The Grants and Research Office (GRO)
of Intermediate Districts 287 and Northeast Metro 916 sponsored the
BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM

The goal of the symposium as part of the Scientifically Based Education Research (SciBER) Project was to examine what we know about learning, instruction, and assessment, the nature of that knowledge, and how it can be used to transform educational practice. Consideration was given to what makes the information trustworthy in comparison to other sources and claims about educational practice. The content of the symposium was derived from a series of recent reports and research syntheses.

The first session provided an overview of what we know and understand about learning and its implications for the design of powerful learning environments for children and adults.

The second session provided in-depth exploration of research-based examples covering literacy.

The sessions were facilitated by Dr. James W. Pellegrino.  Dr. Pellegrino is a Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he serves as co-director of their Center for the Study of Learning, Instruction, and Teacher Development.

Included for your use are the following materials from the Bridging Research and Practice Symposium.

Bridging Research and Practice Symposium:
Overview

Bridging Research and Practice Symposium:
Literacy, Part I

Bridging Research and Practice Symposium:
Literacy, Part II

Bridging Research and Practice Symposium:
Literacy, Part III

Bridging Research and Practice Symposium:
Adaptable Instructional Materials (AIM)

(these links are to Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Several of them are large files and may take a while to download)