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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...
Cisco ISD: Blended Learning in the Heart of Rural Texas
Nestled in north central Texas is Cisco Independent School District, a rural school system implementing high-quality blended learning. Those making their way across Texas on Interstate 20 are likely to compare the district to a scene from Friday...
Ready to Try These Favorite Teacher-Designed Ideas In Your Classroom?
Personalized Learning Design Collaboration Winners Announced At The Learning Accelerator, we love the opportunity to celebrate teachers. Our recent Personalized Learning Design Collaboration with The Teachers Guild provided us with a chance to...
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...
Building a Team
"Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work." – Vince Lombardi In my 26 years in the Army, I held 18 different jobs. Although I enjoyed the highs and lows of every one of them, there was no tougher circumstance than...
Solving the Problem of "Teaching to the Middle"
After 10 years of teaching, I have streamlined my approach to identifying effective personalization practices. Recently, while working on a project to design teacher prep for blended and personalized learning, I had the unique opportunity to visit...
Timely Reflections from SXSWedu
Having spent last week at SXSWedu 2017, I walked away from the conference exhausted, but also inspired by many of my interactions. Four years ago, SXSWedu was the first education technology conference I attended, and while I thought it was...
We Had to Personalize Teaching to Personalize Learning
Blended and personalized learning holds tremendous promise for meeting the individual needs of our students and deepening their learning. Unfortunately, in the rush to implement these models, we often overlook the needs of those responsible for...
Really the End of Average?
It seems that everywhere I turn these days, there’s another book or article reproaching our reliance on averages, and, by extension, the “gold standard” of scientific research – the randomized controlled trial (RCT)–in education. The two concepts...
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