Nidhi Sachdeva is a teacher educator, researcher, and learning design consultant specializing in the science of learning, teacher expertise, and evidence-informed instructional design. She teaches at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and is Professor at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, where she supports projects focused on developing teacher expertise. She is Chair of researchED Canada and co-author, with Paul A. Kirschner, of the forthcoming Becoming an Expert Teacher: Deliberate Practice for Effective Teaching. Her work focuses on translating cognitive science into practical approaches that help educators and learning professionals design instruction that builds durable learning, skilled performance, and professional expertise. Across her work, she is especially interested in how effective instruction and teacher expertise can contribute to more equitable educational outcomes by ensuring that all learners have access to teaching that is clear, structured, rigorous, and responsive to how learning happens.
