Who We Are

We are building a global ecosystem to integrate research into education practice.

GSoLEN is the world’s largest and most robust network of science of learning experts, with more than 900 members across 66 countries.

Together, we activate world-class research to reshape learning opportunities for each student, in their culture, and in their moment.

Mission

Our mission is the improved integration of the science of learning into education policy and practice, creating learning environments and experiences that allow all learners to thrive.

Vision

We are working towards a world in which all people of all ages, backgrounds, contexts, and abilities are able to fulfill their human right to quality, science-based education.

Our Approach

GSoLEN is a global knowledge-brokering network, focused on the wide-scale and effective implementation of the Science of Learning to improve education for all.

Multi-stakeholder

Within and across disciplines. GSoLEN allows scientists, practitioners, policymakers, and philanthropists to work together more effectively – facilitating bi-directional feedback and influence between research and implementation – to share knowledge, develop multiple strategies for implementation, and validate the effectiveness of that implementation.

Global

GSoLEN leverages its diverse community to expand, learn, and apply the science of learning across national, cultural, and socio-economic differences in global contexts.

Distributed and Scalable

GSoLEN is a network-of-networks, that unifies and complements various SoL sectors, networks, and initiatives, and builds upon it to catalyze and accelerate new opportunities for impact.

Continuously improving

GSoLEN is a learning community, enhanced by agility-enabling technology, in which part of doing the work is also learning (and sharing with the field) how we collectively do this work better.

  1. Grounded in the Science of Learning:
    The Science of Learning is an important foundation for advancing effective, equitable education in all contexts and regions. SoL breaks through traditional discipline, geographic and demographic barriers, and draws knowledge from many different fields to build our understanding of how people learn and thrive.
  2. Putting Students at the Center:
    GSoLEN works to connect the science of learning to education policy and practice in pursuit of equitable education outcomes in contexts across the world. Our investment is driven by a sincere commitment to helping all people thrive and reach their full potential.
  3. Responsive to a Dynamic Environment:
    Science is not static, and the science of learning is a constantly evolving body of work and knowledge that continues to refine itself and grow over time. In the same way, GSoLEN strives to actively listen and respond to the needs, achievements, challenges, and opportunities being surfaced by its members.
  4. Inclusive Collaboration:
    We seek to enhance the exchange and use of cross-sectoral experience and knowledge to build better learning opportunities for students of every age, ethnicity, race, gender, and ability. We value the diversity of voices and perspectives in our international network as we work towards this goal.
  5. Diversity and Equity:
    Our products, services, and activities are global, expert-led, and grounded in the latest scientific research. This unique combination provides a firm evidence base for engagement and innovation that can drive inclusive change.

Meet the Executive Committee

  • Bob Wise

    Co-Founder, GSoLEN Former President, Alliance for Excellent Educatio

  • Winsome Waite

    Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, GSoLEN.

  • Stephan Leeds

    Executive Committee Advisor, GSoLEN. Founder, PurposefulEDU.

  • Daniel Leeds

    Co-Founder, Global Science of Learning Education Network

  • Andrea Chiba

    Co-Founder, Global Science of Learning Education Network. Science Director and Co-Director, Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC) Professor, Department of Cognitive Science and Program in Neuroscience, UC San Diego

  • Paulina Segovia Candia

    Network Associate

  • Kelly Shiohira

    Director

Meet our Advisors

  • Alexandra Berry

    Chief Executive Officer, Composer

  • Andreas Schleicher

    Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  • Anthony Jackson

    Vice President for the Center for Global Education, the Asia Society

  • Avi Warshavsky

    CEO at MindCET Ed Tech Innovation Center

  • Bethany Little

    Principal, EducationCounsel

  • David Osher

    Vice-President and Institute Fellow, American Institutes for Research

  • Deborah Delisle

    President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), All4Ed

  • Frank Gettridge

    Executive Director, National Public Education Support Fund

  • Glenn Whitman

    Director, The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning

  • Jacqueline Jodl

    Senior Vice President of Global Youth and Education at Special Olympics

  • James Kohlmoos

    Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

  • Janet Wiles

    Professor, the University of Queensland, Australia Former President, Alliance for Excellent Education

  • Kai-Ming Cheng

    Emeritus Professor - Division of Policy, Administration and Social Sciences Education, and Dir., Education Policy Unit, Univ. of Hong Kong

  • Katrina Maestri

    Member University of California, San Francisco Dyslexia Center Advisory Board; President, Chartwell School Board of Trustees

  • Katrina Stevens

    President and CEO, The Tech Interactive

  • Kevin Bartlett

    Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Next Frontier: Inclusion and The Common Ground Collaborative (CGC)

  • LaVerne Evans Srinivasan

    Vice President, National Program and Program Director, Education Carnegie Corporation of New York

  • Linda Darling-Hammond

    Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, and President of the Learning Policy Institute

  • Maria Echaveste

    President and CEO, Opportunity Institute

  • Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini

    Director of the Language Neurobiology Center and Co-director of the Dyslexia Center, University of California, San Francisco

  • Medha Tare

    Senior Director of Research at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop

  • Mmantsetsa Marope

    Executive Director, World Heritage Group

  • Na’ilah Suad Nasir

    President, Spencer Foundation

  • Nancy Law

    Faculty Member, Center for Information Technology in Education, University of Hong Kong

  • Nora S. Newcombe

    Professor and Director, Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center, Temple University

  • Patricia Kuhl

    Endowed Chair, Bezos Family Foundation for Early Childhood Learning Co-Director, UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, University of Washington

  • Roberto Lent

    Professor of Neuroscience, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Professor, D’Or Institute of Research and Education

  • Ross Cunnington

    Professor, School of Psychology and the Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

  • Sebastián J. Lipina

    Director Unidad de Neurobiología Aplicada (UNA, CEMIC-CONICET); Researcher, CONICET

  • Shankar Maruwada

    CEO and Co-founder of EkStep, India