Talks

Title: Designing and Implementing Interventions in the US K-12 Education System

Speaker: Dr. Maggie Hannan

When: March 1, 2019, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Where: Newell-Simon Hall 3305, Carnegie Mellon University

Abstract:

In this talk and discussion session, Dr. Maggie Hannan will provide a brief overview of the structure of the US K-12 education system, explaining how policy and organizational structure interact with innovations in schools. The talk will pay particular attention to implementation processes in educational contexts, and the importance of taking system characteristics into account when designing changes and interventions. We will then move on to discussing METALS students’ specific questions to provide targeted support to students as they design their capstone interventions. The discussion will also be an opportunity to provide resources and recommendations based on students’ particular design needs and questions, and to consider future education policy learning opportunities for METALS students.

Bio:

Maggie Hannan is the Associate Director for K-12 for the Simon Initiative. At CMU, she is leading the development of a K-12 research network that will expand the Simon Initiative’s influence within CMU and across the regional education landscape. She previously served as a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh and a Summer Associate and policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. Dr. Hannan earned her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Sciences and Policy program in 2018, where her research focused on collaborative educational improvement initiatives, education policy implementation, and the dynamics of scaling innovations in complex systems. She has been a researcher and evaluator in multiple education policy projects and partnerships, collaborating with state departments of education and nonprofit foundations to build and evaluate large-scale policy initiatives. She has also taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in both the humanities and social sciences.