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The field of education is constantly innovating as schools across the country search for the best ways to improve learning for each student. On the TLA Blog, The Learning Accelerator team and guest experts investigate and help you navigate the latest research, commentary, and useful tools to push the field forward.
Big Ideas from Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Supporting and Celebrating Educators as They Innovate in LAUSD
by Dr. John Garcia III, Kristina Romero on August 16 2021
Dr. John Garcia III is the President of the Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation (GLA), and Kristina Romero is the organization’s Manager of Special Projects. The Greater LA Education Foundation is the philanthropic, knowledge, and action arm of...
Introducing TLA's Leadership Podcast Series: What Will We Take With Us?
by Samantha Artukovich on August 11 2021
From the onset and through the ongoing duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States had to quickly pivot and adjust to rapidly changing conditions. Dealing with circumstances never before experienced, educators, school...
What Has Emerged: Introducing the Hop, Skip, Leapfrog Project
by Beth Rabbitt on May 5 2021
“Inside the word ‘emergency’ is ‘emerge’; from an emergency new things come forth.” – Rebecca Solnit
As the K-12 education community closes out one of the most exceptional school years in recent history, we’re asking a lot of questions about...
The pandemic forced many to change how they teach the arts. What can we learn from them?
by Beth Rabbitt on May 3 2021
Few of us would argue that engaging students in the arts — visual, music, dance — is an important part of school. It’s well documented that arts engagement supports academic and social development, but with competing demands on time and budgets,...
In person, remote, and hybrid – oh my! Engaging and supporting students – no matter where they are along the road.
by Jin-Soo Huh & Roshni Lakhi on April 26 2021
Looking for ways to assess your students equitably despite their physical locations? With more districts moving to some variation of in-person and remote learning (e.g., hybrid, simultaneous learning, concurrent learning, Zoom-and-Room, and...
Barriers, Challenges, and Empathy in Fostering Broadband Access
by Beth Holland on February 19 2021
This piece was originally published on ShapingEDU: Part 1, Part 2.
In this two-part series, TLA Partner Beth Holland shares the insights gleaned from her research into digital equity for students across the United States.
Dr. Holland underscores...
Focusing on Academic Rigor in the Face of Disruption
by Kristi Ransick on December 14 2020
One school’s experience using instructional materials to advance personalized, mastery-based learning
By: Kristi Ransick
In the midst of the uncertainty and change that has unfolded in school systems in 2020, one topic that isn’t getting...
Blog: Building the Car While We’re Driving It - Lessons Learned and Back-to-School Priorities in Four Districts
by Nate Kellogg & Lauren Schwartze on September 21 2020
Throughout much of 2020, school and system leaders have encountered unprecedented challenges within both instruction and operations as schools work to navigate closure, and ultimately, school reopening.
Through a networked community called the...
Blog: Introducing the Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab
by Nate Kellogg & Lauren Schwartze on July 24 2020
The Learning Accelerator (TLA), in partnership with Bellwether Education Partners, is excited to announce the launch of the Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab, a new networked learning community to accelerate the development of school system...
Rethinking Time in the Blended and Personalized Classroom: Strategies and tools to maximize technology’s effect on teaching and learning
by Caleb Allen on July 24 2019
TLA periodically shares perspectives from educators and other voices from the field. The views and opinions expressed in these guest posts are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of TLA. If you are interested in...