Convene cross-sector stakeholders in a structured eight-step process to co-develop practice-driven, equity-centered R&D agendas¶

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Description¶

The article describes a full-day convening process with eight steps: inviting a range of experts, preparing participants, facilitating equity talks, unpacking the challenge, thinking with research, closing the gaps, critically reflecting, and synthesizing learnings. The goal was 'to define and test a collaborative process for developing practice-driven, equity-centered R&D agendas' that centers on-the-ground educators' equity challenges rather than researcher-defined priorities. District teams from four states contributed contextual data and artifacts to anchor the discussions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• District teams able to articulate a specific equity challenge within the topic area and contribute relevant data and artifacts
• A range of cross-sector participants including teachers, coaches, district leaders, researchers, funders, and product developers

Constraints¶

• The process was piloted as a one-day convening on two topics only; the authors note the resulting ideas were 'still complex and messy' and required post-convening synthesis and additional feedback rounds

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students, particularly marginalized learners including Black and Latinx students, students experiencing poverty or trauma, students with learning differences, and English learners

Target Learning Goals¶

• Equity-centered improvement of instructional programs in adolescent literacy and computational thinking

Related Strategies¶

• Open convenings with equity sentence stems and equity champion keynotes to build trust and shared commitment
• Inclusive Innovation Process
• Change stakeholder roles and investments so marginalized participants can engage as co-experts in R&D

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Babe Liberman and Viki Young, Ph.D. (2020). Equity in the Driver's Seat: A Practice-Driven, Equity-Centered Approach for Setting R&D Agendas in Education. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/1185beda-6355-47f0-b3f2-980f6541172b