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What We Mean When We Say "Ecosystem Coordinator"
Sometimes it can be difficult to convey the value of ecosystem coordination. As I reflect on the origin and evolution of Open Up Resources, I realize that the success of Open Up provides a great example of how our work as an ecosystem coordinator at...
LearnLaunch’s Innovation Showcase: How I was inspired and what I learned from students
“What if you could eradicate the fear of public speaking? We’re working to design a virtual reality program to help people get over that fear.” The high school students making this pitch seem to have benefited from their own innovation. They are...
Hungry for a New Year’s change? We have you covered!
As a classroom teacher for almost 10 years, I remember January and February being a time when I was inspired to revisit different aspects of my classroom. During the break, I would reflect on what needed fine tuning, how to implement shifts to...
Publish or (the field will) perish: Blended learning needs more peer-reviewed publications
This blog was originally published on the Brookings Institution's Brown Center Chalkboard. Blended learning research is at a very interesting crossroads when it comes to interests of the public school system, nonprofit organizations, corporate...
What About the Students? Research Project Unearths Students’ Blended Learning Experiences and Perceptions
We are a team of graduate students at Harvard University Graduate School of Education and recently had the opportunity to partner with The Learning Accelerator (TLA) on a project focused on investigating students’ perceptions of and experiences with...
See the Path to Change: How vision-setting and change management practices support effective school transformation
With the perpetually lagging outcomes from our U.S. K-12 schools, we can all agree that our education system needs significant improvement. In order to produce equitable outcomes for all children, we need to creatively innovate on all levels –...
Next Steps in Personalized Learning’s Equity Agenda: Clarifying Definitions, Goals and Measurement
In the last two and a half years that I have conducted research on the implementation of personalized learning, many principals and teachers have told me that equity is the core motivation for their instructional shift. Indeed, teachers frequently...
Putting it All Together: Decision-Makers and Blended Learning Measurement
Over the past year, I’ve written about how educators, researchers, ed tech developers, and funders are all important to enacting TLA’s Measurement Agenda for Blended Learning to connect the research and implementation cycles and help us all...
Keep your Messages Fresh and Relevant to Spark Engagement
Recent survey points the way to better messaging around personalized learning Over the past five years, The Learning Accelerator has highlighted how effective communications are a critical component of successful innovation in education. We’ve...
Confessions of a Blended Leader
Have you ever felt like your blended- or personalized-learning program should be more innovative than it is? I certainly have. In my role as blended learning coordinator for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), I help leaders and teachers in...
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