This final report to the National Science Foundation (Award No. 1748614), led by Andrea A. Chiba of UC San Diego, documents a project to launch a Global Science of Learning Network bringing together scientists, educators, policy makers, technologists, and philanthropists.
It covers a 2017 roundtable in Búzios, Brazil, a February 2018 convergence conference in Alexandria, VA, and follow-up funding from the Alliance for Excellent Education, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Jacobs Foundation to hold a design convening.
Participants prioritized building a "network of networks" linking researchers, educators, funders, and policymakers, with themes including the impact of poverty on learning, interdisciplinary training for students, and public dissemination of research findings.
The report also describes training opportunities for student participants and broad anticipated impacts on education and lifelong learning.