SHAI

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Short Bio. Shai practices the elements of learning, teaching, and creating through research, practice, and design in her learning ecosystems work.

Long Bio. Shai Moore is an educational researcher, practitioner, and designer. Hailing from the south side of Chicago, Shai has a long history of living in and serving low-resourced communities. Since her time as a member of the Chicago Knights FIRST Robotics team, she has served as a STEM mentor to youth for more than a decade. Following her interests in tinkering and spatial sensemaking, Shai earned her bachelor of science in Packaging Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Immediately after graduation, she worked as a Packaging Engineer at a major toy-making company where she rediscovered her passion for play. Shai returned to serve youth with the Digital Youth Network as a mentor for their Digital Youth Divas program. Currently studying the Learning Sciences as a doctoral student at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy, Shai practices the elements of learning, teaching, and creating in her learning ecosystems work.

NEWS & MEDIA


Fall 2019 – As a part of the “Introduction to Design in Learning Sciences” course, Shai partnered with Citizen’s Utility Board (CUB) to reimagine learning through the use of social media. Read the article on CUB’s website here.