About The CRAFT
Explore the mission, vision, and people of The Center for Research Advancing Future-Ready Teaching.
Our Mission
The Center for Research Advancing Future-Ready Teaching (The CRAFT) transforms educational practice by connecting rigorous research with classroom implementation of innovative teaching methodologies.
We champion evidence-driven approaches including arts integration, STEAM education, project-based learning, artificial intelligence integration, and emerging pedagogical innovations that cultivate creativity, critical reasoning, collaboration, and adaptability in today’s learners.
Here’s how we make that mission happen:
Investigation and Validation
We explore the big questions in education: What truly prepares students for a dynamic world? Which methods actually work — and why? From arts integration to AI-powered learning, we build the evidence behind tomorrow’s best practices.
Storytelling and Modern Dissemination
Research shouldn’t sit in journals. We bring findings to life through podcasts, videos, multimedia toolkits, and immersive digital experiences — making complex ideas accessible, relatable, and useful for the educators who need them most.
We don’t just publish. We tell stories that travel.
Partnership-Driven Resource Creation
Through collaboration with schools, universities, and industry, we build practical, evolving libraries of teaching tools, frameworks, and strategies aligned to workforce needs and learner success.
Meet Our Board of Directors
Susan Riley
Mary Dell’Erba
Dustin Loehr
Aaron Fettgather
Erica Pitre
Chelsea Chandler
Catherine Van Ness
Vision for Impact
Imagine a world where teachers feel empowered by the latest research, not overwhelmed by it. Where every classroom is a lab for creativity, curiosity, and career-readiness. And where students don’t just absorb knowledge — they apply it with purpose.
That’s the future we’re crafting.
We serve and collaborate with the changemakers of the future.
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