Learning Salon

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Evidence · 4 claims (3 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

A structured, equity-focused engagement framework developed and run by the Learning Salon initiative to bring district leaders and BIPOC solution providers together to analyze problems of practice and co-design solutions.

Components

• The Learning Salon five-phase engagement model for district-provider equity collaboration: The Learning Salon model is a structured engagement framework bringing district leaders and BIPOC solution providers together around districts' problems of practice rooted in inequity. Its five phases—Salon Prep, Expert Panel and Problem of Practice Framing, Co-Design Part 1 (Analysis), Solution Strategy Mapping, and Co-Design Part 2 (Exploration), plus Feedback—move from root-cause diagnosis of a district's named problem toward collaborative solution exploration. The report states the model "created an ecosystem" to "Prioritize deep understanding and mapping school districts' problems of practice" and "Invite districts and solution providers to collaborate on solutions to the problems of pr (Alexandra Merritt Johnson et al. (2023))

Claims

• District leaders reported high satisfaction with the key features of the Learning Salon model across all three surveyed salons [+M]
• Solution providers reported high satisfaction with facilitator preparedness, networking, and solution mapping, with some dissatisfaction on other components [+M]
• In the first Learning Salon, half of providers felt unable to showcase their solution's impact and a quarter felt unable to collaborate on co-design [~M]
• 90% of surveyed district leaders and solution providers would participate in another Learning Salon even if no changes were made [+W]

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Key Sources

• Alexandra Merritt Johnson, Ph.D, Sherenna Bates, and Kimberly Smith. (2023). Hidden in Plain Sight: The Opportunity to Bridge District Equity Gaps by Fostering Collaborations with BIPOC Solution Providers. Digital Promise, Center for Inclusive Innovation. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/b6e86f03-55b6-4577-a7a6-927065ac9bff

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title	Learning Salon
description	A structured, equity-focused engagement framework developed and run by the Learning Salon initiative to bring district leaders and BIPOC solution providers together to analyze problems of practice and co-design solutions.
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generated	by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10
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