As schools across the country embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), innovative educators are leading the way, showing how AI can enhance teaching and learning while keeping students at the center of the experience. Providing educators with concrete examples of how to implement AI-enabled instructional practices empowers teachers with new strategies and helps […]
Oftentimes, research is done on schools and systems. In this extractive relationship, researchers collect data, rarely including participants in the design or analysis, and then later report findings back to the sites. At The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we believe that research should occur with our partners. This means addressing questions that are meaningful to them
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As educators, we’re used to hitting the ground running and doing what’s necessary to ensure our students fully benefit from our plans. In our rush to meet deadlines, reach objectives, and deliver instruction, it’s easy to overlook something important: celebrating the wins that shape our work and help us make progress toward larger goals. Celebrating
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This is a summary of “Building a Shared Space of Innovative Research and Learning,” originally published on Aurora Institute’s blog. Rethinking how we conduct research and assessment within an education space undergoing deep transformation presents a foundational challenge to the field. It is also a challenge that cannot be addressed in isolation or by a
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Assessment’s role in K-12 teaching and learning cannot be overstated. At the individual level, assessment is how educators understand, personalize, and accelerate students’ progress. Collectively, assessment drives the sector forward, supporting policymakers and state and local education agency leaders in identifying and scaling effective practices and high-quality models. Yet, as education evolves, so too must
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For too long, K-12 technology leadership has been defined by siloed approaches — prioritizing tools over the systems they operate within. This fragmented focus has hindered innovation and equity, leaving many leaders struggling to make meaningful, lasting changes. It’s a challenge reflected in CoSN’s 2024 State of EdTech District Leadership Report, where 77% of edtech
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Discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) in education often fall into two extremes. On one side, AI is celebrated as the answer to every challenge educators face. On the other, it is viewed with suspicion as a disruptive force that must be avoided. This all-or-nothing framing misses the nuance of AI’s potential to enhance learning when
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As educators work to meet an evolving set of student needs and hopes, AI offers schools a unique opportunity to improve upon traditional teaching and learning models. However, for educators to harness new classroom practices they need access to tangible, actionable examples of how AI can support their work, improve student experiences, and promote equitable
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Education leaders across the country are exploring how to harness artificial intelligence (AI)’s power to redefine what’s possible for school systems. To advance this work, Google for Education and GSV Ventures selected 24 top leaders from K-12 systems nationwide to participate in the 2023-24 Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship. The Learning Accelerator (TLA) had the
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High-quality virtual and hybrid learning (VHL) has tremendous capacity to expand access and opportunity to rigorous, relevant, and engaging education opportunities for students who need an alternative or supplement to traditional brick-and-mortar schooling. We know these models exist across the United States, many of which have considerable evidence that they can facilitate learning acceleration for
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