Liz Dawes Duraisingh

Liz Dawes Duraisingh is the Co-Director of Project Zero, where she has been a Principal Investigator since 2014. There she co-directs The Open Canopy (formerly known as Out of Eden Learn), an online program and research project designed to promote thoughtful intercultural inquiry and exchange through a pedagogical approach that centers slowing down, exchanging stories, and making connections. She also directs Aprendiendo a Aprender| Learning to Learn, a project that involves working collaboratively with local teachers, school leaders, and professional development providers in Panama to transform teaching and learning in public school classrooms across the country. She previously directed Creando Comunidades de Indagación|Creating Communities of Inquiry, a four-year collaboration with the Innova Schools of Peru that sought to promote a culture of inquiry-driven teaching and learning across their extensive network of schools.  This work built on the Creating Communities of Innovation project, a partnership with a culturally diverse network of schools in the United Arab Emirates that resulted in a framework for promoting inquiry-driven innovation in schools. Liz also serves on the core faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, teaching courses on qualitative research methods, designing intercultural learning experiences, and teaching for equity and opportunity with regards to citizenship and nationality. She was formerly a middle and high school history teacher, working in both England and Australia. She holds degrees from Oxford University, University College London, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.