Setting the Course For Research on AI in Professional Learning

Read the report: AI in Professional Learning: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges for Educators

Brendon Krall is a Research Project Manager at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, where he assists the Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL). Prior to joining Annenberg, Brendon worked as a research assistant for Dr. Stephen Raudenbush, at the Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab, and at the World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group primarily focusing on program evaluation for education-related projects. In addition to his research experience, Brendon is a 2018 Teach For America corps member, where he worked as an 8th-grade English teacher and community organizer in Houston, TX. Specifically, Brendon supported community organizing initiatives that advocated for improved school services for immigrant students and families and created an educator resource guide that school staff could use to better support this subpopulation. As a first-generation college graduate, Brendon knows the powerful role that education has in shaping an individual's personal and professional trajectory and has committed himself to creating more equitable and efficient education systems so all students have the possibility to reach their fullest potential.

Krista Morales's career in education began as an undergraduate interning for Education Secretary John King and the U.S. Senate's Committee on Education. She then taught 7th and 9th grade ELA in Fall River, MA and continued teaching high school English in the South Bronx. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from Loyola Marymount University; an Ed.M in Teaching and Curriculum from Boston University; and an M.A. in Education Policy and Social Analysis from Columbia's Teachers College.

Links:

• https://annenberg.brown.edu/rppl/ai-professional-learning-navigating-opportunities-and-challenges-educators
• https://annenberg.brown.edu/sites/default/files/AI%20in%20Professional%20Learning.pdf
• http://rpplpartnership.org/insights-hub/
• https://annenberg.brown.edu/rppl/ai-professional-learning-landscape-analysis
• https://rpplpartnership.org/insights-hub/
• https://x.com/rpplpartnership
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rpplpartnership_ai-tools-are-already-making-their-way-into-activity-7217244560391831552-beJF
• https://twitter.com/rodjnaquin/status/1813260695254806974

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