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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.
Welcome to Today's One Thing: TLA's Teacher-Driven Series on Remote Learning
by Beth Rabbitt on April 1 2020
A core value of The Learning Accelerator (TLA) team is understanding and tapping into the collective intelligence of those on the front lines of teaching to learn and improve together. That’s why we reached out to teachers around the nation to...
Defining and Measuring the ‘Personal’ in Personalized Learning
by Beth Holland on March 19 2020
This blog originally appeared on Getting Smart.
Although the term “personalized learning” may seem new, the idea actually predates modern schooling. For centuries, learning was considered a personal endeavor that resulted from asking questions,...
A Vision of Success Is Key to OER Adoption: Resources to Support Leaders
by Jeremy Jones on March 5 2020
Our principals are required to be exceptional in a lot of facets of executive leadership. Foundational among these skills is the ability to create, articulate, and execute on a vision of excellence for teaching and learning. Vision is a crucial...
SXSWedu PanelPicker is Live
by Jennifer Wolfe on August 24 2018
The public voting period for SXSWedu is upon us, and we would love your help in bringing The Learning Accelerator back to Austin! Would you mind taking a few minutes to vote for our sessions described below? (If you aren't registered to vote for...
Personalizing Learning Without Technology to Address Student Needs
by Daniel Owens on August 14 2018
Personalized learning can take many forms, and more effective personalization does not always mean more technology. The promise of blended and personalized learning is that educators can better meet the individual needs of each of their students, as...
Back to School Playlists Can Help Educators Prepare for the Upcoming School Year
by Jennifer Wolfe on August 9 2018
As we enter August, the start of the school year is just around the corner for educators. Over the summer at The Learning Accelerator, we have been hard at work creating playlists full of resources and strategies to help educators prepare to welcome...
Behind the Curtain of Flex Time
by Rob Schwartz, Jeffrey Starr on July 25 2018
This blog first appeared on EdWeek’s Next Gen Learning in Action column.
With all the interest in innovative school models, many schools are creating “flex time” periods during the day for students to increase student agency. We at Silicon Schools...
Empowering Students to Take Action on Global Issues: The Facing Difference Challenge from Students Rebuild
by Leonetta Elaiho, Students Rebuild on November 29 2017
One of the values of blended learning is ensuring that every child has an engaging and effective education that is just right for them. An engaging education not only meets students where they are, but also connects learning to the world around...
Heart Smart & Head Smart: Reflections on a Year of Giving Teachers the Support They Need to Make the Leap to Personalized Learning
by Jeff Liberty on October 20 2017
While the shift from “differentiated instruction” to “personalized learning” seems like a reasonable enough commitment to make philosophically, the changes in practice that this generation of teachers will need to make to realize the potential of...
Find TLA at iNACOL 2017
by Jennifer Wolfe on October 19 2017
We are looking forward to seeing many of you next week in Orlando at the 2017 iNACOL Symposium Personalizing Learning: Equity, Access, Quality. The Learning Accelerator is pleased to be presenting on numerous important topics in blended and...