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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.
Adult Learning Culture: An Underrated Ingredient for Success in Uncertain Times
by Chelsea Waite & Beth Rabbitt on September 16 2021
This blog was originally published on Next Generation Learning Challenges.
A recent ASCD article confronted an uncomfortable reality: the COVID-19 pandemic is likely not the only major interruption to K–12 schooling in our lifetimes. Contemplating...
Big Ideas from Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Effectively Shifting Professional Development (PD) During a Pandemic
by Sarah Johnson on August 3 2021
Dr. Sarah Johnson is the CEO of Teaching Lab. She is passionate about strengthening outcomes for students by improving professional development for teachers. Teaching Lab strives to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning...
Hit Pause: 3 Steps to Bring Humanity into Decision-Making Processes This Summer
by Kelly Cole, Deraan Washington, & Nate Kellogg on July 15 2021
Inside the word "emergency" is "emerge;" from an emergency new things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibility are sisters. - Rebecca Solnit
“Unprecedented” has become the oft-used term to describe this...
Big Ideas from Hop, Skip, Leapfrog: Advancing Mastery-Based Policies Post-COVID-19
by Karla Phillips-Krivickas on June 14 2021
Karla Phillips-Krivickas is the senior policy director for KnowledgeWorks and founder of Inclusive Strategies. A long-time advocate for innovation and personalization, especially on behalf of students with disabilities, Karla works with federal,...
What We Learned from the Strategy Lab
by Strategy Lab on March 2 2021
Reflections from our work with seven districts during the pandemic
In our work to support seven school systems from the Strategy Lab through the Real-Time Redesign process, we encountered three powerful takeaways about what it means to advance...
Every education leader deserves expert coaching to manage through and beyond COVID-19
by Beth Rabbitt on February 24 2021
Every education leader deserves expert coaching to manage through and beyond COVID-19: Here’s what we learned from trying to deliver on this vision
When schools abruptly closed for in-person learning last spring, hundreds of thousands of district...
Tools for School Financial Planning During COVID
by Nithi Thomas on January 29 2021
In the spring of 2020, The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a national nonprofit, launched the Always Ready for Learning (ARL) Coaching Network, a partnership among 13 education coaching organizations to provide K-12 leaders with pro-bono, customized...
With Remote Professional Learning, The Opportunities Are Boundless
by Juliana Finegan on January 13 2021
This post was originally published on Getting Smart. Ever since March 2020, many educators have felt as though they've been thrown into the "deep end" with little to nothing to hold onto. The rapid shift to remote learning forced teachers to...
Centering Instructional Look Fors: A new implementation tool for personalized learning
by Stephen Pham & Amalia Lopez on November 5 2020
2020 brought immense uncertainties to schools, so it is critical to center the design of any school model on student experiences. That’s why Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD), a small, rural district in central California, is doubling down on...
Video: Field Notes with Jason Green
by Strategy Lab on August 25 2020
Hear from Jason Green, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of LINC, about his learnings from professional development in education during the global pandemic.