Dr. Jim Heal is a leading advocate for bridging the worlds of research and practice in education and co-founder of Learning Science Partners, which creates transformative professional learning experiences rooted in the principles of learning science.  His work seeks to develop expertise in evidence-informed instruction and leadership in K-12 schools, school districts, and higher education institutions. Dr. Heal was a teacher and principal for ten years in the UK before moving to the US, where he became Director of Practice at Harvard’s Research Schools International initiative. At Deans for Impact, a US-based non-profit, he increased teacher effectiveness by infusing the science of learning into educator preparation. He serves as Professor of Evidence-Informed Education Leadership at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam and taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he earned his doctorate in educational leadership. He is the author of three books on education: How Teaching Happens, Mental Models, and Instructional Illusions. 

Margaret (Meg) Lee is a leading voice in evidence-informed education and its effective implementation at scale. She is cofounder of Learning Science Partners, where she works with Dr. Jim Heal to facilitate powerful professional learning informed by how learning happens. A public school educator in a variety of roles from teacher to professional learning specialist to school-based administrator to central executive leader for 30 years, Meg directed induction and professional learning for a large, innovative public district that implemented evidence-informed practice. She is the author of Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids (2nd ed.) and has taught graduate-level education and psychology courses. Her work in the science of learning has led her to collaborative projects with ASCD, Learning Forward, Edutopia, The Teaching Channel, and the Education Writers Association.