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Sara Pixley, Senior Director of Research and Evaluation at Great Minds

As Senior Director of Research and Evaluation at Great Minds, Sara brings 20+ years of experience in internal, external, and evaluation research, leveraging deep customer insights to shape product development, strategy, and thought leadership. Holding a PhD in Cognitive Science with a focus on the neuroscience of lifespan learning and memory, she has designed and evaluated impactful learning solutions for learners of all ages, from children to corporate leaders, across hundreds of global organizations.

Sara Pixley, Senior Director of Research and Evaluation at Great Minds

Knowledge Building in Early Literacy to Develop Lifelong Readers

Great Minds® embraces the research that knowledge building should start at the outset of a student’s education. But what does that look like for...

Great Minds® PhD Science™ Investigation Kits Now Available

For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org Friday, August 2, 2019—Great Minds® is now shipping custom Investigation Kits to...

New York City Schools Community District 19 to Use Great Minds® Curricula

For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: chad.colby@greatminds.org Thursday, July 18, 2019—Starting this fall, New York City Schools Community...

The Story of Geodes, Part 2

Note: Great Minds® featured Geodes®, a new library of books for emerging readers, at the ASCD Empower19 conference in Chicago. Remarks follow. Part 1...

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