
LisaGuernsey
@lisaguernsey
Senior Fellow, Ed Policy @NewAmerica; libraries, digital & edu equity, sci of learning. #MediaMentors. Find me at linkedin.com/in/lisaguernse…
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https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/lisa-guernsey/ 06-03-2008 20:49:17
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A new fellowship program New America helps to elevate voices and expertise that for too long has been left out of #cybersecurity conversations. 7 new fellows announced last week! Thank you Peter W. Singer for helping to make the #ShareTheMicInCyber program happen.

Help us spread the word: Hiring New America Ed: Director of Communications for our ed policy program. Seeking exceptional comms leader w/ 10+ yrs experience in leading comms teams + demonstrated interest in fostering equitable outcomes in society. newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/zdGDzvkO…

The Woodson Collaborative was started to help teachers curate quality lesson plans, discussion prompts, and more on African American history. LisaGuernsey of New America Ed highlights how it is possible to build consensus on instructional materials. 🍎 bit.ly/3FLcgiJ

🌞 "More children need access to joyful and engaging kindergarten experiences." In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, our #EarlyEd expert Laura Bornfreund highlights the history of #kindergarten as the first universal access point to #education for all children. newamerica.org/education-poli…

Grateful to see this review of Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens, the book I co-wrote with Michael H. Levine, PhD, in the new Shepherd.com 📚 Shepherd.com book site by Ben Fox 📚🌎🗽🇺🇦. Fascinating site to check out #tapclickread shepherd.com/book/tap-click…

🔊 Language is a fundamental part of #EarlyEd, so we're featuring this audio-based Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) project called "Talk with Me" to celebrate #MusicMonday. Watch these short explainers for how parents can better build strong learning foundations: newamerica.org/education-poli… #WOYC23

It's been so fun advising Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) and watching it grow! 📷New America's LisaGuernsey, KathyandRo & Phillip Ellis//Brookings Global show how the model gathers innovators across sectors & redesigns problem-solving in #education. newamerica.org/education-poli…

Just out! Happy to be part of this New America Ed brief w/ KathyandRo Phillip Ellis, and Brookings Global to show how the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) gathers innovators across sectors & redesigns problem-solving in #education & beyond. Learn about our first 5 years: newamerica.org/education-poli…




Big congratulations to our Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellow Andrea Goldin andre.goldin for winning 1st place in this book competition, with her book (in Spanish): Neuroscience at the school. A friendly guide (and without blah blah) to understand how the brain works during learning. Huge!

Cheers to all the wonderful Alexandria City Public Schools teachers this week. You make our worlds go ‘round 🫶🏼



It is inspiring to read Natasha Tarpley's words here in New America's magazine. And I'm excited to see her new work, such as her children’s mystery podcast, Opal Watson: Private Eye, which featured an 11-year-old African American girl detective.

Thrilled to have had this opportunity to interview library director Rose Dawson for our New America New America Ed series on the Alexandria Library sit-in of 1939.

Can’t wait to join adam harris Rebecca Henderson, Ed.D. Kyle Zimmer Maika Moulite & more to explore how to shift the discourse from #bannedbooks to inclusive education and getting students excited about reading. #NewAmericaEvents New America on 10/3 @ 3p ET. # bit.ly/3LxjucX

🫧 Leave your bubble! Come and collaborate across sectors to elevate the learning sciences and catalyze change in schools and communities. Apply by July 15th to join New America Ed’s innovative @lsxfellowship as a Focus Fellow. newamerica.org/education-poli…
