Katie Gao
Ph.D.
Dissemination Lead
About
Katie Gao is REL Pacific’s dissemination lead. Dr. Gao has more than a decade of experience helping to bring complex research findings into practice by developing, editing, and designing publications and materials in numerous fields, including education, linguistics, and information systems. Since 2017, she has worked with REL Pacific, supporting and leading projects across all tasks, with a particular focus on multilingual education and culturally responsive teaching and learning. Dr. Gao can be contacted at kgao@mcrel.org.
Associated IES Content
About REL Pacific
Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice.
Blog
Contextualizing Education Partnerships in the Pacific Region
REL Pacific partnerships are structured to support evidence-based and equitable decision making for education change in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific region. This structure, illustrated as a pandanus tree, honors the priorities of education entities in the Pacific, while maximizing the resources provided by the REL program.
Date published:
Apr 21, 2023
Blog
Supporting Students' First and Second Language Acquisition in the Kosrae State Department of Education
The role of the education system in supporting both the development of a student's first language or heritage language as well as access to and fluency in a global language, like English, is at the forefront of discussions on language maintenance and revitalization across the Pacific region. Education and community leaders on Kosrae, an island state in the Federated States of Micronesia, are looking closely at current policy guidelines, teaching practices, and student outcomes in their educat...
Date published:
Sep 30, 2019