Connecting education and the learning sciences to nurture innovative, engaging, and effective teaching practice for all learners.

Signal Education Research Network at Memorial University of Newfoundland connects education and the learning sciences to nurture innovative, engaging, and effective teaching practice for all learners.

Signal is a university-based, cross-sector initiative dedicated to advancing evidence-informed educational innovation. It aims to bring together researchers, educators, school and system leaders, policymakers, and community partners to explore how insights from cognitive science, developmental science, linguistics, and educational psychology can be meaningfully applied in classrooms, schools, and educational systems.

As a collaborative network, Signal seeks to strengthen dialogue between research and practice to improve education for all, especially students who have historically experienced marginalization in school.

Signal serves as a hub for public talks, research conversations, book clubs, collaborative projects, and curated resources. Participation is open and free. Through events, digital content, and cross-sector partnerships, the network aims to amplify evidence-informed approaches and cultivate a community committed to educational improvement that bridges student-centred education and the learning sciences.

Signal Education Research Network is led by Dr. Jeanne Sinclair of the Faculty of Education at Memorial University and developed in collaboration partners working in educational research, teaching, and policy across Canada. The Network is an evolving initiative, designed to grow alongside its collaborations and research activities.