Aditi Wagh

Aditi Wagh is a Research Scientist in the Scheller Teacher Education Program at MIT. Her work sits at the intersection of learning sciences, science education and computing. Her research examines how computational modeling - use of computation to express and refine ideas that explain the causal underpinnings of a phenomenon, typically through discourse with data and peers - can be made a sustained practice in science classrooms. To this end, her research spans three levels: 1. Design of novel modeling software and curricula that advance students' scientific work; 2. Examining how teachers can facilitate computational modeling practices in classrooms; and, 3. Building capacity at the district level for sustainable change. Dr Wagh is the recipient of several NSF grants in science and computing education. She has a PhD in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University.