Kerri Wingert, PhD

Research that matters.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerri-wingert/

kerriwingert@ gmail.com

10 years of improvement science and user experience research in digital tools for justice-oriented learning. Outstanding record of project leadership to study user needs, delivered 100% on time and always under budget. Scrappy, well-trained, and deeply empathic toward users.

Selected Publications

Understanding the Priorities and Practices of Rural Science Teachers: Implications for Designing Professional LearningIn order to design professional learning that supports rural science teachers to effectively implement standards-based “five-dimensional” (5D) instructional and assessment practices, a critical first step is to elicit their perspectives, prior experiences, concerns, and interests. Based on survey data from 87 rural science teachers in Colorado, along with focus group sessions with 18 of those teachers, this article investigates teachers’ perspectives on what makes rural science teaching unique, the degree to which they use 5D science instruction, their curricular and assessment resources, and their professional learning experiences and preferences. Overall, rural science teachers in Colorado reported using rich practices for engaging students’ interests and identities in the pursuit of high-quality engagement, and they expressed a need for more science-specific professional learning and materials distribution. Implications for designing professional learning opportunities for rural science teachers are offered.

Rural Educator, 2022

I designed and led a study of rural educators' experience with science curriculum to set long-term strategy for a 5-year competitive national grant. We used focus groups and interviews, as well as a comprehensive survey of their self-reported vision and practices. Check it out for free in the Rural Educator.

InquiryHub Chemistry Curriculum

We designed an ambitious, year-long chemistry curriculum aligned to A Framework for K-12 Science Education in collaboration with Northwestern University and Denver Public Schools. It comprises 50,000 pages of materials and is being used by teachers in 40+ states.

International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

Wingert, Riedy, Campanella, & Penuel 2020

We used QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) to study Boolean outcomes across 7 states over 4 years.

Click to read it in the ICLS repository.

Wingert_CV

User Experience Research Resumé

WINGERT_CV_full_221219.docx

Academic Curriculum Vitae