A Dynamic Professional Community Driving Positive Change in Education

• Join others who are committed to educational change by building stronger connections between research and practice

• Develop skills in addressing justice and equity in education, especially for historically disenfranchised communities

• Create experiences for people of diverse communities to collaborate to identify evidence-based solutions, pursuing a just and equitable education system

• Promote knowledge brokering as a professional enterprise

• Delve into evidence-based education, integrating scientific inquiry with lived experience, practice-based evidence, and community values, to create a thoughtful and comprehensive approach to decision-making

• Imagine an education system where the unique needs of historically disenfranchised students and communities are the priority

Who is a knowledge broker?

Few people actually use the term “knowledge broker”…

Yet, many people engage in this work.
In fact, knowledge brokers can serve in a wide range of job positions and work at different levels of influence.
Knowledge brokers exist across all parts of the education system - in intermediary organizations, research organizations, advocacy groups, foundations, as well as in state education agencies, schools, and districts - and have a wide range of roles and titles.  What makes a knowledge broker a knowledge broker?

A knowledge broker is someone who…

• Facilitates the exchange of knowledge among key stakeholders

• Cultivates and sustains relationships between research and practice

• Makes knowledge accessible and usable

• Supports research-informed change

• Centers equity in educational processes, goals, and outcomes