Integrate educators and developers through regular cross-functional meetings so pedagogical intent survives technical implementation¶

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Description¶

The report's ReadWorks case study recommends that product managers, engineers, and educators meet regularly to transfer knowledge and surface changes immediately, since a research-based plan can end up "unrecognizable by the time it comes out the other end" without communication. Regular check-ins, even when nothing specific is pending, build trust and mutual understanding between pedagogical and technical staff.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Structured recurring meetings across pedagogy and engineering roles
• Willingness to balance pedagogical fidelity with technical feasibility

Constraints¶

• Teams where either side enters with a mindset of being the expert in the room can seed tension; the practice addresses an edtech-specific division of expertise

Target Learners¶

• learners served by products developed by mixed pedagogical and technical teams

Target Learning Goals¶

• literacy and other learning goals the product's research basis is meant to serve

Related Strategies¶

• Plan and design backwards from a research-based learning goal to features, metrics, and measurement tools

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Van Nostrand, P., Noakes, S., Shah, Z., & Luke Luna C. (2022, February). An overlooked indicator of edtech quality: The use of learning sciences research. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/150