Dr. Katerine Bielaczyc's expertise is in the area of teacher and student learning and epistemic change within contexts of classroom innovation, and new methodologies for assessment of such innovations.

Her background includes the development of technology-based learning environments.  In 2006, Kate joined Singapore's National Institute of Education, and is currently serving as Deputy Head of the Learning Sciences Lab.  

She was formerly an Assistant Professor at Harvard University in Technology in Education and Teacher Education; a Senior Scientist at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman; and Director of the Learning Communities Research Group at Boston College.

Kate also worked as a cognitive researcher and systems designer at the Learning Research and Development Center in Pittsburgh and at universities in the UK, France and Italy.  Kate was the Director of Research on a large-scale school reform effort through the NSF Vanguard for Learning project, and also worked with colleagues at the Harvard Institute for International Development and the Secretary of Education in Bogota, Colombia, on the evaluation of an ICT project in the Bogota School District.