systems Lab is offering a free online course featuring case studies and online simulations that will provide you with the tools, strategies, and practices to effectively become a more equitable educator.
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Innovative New Spaces for Practice and Rehearsal in Education (INSPIRE)
Applications Have Closed For The 2018 Program.
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INSPIRE) is a collaborative research program for teacher educators at universities and professional development organizations throughout the United States. The program is designed for people who will be teaching during the Fall 2018 semester and are interested developing novel strategies for practice-based teacher education.
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A Playful Assessment Approach to Research
Half day workshops at the ICLS London 2018 for all designers and researchers interested in Playful Assessment!
Teaching Systems Lab Announces 2018 TLIG Recipients
MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab (TSL), with support from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, is excited to announce the recipients for the 2018-2019 Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant (TLIG).
MIT Teaching Systems Lab to Address Assessments in Maker Education
Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, TSL will collaborate with Maker Ed to improve school-based assessment practices in maker-centered education.