The Long Arc of an Education Moonshot

Dr. Margaret Honey joined The New York Hall of Science as
president and CEO in November of 2008. Among her current
interests at NYSCI is the role of design-based learning in
promoting student interest and achievement in STEM subjects. She
is widely recognized for her work using digital technologies to
support children’s learning across the disciplines of science,
mathematics, engineering and technology. Prior to joining NYSCI,
she spent 15 years as vice president of the Education Development
Center (EDC) and director of EDC’s Center for Children and
Technology. While at EDC, Dr. Honey was the architect and
overseer of numerous large-scale projects funded by organizations
including the National Science Foundation, the Institute for
Education Sciences, The Carnegie Corporation, The Library of
Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S.
Department of Energy. She also co-directed the Northeast and
Islands Regional Education Laboratory, which enabled educators,
policy-makers, and communities to improve schools by helping them
leverage the most current research about learning and K-12
education.


A graduate of Hampshire College with a doctorate in developmental
psychology from Columbia University, Dr. Honey’s work has helped
to shape the best thinking about learning and technology with
special attention to traditionally underserved audiences. She has
directed numerous research projects including efforts to identify
teaching practices and assessments for 21st-century skills, and
new approaches to teaching computational science in high schools.
She has collaborated with PBS, CPB and some of the nation’s
largest public television stations, has investigated data-driven
decision-making tools and practices, and with colleagues at Bank
Street College of Education, created one of the first
internet-based professional development programs in the country.
From her early involvement in the award-winning and
groundbreaking public television series The Voyage of the Mimi to
her decade-long collaboration on the education reform team for
the Union City (NJ) school district, she has led some of the
country’s most innovative and successful education efforts.


Dr. Honey has shared what she’s learned before Congress, state
legislatures, and federal panels, and through numerous articles,
chapters and books. She currently serves as a board member of
National Academies’ Board on Science Education and on behalf of
the National Research Council has chaired the workshop report on
IT Fluency and High School Graduation Outcomes, and co-authored a
report on Learning Science: Computer Games, Simulations, and
Education. Her recent book, Design, Make, Play – Growing the Next
Generation of STEM Innovators, explores the potential of these
strategies for supporting student engagement and deeper learning.
Dr. Honey also serves as a member of the National Science
Foundation’s Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee.


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