Dr. Jim Heal is a leading expert in the applied science of learning, bridging the worlds of research and practice to improve how people teach and learn.
About Jim
Dr. Jim Heal is a leading advocate for bridging the worlds of research and practice in the applied science of learning.
Jim’s work seeks to develop evidence-informed expertise in learning and leadership for schools, universities, and organizations in the United States and around the world. Dr. Heal began his career as a teacher and school leader in the UK before moving to the US, where he became Director of Practice at Harvard University's Research Schools International initiative.
In his work at Deans for Impact, a US-based education non-profit, he strives to increase educator effectiveness by infusing the science of learning into teacher preparation. He currently serves as Professor of Evidence-Informed Education Leadership at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam and taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where he earned his doctorate in educational leadership.
Jim is the author of How Teaching Happens: Seminal Works in Teaching and Teacher Effectiveness and What They Mean in Practice; Mental Models: How Understanding the Mind Can Transform the Way You Work and Learn; and Instructional Paradoxes which is due for release in 2025.