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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.
Plymouth-Canton's Virtual Academy: Learning Through Purposeful Hybrid Design
by Amanda Pelukas on October 9 2024
At Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' Virtual Academy, we've embarked on a journey to redefine virtual learning. Our goal is to offer a flexible, engaging, and student-centered learning environment that serves our diverse student population. Central...
Reimagining High School: Map Academy's Student-Centered Hybrid Model
by Rachel Babcock on September 16 2024
As co-director and co-founder of Map Academy, I've had the privilege of witnessing firsthand the transformative power of student-centered learning. Our journey began with a simple yet profound question: How can we create a high school that truly...
How ASU Prep Digital+ Personalizes Learning for Every Student
by Megan Hanley on August 21 2024
At ASU Preparatory Academy, the K-12 division of Arizona State University, we are committed to designing new models for educational success and raising academic achievement for all learners. Our creative model includes seven brick and mortar...
The Future of Learning is Student Centered
by Nate Kellogg on July 23 2024
At The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we believe that the future of learning should be student centered. From our work with hybrid and virtual learning programs, we’ve seen how combining virtual learning with in-person learning – what many refer to as...
The “Soft Skills” Students Need in an AI-Filled World
by Samantha Artukovich on May 3 2023
It’s easy to conjure a mental image of a science fiction-inspired dystopian future when we hear cautionary tales from the classroom about ChatGPT completing homework assignments, anecdotes of the chatbot fooling a human into bypassing bot controls...
Student-Centered Environments Foster Independent Learners
by Ryan Mick on March 10 2023
At a recent conference session on student-centered learning, the facilitator asked participants to wrestle with the question, “When did you become an independent learner?” My discussion partner Charli — a high school student who wouldn’t describe...
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...
Announcing TLA’s Virtual and Hybrid Learning Strategy Lab
by Beth Rabbitt & Nate Kellogg on November 17 2021
The Learning Accelerator is excited to announce a new cohort-based learning opportunity for districts across the country to explore how virtual and hybrid capabilities can advance equitable, personalized, and accelerated learning for students.
As...