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We are focused

Our mission is to support teachers in using small-group instruction with fidelity to research-based best practices without having to spend months or years mastering the complex design requirements and logistics of these lessons. We are committed to the spread of this form of instruction because of the powerful effects that it has on the classroom experience for both students and teachers.

Our Story

We have spent more than 10 years researching small-group instruction in classrooms and schools across Oregon and have found a wealth of positive effects on student social-emotional skills, behavior, mental health, and academic performance. However, we have also found that this form of instruction can be challenging for teachers to implement with fidelity. To make evidence-based small-group instruction truly accessible to everyone, we developed PeerLearning.net, a software platform that enables teachers to quickly and easily deliver evidence-based small-group lessons on any topic at any grade level from late elementary through graduate schools. We have found that using this platform has even more powerful effects on students than implementing small-group instruction manually, and has the additional benefits of reducing teacher stress and burnout and promoting teacher efficacy.

Get started with PeerLearning.net by contacting us below or by simply creating an account.

Contact

Joel Sebastian, D.Ed.,  Director of Innovative Partnerships

Center on Human Development, University of Oregon

22 Year Secondary Administrator, Fly Fisherman

Mark Van Ryzin, PH.D., Principal Researcher 

Center on Human Development, University of Oregon

​PeerLearning.net Developer, Outdoors Enthusiast 

971-832-2159

markv@uoregon.edu

801-5581677

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