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Discover the people, research, and ideas driving the Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Scholars affiliated with the Stanford Accelerator for Learning make a difference through their research, teaching, and other projects, and by sharing those insights and knowledge with the public.

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October 9th, 2024 Announcements, Early Childhood, Equity in Learning

Two Stanford Accelerator for Learning faculty directors appointed to endowed chairs

Philip Fisher, who focuses on early learning, and Maisha T. Winn who researches equity in education, were appointed to endowed chairs.
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September 30th, 2024 Digital Learning, Students

Stanford education scholar uses AI to help medical students hone diagnostic skills

Doctoral student Marcos Rojas bridges education, medicine, and computer science with a platform that simulates patient-physician interactions.
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September 30th, 2024 Early Childhood, Research

New Stanford initiative aims to close a culture gap in measuring kids’ foundational skills

A global network led by Stanford Accelerator for Learning Faculty Affiliate Jelena Obradović works to help promote executive function skills in children around the world.
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September 19th, 2024 Announcements, Students

Cultivating a generation of education innovators activating learning science

The new program launched by the Stanford Accelerator for Learning helps Stanford students find their place in the education innovation ecosystem.
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September 19th, 2024 Students

ASU + GSV 2024: Student reflections ↗

Learn how ASU+GSV 2024 shaped the perceptions of students and influenced their entrepreneurial projects.
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August 14th, 2024 Research, SCALE

‘This is how school comes to be a place where you want to be’

Stanford Accelerator for Learning Faculty Affiliate Denise Pope offers ways to help students feel less stressed and more excited about school.
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August 8th, 2024 Announcements

Summer digest from the executive director

Isabelle Hau reflects on the Accelerator’s activities, research, and impact this year.
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August 6th, 2024 Digital Learning, Research

New study explores what makes digital learning products more – or less – effective

Research led by Stanford Professor Rebecca Silverman analyzes studies on edtech interventions for early reading skills.
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July 10th, 2024 Announcements, Equity in Learning

New faculty director for Equity in Learning initiative joins the Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Maisha T. Winn joined the Accelerator July 1.
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June 18th, 2024 Learning Differences

Partnering for inclusion

A new “research practice learning partnership” between Stanford and the Santa Clara Unified School District develops effective models for inclusive education from the ground up.
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June 17th, 2024 Announcements

Stanford Accelerator for Learning Faculty Affiliate Rebecca Silverman appointed to endowed chair

Silverman is honored with the Judy Koch Professorship of Education.
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May 24th, 2024 Early Childhood, Event

Stanford-led DREME network celebrates a decade of progress in early math

The national conference was co-hosted by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning.
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May 21st, 2024 Learning Differences, Research

Stanford-led study links school environment to brain development

Researchers found increased white matter development in children from higher-performing schools.
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