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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...
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...
TLA's DEI Principles: Committing to Action
by Beth Rabbitt on July 21 2021
While school is technically “out,” educators across the country are hard at work reflecting on the past and planning for the future. From catching up on essential reading, to taking over whiteboards in quiet district offices, to piloting changes...
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...
Four Safeguards for Schools to Make Equity Work Stick
by Kelly Cole, Deraan Washington, & Nate Kellogg on July 7 2021
In response to the ways COVID-19 highlighted inequities in their schools, a small team of district leaders at Austin Independent School District embarked on a process to redesign elements of their teaching and learning to make school work better for...
Celebrating Pride in Schools: TLA Team Viewpoints
by Jin-Soo Huh, Bianca Dávila, Stephen Pham on June 28 2021
A core component of whole-child education is supporting student identity development while building an inclusive, caring community. At The Learning Accelerator, we believe that personalizing learning for students includes creating a safe, caring...
Emily Park: Supporting TLA and Personalized Education
by Hali Larkins on June 23 2021
COVID-19 brought about many unanticipated disruptions and forced us to find new ways of engaging, connecting, learning, and supporting one another. This was especially true for high school seniors whose final year looked nothing like they had...
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 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...