SET Lab: The Next Evolution of Educators
What is SET Lab?
SET Lab is fostering the next evolution of educators: Education Scientists *.
The program helps educators evolve and grow their capabilities by examining the intersection of theory and practice in education. SET Lab supports educators and administrators in conducting valuable research within their classrooms and/or schools through the SET Lab Design Thinking process. Each member (Education Scientist) in SET Lab conducts action research to examine a topic within their environment that they are interested in redesigning. The aim is for this research to be used to better teaching and learning practices and to share the findings with the greater education community. At SET, we believe every educator has the ability to redesign education.
* Note: Education Scientist is a term coined by SET.
Mission
To support educators and administrators to examine and redesign their practice by enabling them to ask questions, conduct action research, and share their findings with the academic community.
Who is SET Lab for?
Educators and administrators in K-12 education.
SET Lab Education Scientists are:
- Asking questions about their practice
- Researching and developing
- Redesigning education
- Sharing best practice
Process
Each participant chooses a question they’d like to study for the course of the six month program. The question can be broad, narrow, strategic, or tactical and aim to shed light on a topic of interest within the classroom or school. SET Lab facilitators will provide a personalized action plan for each educator to develop their process and study. This plan follows the tenets and progression of design thinking:
Through SET Lab, each Education Scientist receives their own blog as a platform to document their progress and action research. Subsequently, Educational Scientists, with the help of SET Lab consultants, will share their research and progress with the greater community through social media.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants are awarded a SET Lab Education Scientist certificate. Participants can note these credentials on their resumes, social media profiles, and email signatures.
Do you want to become an Education Scientist or want to learn more about SET Lab? Visit our website or email us at contactus@strategicedtech.com
Originally published at www.strategicedtech.com.
