Since 1995, he has acted as a project manager, a principal investigator, a founding member of the management team, and, most recently, a member of the four-person steering committee. Seidel's projects at HPZ have explored teachers' reflective practices, the close examination of student work, and documentation of learning. This research currently includes the Evidence Project , a study using student work as evidence of learning and teaching, and Making Learning Visible , a study of group learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools in Italy. He and his colleagues have just completed Arts Survive , a study of the sustainability of arts education partnerships. Before coming to Project Zero, Steve taught theater and language arts in Boston area high schools for 17 years and worked professionally as a stage actor and director.
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Howard Gardner and David Perkins will continue their active involvement with HPZ through their research and on its steering committee. Having spent nearly 30 years working in education, I am keenly aware of how much there is yet to learn about teaching and learning. Having worked at HPZ for the past 12 years, I am also well aware of the high standards for quality and relevance of research that David Perkins and Howard Gardner have set and maintained over their more than three decades as co-directors. Their example is inspiring and I am delighted that they will continue to make Project Zero the home for much of their own research. Our research findings are in and our final report is going to press.