{"id":138,"date":"2024-12-03T12:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meshguides.org\/efc\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-01-16T09:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:12:54","slug":"what-is-mesh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.meshguides.org\/efc\/what-is-mesh\/","title":{"rendered":"What is MESH?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MESH supports the professional judgement of educators using evidence from the science of learning.

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Welcome to an ongoing experiment designed to help all teachers learn continuously by using evidence-based methods in their teaching.

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    Overview<\/strong>:\u00a0
    MESH\u00a0is a design for a teacher\/researcher-led international knowledge management system. It utilizes digital tools to keep costs low while ensuring teachers remain current in their subject and pedagogical knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Key Components<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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      MESHGuides<\/strong>: Research summaries periodically updated for teachers and parents, linked to the original research that informed the advice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      MESHConnect<\/strong>: Facilitates collaboration and international networking as part of the\u00a0MESH\u00a0knowledge management strategy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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      Global Impact<\/strong>: The\u00a0MESH\u00a0system aims to address access to the latest knowledge in education, contributing to\u00a0UNESCO’s\u00a0SDG 4<\/strong>. MESH takes an active part in the UNESCO\/Teacher Task Force and has also inspired worldwide partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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        Through Technology and Research<\/strong>:
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          Build a professional knowledge base of research summaries to enhance classroom practices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Maximize knowledge accumulation and research impact while minimizing duplication.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Publish research summaries as knowledge maps, exemplified by\u00a0MESHGuides.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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            Keeping Teachers Informed<\/strong>: Teachers must stay updated with the latest knowledge to improve teaching quality.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Testing Strategies<\/strong>: MESH furthers the..<\/p>\n

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              Pooling of quality-assured knowledge for teachers in subject content and pedagogy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Provision of open access to updatable, trusted research summaries<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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              The Benefits of MESHGuides <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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                Professional Standards<\/strong>:\u00a0MESHGuides\u00a0can assist teachers in demonstrating compliance with\u00a0Professional Standards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                Access to Knowledge<\/strong>: Much valuable research is often inaccessible, buried in theses or academic journals.\u00a0MESH\u00a0offers a pathway for teachers to access this knowledge, enabling them to leverage it for improved student outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

              • Cost Efficiency<\/strong>: MESH mobilizes knowledge through technology, achieving efficiencies of scale and reach<\/li>\n
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                The Challenge for Educators<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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                  Knowledge Accessibility<\/strong>: Published educational research often lacks focus on the practical knowledge teachers need to enhance educational outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Translational Research<\/strong>:\u00a0MESH\u00a0exemplifies\u00a0translational research<\/strong>\u00a0in education, aiming to convert research-based concepts into effective classroom practices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                    For Governments, Charities, and Policymakers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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                      Value, require, and encourage MESHGuide research summary production.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Join the\u00a0MESH\u00a0Advisory Board.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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                      For Universities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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                        Require contributions to\u00a0MESHGuides\u00a0from Master’s and PhD theses and involve research staff.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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                        For Individuals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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                          Participate in the\u00a0MESH\u00a0community and contribute to the knowledge base.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                            Global Collaboration<\/strong>:\u00a0MESH\u00a0provides the necessary\u00a0e-infrastructure<\/strong>\u00a0to support worldwide collaboration among educators, researchers, and policymakers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                            Evidence-Based Profession<\/strong>: It aims to strengthen the educational evidence base, promoting teaching as an evidence-informed profession.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                            Publishing and Toolkits<\/strong>: Through publishing MESHGuides and utilizing toolkits, practitioners, teacher educators, and policymakers can interact with educational research in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                            Specialist Contributions<\/strong>: Specialist groups are responsible for producing\u00a0MESHGuides\u00a0tailored to specific areas of educational practice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                              Challenges in Applied Research<\/strong>: We acknowledge the difficulties in making educational research findings accessible and applicable to practitioners.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                              Invitation to Collaborate<\/strong>: We invite those willing to engage in this innovative approach to education to join us in exploring new possibilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                              Draft Guides<\/strong>: A limited number of draft guides illustrate the concept of\u00a0MESH, including:<\/p>\n

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                                  The Entrepreneurial Education Guide<\/strong>: A collaborative effort among teachers, academics, and NGOs to support budding entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                                  Reluctant Writers and Assessment in Primary Science Guides<\/strong>: Summaries derived from extended research projects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                                    Foundational Information<\/strong>: Background information and references regarding the foundations of\u00a0MESHGuides\u00a0are available throughout the site.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                                    UN’s\u00a0Sustainable Development Goal 4<\/strong>: For more insights, see the UN\u2019s SDG 4.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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