Deadline: 15-Feb-22
New America is Seeking researchers, journalists, education leaders, entrepreneurs, and entertainment producers with a focus on the science of learning for The Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) fellowship program- a groundbreaking, two-year fellowship for mid-career professionals in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Africa who are interested in building cross-sector skills for communicating new research and catalyzing change in their schools and communities.
The LSX is a partnership of New America, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University, Roberta Golinkoff of the University of Delaware, and the Jacobs Foundation.
Goals
The program’s goal is to foster broader understanding, widespread dissemination, and better application of the insights emerging from the science of learning for children ages 2 to 12.
Categories
In the next round of fellows, they are looking for individuals in five categories:
- Researchers with newly emerging research on learning or learning variability and who have great interest in translating evidence into action for practitioners, parents, and policy-makers
- Entrepreneurs with effective education solutions seeking to advance learning and education so children can thrive
- Education leaders who run, administer, or design schools or systems focused on individualized learning and adaptive teaching, especially those with previous teaching experience
- Education journalists seeking to gain a deeper understanding of learner variability and support more effective communications about the science of learning within education systems and among teachers and parents
- Entertainment producers and game developers who want to gain a deeper understanding of learning variability and individualized learning across this age group
Program Details
- LSX Fellows will work in teams to develop cross-sector projects that activate change in schools and other learning settings. This project will be showcased as the culmination of the fellowship at the third LSX summit in June 2024.
- Fellows will attend workshops and conferences on new directions in the science of learning, on how to support students of varying backgrounds and needs, and on how to communicate the science effectively with educators, parents, policymakers, and other broad audiences.
- Fellows will also work on concrete deliverables such as blog posts and op-eds. The ideal LSX Fellows candidate will be engaged in tackling education problems, applying the science of learning, or developing messages related to adaptive teaching and individualized learning.
- Fifteen fellows will be chosen, three from each of the five sectors. The LSX Fellows’ first meeting is planned as a hybrid event (virtual and in-person, pandemic permitting) for June 2022 in Washington, DC at the second-ever LSX Summit, an event that will showcase the work of the current class of LSX Fellows. At the culmination of the fellowship in June 2024, the new class of LSX Fellows will showcase their work at a third LSX Summit.
What are the benefits of becoming an LSX Fellow?
- LSX Fellows will have the unique opportunity to learn from deep discussions with each other across the five sectors represented in this program (research, education leadership, education entrepreneurship, education journalism, and entertainment). Over two years, fellows will work together on projects that elevate the insights of the learning sciences for new audiences. They will meet remotely and in-person at meetings throughout the fellowship (one meeting of which will be in Zurich, Switzerland, and at least one other in Washington, DC).
- Their work will culminate with the LSX Summit in 2024, a one-of-its-kind international event for showcasing projects and sharing new ideas across sectors. The intention is to learn from experts in other fields, exchange important lessons with each other about how to communicate with educators and the public, and advance a project related to learning variability: improving individualized learning and adaptive teaching, thereby improving classroom or school experiences or the implementation of school systems more broadly, that would be strengthened with the infusion of ideas from talented people in other sectors.
- Each fellow will receive a $ 5000 stipend to cover the two years, and all travel costs are covered for in-person meetings.
- Additionally, LSX fellows will be encouraged to attend professional development sessions designed with their particular projects in mind, office hours with the advisors on the Steering Committee and Advisory Board, and professional conferences that match their interests as budgets allow.
What attributes are you looking for in fellows applicants?
- The LSX Fellows are seeking candidates who are well-positioned to bring new insights back to their communities and their respective fields to make a positive impact on children’s learning.
- Candidates should be mid-career and experienced enough in their own fields to understand the value of seeking out new opportunities for collaboration and communication of ideas across different sectors. In addition to seeking those who want to improve learning systems for today’s kids and who are excited by interdisciplinary work, they value diverse perspectives and experiences in three main areas:
- Across sectors. They seek fellows who represent at least one of these five sectors: research, education leadership, education entrepreneurship, education journalism, and entertainment. The application form requires applicants to choose which one of these five sectors best represents their work; applicants will have the option of also choosing a secondary sector if desired.
- Across geographic boundaries. They seek fellows across Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States and Canada. (Unfortunately they cannot accommodate applicants from other regions of the world in this cohort.)
- Across social groups. They seek fellows with varying and diverse experiences individually and in their communities emerging from identities related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or socioeconomic status.
For more information, visit https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/lsx-call-for-applications-2022-24-cohort/