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Is Technology Good or Bad for Learning?
This blog was originally published on the Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard. I'll bet you’ve read something about technology and learning recently. You may have read that device use enhances learning outcomes. Or perhaps you’ve read that screen...
So You Want to Innovate? Remember to Communicate
Schools across the country are transforming education by embracing innovation and breaking out of the traditional paradigms of time, place, and pace. Teachers are blending in-person instruction with technology to differentiate lessons, using...
Blended Learning Data: Moving beyond binary results
“For every 20 minutes a student spent [on our software], their MAP score increased by 2.5 points.” “Ensure that students see two years of reading growth [if they use our program].” “Our study has found that use of this math program with fidelity...
Back to School Playlists Can Help Educators Prepare for the Upcoming School Year
As we enter August, the start of the school year is just around the corner for educators. Over the summer at The Learning Accelerator, we have been hard at work creating playlists full of resources and strategies to help educators prepare to welcome...
Behind the Curtain of Flex Time
This blog first appeared on EdWeek’s Next Gen Learning in Action column. With all the interest in innovative school models, many schools are creating “flex time” periods during the day for students to increase student agency. We at Silicon Schools...
Seven Top Decisions For Leaders Scaling Innovation
This blog was originally posted on Education Next. Networks of schools across the country are increasingly using more personalized and blended learning strategies to create equitable access to high-quality instruction, increase student engagement...
Structure Helps Promote Student Agency
This blog first appeared on EdWeek’s Next Gen Learning in Action column. At Silicon Schools Fund we invest in schools that take new approaches to education. We recently wrote that many schools are starting to create flex time periods during the...
Supporting and Engaging Diverse Learners within Blended and Personalized Learning
With support and feedback from the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), we recently launched a three-part “Problem of Practice” series focused on supporting diverse learners utilizing specific strategies from the Blended and...
Getting Farther, Faster with Personalized Professional Learning
Photo courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action (CC BY-NC 4.0). “I am a returning teacher after leaving my own classroom in 2003. So much has changed since I earned my teaching...
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...
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