Insights is an infrastructure for developing pedagogical knowledge emerging from educational practice. The platform is grounded in the understanding that the most meaningful knowledge about teaching and learning is found not only in formal research or written curricula, but also—and perhaps primarily—in stories from educational practice that express knowledge derived from experience. However, such knowledge often remains local, context-dependent, and difficult to share and transfer. Insights was designed to bridge this gap.
How Do Local Stories Become Broader Knowledge?
In Insights, knowledge is not collected as isolated cases; rather, it is constructed as a knowledge map of reasoned connections between stories from practice and pedagogical principles. These principles are grounded in research in the learning sciences and education and are formulated in a concise and accessible manner that enables connections between research-based knowledge and concrete situations from practice.
Knowledge as an Encounter Between Perspectives
The knowledge developed within Insights emerges through encounters among diverse perspectives-including those of teachers, school leaders, educational researchers, scientists, and additional partners in educational practice. This integration enables stories to be interpreted from multiple viewpoints and supports deeper understanding.
Scaling Educational Innovation
When knowledge is constructed as a network of connections, it can evolve and expand over time. Insights supports the scaling of educational innovation and the expansion of the community of participants who build upon existing knowledge.
Where Did It Emerge From?
The platform grew out of the partnership network of the TCSS Center for the Advancement of Citizen Science in Schools, in which teachers, researchers, and scientists collaborate to develop educational innovation.
Development and Research
Insights was developed within the research group of Yael Kali through a grant from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF). The platform continues to evolve through ongoing collaboration with educational communities in Israel and around the world.