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Plymouth-Canton's Virtual Academy: Learning Through Purposeful Hybrid Design
At Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' Virtual Academy, we've embarked on a journey to redefine virtual learning. Our goal is to offer a flexible, engaging, and student-centered learning environment that serves our diverse student population. Central...
New Tools for School and System EdTech Leaders
As the school year begins, edtech leaders have a vital opportunity to reflect on their practices, identify areas for improvement, and set goals aligned with broader school and district priorities. Through intentional approaches, these efforts can...
How ASU Prep Digital+ Personalizes Learning for Every Student
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...
The Future of Learning is Student Centered
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...
Staying Focused on Vision and Capacity Building
As the school year draws to a close, education teams are setting plans for the next. As a community, we’re facing big questions. What choices will we make as we shift resources and navigate constraints? How will we respond to emerging interest in...
Reaching Across the Screen: Fostering Wellness in Virtual Systems
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...
From Policy to Practice with the NETP: Three Questions for Leaders
In January, the Office of Educational Technology released the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP). This latest iteration of the flagship federal edtech policy gave sweeping recommendations to do what we’ve always known is best for kids....
Supporting Students with SEL Strategies
As we’re approaching assessment season and spring breaks, students find themselves caught in a whirlwind of emotions surrounding time away from traditional schedules and a break from their studies. In my time as a teacher and school leader, I...
To Help Teachers Survive the Next Few Weeks, Focus on Creativity
The holiday season brings both happiness and hardship. The three-week period between Thanksgiving and the winter break is marked by celebrations as well as disrupted schedules. While some students become exuberant in their anticipation of vacations,...
Helping Educators and Leaders Surface What Works, For Whom, and Under What Conditions
Over the past few years, the context of education has dramatically changed as schools and systems grapple with the ongoing ramifications of emergency remote learning, lost instruction time, a growing student well-being crisis, and educator...
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