My journey into educational research began in the classroom. As a dedicated teacher, I loved my job, but I eventually felt a compelling need to pivot my career and explore the systems and theories that underpin effective learning. This led me to the world of educational research.
What I discovered was eye-opening: a wealth of amazing, rigorously-tested materials, strategies, and interventions created by talented researchers. However, that discovery quickly turned into a frustration: Why didn’t I know about all of this when I was teaching?
I realized that the vast majority of these incredibly helpful resources are often housed exclusively on university websites, buried in academic journals, or scattered across difficult-to-find digital libraries. Unless you already know where to look or have advanced search skills, this wealth of knowledge remains largely inaccessible to the people who need it most….practicing teachers!
Our Mission: Bridging the Gap
This frustration is the driving force behind this website.
The purpose of this platform is simple: to make educational research accessible, applicable, and ready-to-use for teachers.
We are building a centralized hub to help you find the evidence-based practices that can transform your classroom.
• Some resources will provide clear, synthesized summaries of complex research to make it immediately actionable.
• Other resources will link directly to high-quality, existing materials created by researchers.
This is more than just a website; it’s a movement to empower teachers with the best knowledge available
Our TeaM
Erin Geier: Erin Geier is a cloud engineer in Vanderbilt University’s Digital Lab. Her work focuses on designing, building, and sustaining cloud-based infrastructure and applications that support research, teaching, and digital scholarship. She also contributes as a technical mentor on collaborative projects, guiding teams through the development, architecture, and design of academic websites—including the creation of WordPress sites tailored to scholarly and public-facing needs.
Reagan Tyler: Reagan Tyler is a senior at Vanderbilt University, majoring in child studies and English with an endorsement in multilingual education. In addition to this fellowship, during her time at Vanderbilt, she has worked as a Teach for America Ignite Fellow and has served on the Vanderbilt Hustler. After graduation, she will be attending graduate school to get her master’s degree
Subha Mostafiz: Hi! I am Subha Mostafiz, a senior at Vanderbilt University studying Engineering Science and Engineering Management. I am from Dhaka Bangladesh. A fun fact about me is that I have been a classical dancer for 19 years now. I am interested in working anything frontend, design and analytics.
Hailey Kepiro: Hailey Kepiro is a former elementary school teacher and current PhD student at Vanderbilt University. She is interested in improving the lives and learning of teachers and their students by making research more accessible to teachers, parents, and other relevant stakeholders.
“Those teachers who are students of their own impact are the teachers who are the most influential in raising students’ achievement.”
John Hattie