Lead Faculty: Rich Halverson

My research aims to bring the research methods and practices of the Learning Sciences to the world of educational leadership. My dissertation work showed how classical ideas of wisdom and practical knowledge can be used to understand the complex work of contemporary school leaders. I have continued this line of work to develop research methods and theoretical frameworks to access, document, and communicate the expertise of school leaders. I have recently applied my methods to untangling several complex areas of school leadership research such as leadership for social justice, teacher evaluation, urban school leadership, and data-driven decision making.

I have developed my interests in the role of technology in education and leadership by pioneering research and design methods to communicate representations of expert instructional leadership through web-based media. Recently, my collaboration with the GLS has enabled me to investigate how video games point to the next generation of multimedia environments for professional learning.

More information about school leadership games is available on the GLS School Leadership Games website.

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