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Curriculum Implementation Research to Results: A Theory of Action for Student Outcomes
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by Helena Connolly, Former Teacher, Senior Director of Research, Great Minds; Stacy Domingo, Former Teacher, Current Field Research & Implementation Lead, Great Minds; and Meg Wexler, Former Teacher, Senior Service Designer, Leadership and Enablement, Great Minds
Sponsored by Great Minds
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What does it really take to turn a strong curriculum into strong student outcomes? And how can teachers and leaders work together to make implementation stick? In this research-based edWebinar, the presenters explore Great Minds’ free Theory of Action and Framework for Implementation Success to highlight the conditions that help high-quality instructional materials make a meaningful impact in classrooms.
You learn what effective implementation looks like in practice, understand the key drivers that connect curricula, professional learning, and leadership, and identify common challenges that can slow progress. Through research insights and real examples from schools and districts, they share practical moves that strengthen alignment, build teacher confidence, and support consistent, high-quality instruction.
You have time to reflect on your own context and consider small, meaningful shifts that can lead to stronger coherence and improved student outcomes. Whether you’re a PreK-12 classroom teacher, instructional coach, or school or district leader, you leave this edWebinar with actionable strategies and tools to support implementation in ways that are realistic, sustainable, and centered on student learning.
About the Presenters
Helena Connolly is the Senior Director of Research at Great Minds, where she leads research strategy across curriculum development and product innovation. She oversees impact, implementation, and learning research to understand whether Great Minds’ programs improve student outcomes and the conditions that enable successful implementation in schools. Helena partners closely with product and professional learning teams to ensure research findings directly inform design decisions and advance evidence-based instruction. Helena’s perspective is shaped by her experience as a teacher in a high-needs elementary school. She is passionate about bringing together rigorous efficacy research, learning science, and educator-centered design to strengthen outcomes for all students.
Stacy (Fitzwater) Domingo is a Field Research & Implementation Lead at Great Minds PBC, where she partners with school and district leaders nationwide to study and strengthen high-quality instructional materials implementation. A former school administrator, fourth-grade teacher, and K–8 music teacher in Phoenix’s West Valley, Stacy has seen firsthand how great teaching and high-quality curricula can transform classrooms. She now blends that classroom and leadership experience with research—collaborating with cross-functional teams to examine real-world implementation, surface stories of success, and refine curricula and services. Passionate about helping educators and students reach their fullest potential, Stacy works to connect what’s happening in schools to what’s possible through thoughtful design and continuous learning.
Meg Wexler is an education leader with 15+ years of experience advancing literacy outcomes and implementing high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). As a Senior Service Designer at Great Minds, she develops scalable programs that support district and school leaders in effective curriculum implementation.
Previously, she was a founding literacy teacher at KIPP SoCal, where she contributed to schoolwide literacy strategy, coached teachers, and drove data-informed improvement. She began her career as a teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools, supporting diverse learners and mentoring new educators. Meg holds a master’s in education from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s in English from The George Washington University.
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Great Minds PBC is a public benefit corporation founded on the belief that education should be rich in knowledge and accessible to every child. In literacy, Great Minds® has developed Arts & Letters® and Wit & Wisdom®, core English language arts programs anchored by award-winning books and authentic texts that build knowledge on engaging topics in grade levels K–8. Great Minds also has developed Geodes® books for emerging and developing readers in grade levels K–3. Geodes are published by Great Minds PBC and can be used with any reading foundations program. Geodes was originally created in association with Wilson Language Training. Great Minds also is the publisher of Eureka Math®, Eureka Math2®, and PhD Science®.
