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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.
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...
New School Models Need New Measurement Approaches
by Beth Holland on August 4 2024
Imagine someone asked you to measure the weight of a bowling ball using only a ruler. You could measure the diameter, calculate the volume, and then estimate the weight based on historical averages. Or, you could use a scale.
Now consider another...
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...
Reaching Across the Screen: Fostering Wellness in Virtual Systems
by Rae Lymer and Beth Holland on May 30 2024
When students and educators primarily interact through screens and chat boxes in fully virtual settings, school and system leaders may feel removed from the broader physical and social-emotional needs of the people in their community. However, the...
3 Ways to Improve Accessibility in Virtual Learning Environments
by Nate Kellogg on June 30 2023
For students with disabilities, accessibility is a critical issue, but technology has played a significant role in improving access and working to ensure all students get what they need. Given assistive technology’s effect on improving...
Asking the Right Questions to Improve Equity in Virtual & Hybrid Learning
by Nate Kellogg on June 27 2023
In working to prove their worth in an ever-changing education landscape, virtual and hybrid schools across the country are looking to hone their craft and make improvements. Over the past year at The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we have supported 20...
Improving Teacher Morale in Virtual Schools
by Nate Kellogg on June 25 2023
Teachers have a history of being underappreciated and overworked. Teaching in and beyond the pandemic has been particularly thankless and unsustainable, as schools respond to the unfinished learning needs of their kids while curricula became a...
Learning Alongside Others Sparks Plymouth-Canton’s Virtual Redesign
by Nate Kellogg on June 20 2023
Amanda Pelukas joined Plymouth-Canton Community Schools (P-CCS) in Michigan to transform P-CCS’ Virtual Academy. “COVID remote learning,” as Pelukas described it, needed to improve. Instead of solving the problem on their own, Pelukas and her team...
Perception, Exclusion, and Quality: Virtual Course Access Challenges for State Leaders
by Michael Ham and Nate Kellogg on February 22 2023
With support from the Walton Family Foundation, The Learning Accelerator (TLA) is exploring ways to support State Education Agencies (SEAs) in developing and strengthening virtual and hybrid learning models as part of a broader student-centered...