Hi, my name is Meghan Raftery. This is my now page - a running snapshot of what matters to me right now and projects I'm proud of sharing.
Last updated July 2026.
What I’m Up To
I’m spending most of my time at the intersection of skills, credentials, and community — helping educators, workforce programs, and grantees build the structures that make learning visible and transferable. A lot of my work right now involves leading communities of practice, designing tools that help people name and validate what they know, and making sure the systems we build actually work for the humans at the center of them — whether that’s a worker navigating a new credential, a teacher bringing project-based learning into a classroom, or a kid discovering what they’re capable of in a culinary kitchen.
Projects I’m Excited About
- Education Design Lab: finding a next use for our Experience Matters report, created in partnership with Getting Smart.
- CROP Foundation: refining and piloting a curriculum and badging system for Versability that opens culinary career pathways for adults and kids with special needs.
- The Fuse Pathway: working with Allison Zmuda to design student-centered learning experiences that help kids connect their passions to real skills through project-based exploration and the tools to see themselves as capable, creative people. Currently creating an advisory and homeschool version of the curriculum.
- Edjacent: Helping educators and caregivers become co-designers of AI solutions, so the tools shaping learning actually reflect the people closest to it. Testing out use cases with professors, teachers, and administrators.
What I’m Reading
Two friends/colleagues recently published books I love!
Christina Owens wrote A Cup of Authenticitea, described by Bookshop.org as: “Short stories and journal reflections steeped in humor, heart, and a little bit of wonder, A Cup of Authenticitea invites readers into the messy, magical in-between spaces of life. The moments when clarity is still brewing, courage is still warming, and you're not quite the person you were, but not yet who you're becoming. It's cozy, it's honest, and it asks just the right questions at just the right time.”
Becca Silvers wrote The Resistance Solution, described by Bookshop.org as: “The Resistance Solution offers a research-informed, field-tested approach that helps leaders understand what resistance signals and how to respond in ways that build trust, strengthen belief, and move the work forward. Designed for K-12 leaders and instructional coaches, this book helps you shift from reacting to resistance to diagnosing it.”
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On Screen
Stay tuned for a podcast episode I’m working on with my colleague Javier from https://www.learningmechanics.co/ about student-issued badges for faculty who demonstrate allyship for neurodivergent learners!
In Person
This month I presented at Badge Summit in Boulder, Colo., alongside four Education Design Lab colleagues, exploring one central question from multiple angles: how do we make skills visible, trusted, and portable for learners? Our six sessions span credential mobility, skills visibility across learning pathways, K–12 experience recognition, and measuring what actually moves the needle for opportunity seekers. We also spent some time together as a team, at a KALEO show at Red Rocks!
Something Fun
A local artist drew a portrait of my sons and dogs!
