professional development

I grew up in a continuous improvement household. Both of my parents – in their own ways and professions – were pretty obsessed with efficiency and management, so our familial commitment to systems-thinking and optimization ran deep. My ‘80s upbringing was less influenced by MTV and more by things like TQM (“Total Quality Management,” for […]

At The Learning Accelerator, we firmly believe that people are a (if not the most) critical component to innovation and improvement in schools. Given this, we’ve been thinking a lot about ways to support staff, particularly teachers, as districts transition to blended learning models. As a first step in identifying our human capital strategy, we’re