The Metiri Group serves the education
community through a broad range of consulting services that empower
educators and education institutions to:
- Advance effective
teaching and learning,
- Use
technology in powerful and meaningful ways,
and
- Foster
21st Century
Skills in
students,
teachers
and administrators.
Our clients include schools,
school districts, universities, foundations, government agencies,
community organizations and education firms. While each engagement
is tailored to the specific needs of our clients, our services
can be grouped into three core areas:
Policy
Consulting:
Metiri Group consultants advise
state policy makers on the design of technology initiatives and legislation,
craft requests for proposals, facilitate strategic planning, develop
web content and applications related to education technology planning
and leadership, and organize and present at policy-focused education
technology conferences.
Practice Leader: Cheryl Lemke
Professional
Development:
Metiri Group consultants work
with school districts to reorganize their technology professional development
and curriculum design processes, organize national and regional seminars
on technology professional development, facilitate workshops and conference
presentations, and develop web content and applications that support
effective professional development practices.
Practice Leader: Ed Coughlin
Research
and Evaluation:
Metiri Group consultants conduct
local and large scale program evaluations and technology audits, advise
school districts, policy makers, foundations, and education firms on
educational technology data collection and evaluation, design Requests
for Proposals, develop web content and applications that support effective
research and evaluation, and present on gathering and using data for
educational decision making.
Practice Leader: Kirk Vandersall