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TLA's Hopes for 2020
TLA heads into 2020 working towards a world in which each student receives the effective, equitable, and engaging education they need to reach their full and unique potential. As we connect educators, and the people that support them, with the...
Are GIFs the Secret Sauce to Working and Learning Remotely?
This blog was originally published on EdSurge.When new colleagues start work at The Learning Accelerator (TLA), they’re often surprised that one of the first “required” organizational readings is actually a 2014 video called “Conference Call in Real...
If Personalized Learning Is Going to Work, Teacher Onboarding Must Improve. Here’s How.
This blog was originally published on EdSurge. In 2017, at the end of our third year of implementing personalized learning at Dallas ISD, our central personalized learning team conducted a series of stepback meetings with school leaders. We wanted...
Rethinking Time in the Blended and Personalized Classroom: Strategies and tools to maximize technology’s effect on teaching and learning
TLA periodically shares perspectives from educators and other voices from the field. The views and opinions expressed in these guest posts are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of TLA. If you are interested in...
Good Professional Development Focuses on Problems of Practice
High-quality, effective professional learning can be hard to find. Too often, educators experience learning that is not personalized, engaging, or relevant. Professional development that is designed to be one-size-fits-all does not take into account...
When We Talk About “Assessment,” What Do We Really Mean?
When we talk about teachers and classroom data use, we’re oftentimes talking about data produced via assessment, or as Stassen et al. (2001) eloquently write, “the systematic collection and analysis of information to improve student learning.” The...
Making Good on Our Data Resolutions: Introducing a new series on lessons from TLA’s 6-month study on the current state of classroom data use
At TLA, we believe that the use of data is one of the most powerful strategies for realizing an effective, engaging, and equitable outcome for every child in classrooms across America. As our friends at the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) say, when used...
The Parent Perspective: Parents’ perceptions of their children’s blended learning experiences
We are graduate students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) studying educational technology and innovation. As part of Barbara Treacy’s course, Connected Teaching in the Digital Age, we partnered with The Learning Accelerator (TLA)...
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...
Personalizing Learning Without Technology to Address Student Needs
Personalized learning can take many forms, and more effective personalization does not always mean more technology. The promise of blended and personalized learning is that educators can better meet the individual needs of each of their students, as...
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