Maria Langworthy

Founder and Principal / Langworthy Research

Maria Langworthy is the founder and principal of Langworthy Research. She is a social scientist who has worked for over 15 years studying the intersection of public and private spheres, and how shifts in social and economic patterns influence culture and systems. She currently focuses n education policy research, globally managing the Innovative Teaching and Learning (ITL) Research project.

ITL Research is a multiyear global research program devoted to researching and supporting the evolution of innovative teaching practices. The program’s global sponsor is Microsoft’s Partners in Learning, in partnership with governments, research organizations and other stakeholders around the world. In Phase I of this research program (2009‐11), researchers in 7 countries used investigated innovative teaching in each country, its relationship to students’ development of 21st century skills, and the school and system factors that support teachers’ adoption of new teaching methods. In Phase II, the focus of the program shifts toward directly supporting teachers and schools as they seek to improve their practices.

Before launching her company in 2009, Maria managed international research for Microsoft in the areas of communications, citizenship strategy and policy research. She led a team responsible for research in over 40 countries.

Dr. Langworthy holds a M.A. degree in International Relations and a Ph.D. in Political Sociology, both from Boston University.