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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.
More Than Mindfulness: Strategies to Improve the Wellbeing of Educators and Leaders in Schools
by Beth Holland on August 31 2022
Burned out, demoralized, anxious, and exhausted – these are just a few terms that have been used to describe both teachers and leaders as they head into a new school year.
At The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we saw this issue emerging over a...
A Growing Danger of the Digital Use Divide: A Media Illiterate Generation
by Beth Holland and Michael Ham on August 22 2022
Since the introduction of computers into classrooms, the premise has been that increased access to technology would result in more creative, rigorous, personalized, and meaningful learning than what was possible in an analog world. However, despite...
Help Your School Leaders Succeed (And Retain Them for the Long Haul)
by Ashley Fellows on August 15 2022
For the last three years, I led my school’s pandemic response — from drafting and rolling out COVID protocols to implementing building health and safety measures — all while leading a community of 600 students and educators through a full return to...
Help Bring TLA to SXSW EDU 2023
by Samantha Artukovich on August 10 2022
It’s that time of year once again! The public voting period for SXSW EDU’s PanelPicker has arrived, and we would appreciate your help in bringing The Learning Accelerator (TLA) back to Austin. As you consider sessions to support this year, please...
Step 4: Championing Sustainable Change - Creating systems for leaders, teams, and their initiatives
by Nicole Assisi & Shelli Kurth on August 3 2022
The never-ending cycle of growth and change in schools often elicits mixed reactions. Some see these new trends as much-needed progress, while others “see déjà vu all over again.” Evolving science and research, alongside increased complexity that...
There’s No Digital Equity Without Data Privacy
by Beth Holland on July 25 2022
Whether consciously or unconsciously, apps, internet service providers, and even schools could be selling or releasing data related to students’ — and teachers’ — locations, browsing habits, email content, and even direct messages. Over the past...
Supporting LGBTQ+ Students and Staff All Year Long
by Taylor Bowers on July 21 2022
At The Learning Accelerator, we believe an inclusive and welcoming environment is critical to push learning forward and create spaces that allow students and educators alike to engage, grow, and develop as members of our local and global...
Ryan Mick: A Conversation on Equity-Driven Leadership
by Lacey Gonzales on July 13 2022
Ryan Mick joins The Learning Accelerator in the newly created role of Chief Program Officer, tasked with managing the execution, improvement, and development of TLA’s core programs while orchestrating a compelling vision for our next phase of...
Step 3: Powering Up - Developing a Team Focused on Collective Action
by Nicole Assisi & Shelli Kurth on June 30 2022
“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” – Margaret Wheatley.
In any industry, the...
Flexibility in the Face of Volatility: Three Shifts for Managing Enrollment Fluctuations in District-based Virtual Schools
by Rashida Kimbrue Major & Nate Kellogg on June 28 2022
In response to pandemic-induced school closures, virtual schools across the country saw enrollment rates skyrocket. At Highline Public Schools’ Highline Virtual Academy in Washington state, for example, enrollment increased from 200 students in...