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The Learning Accelerator’s Next Phase Of Blended Learning Work

Beth Rabbitt named CEO; New focus on personalization, data use, and competency-based progression Cupertino, CA — March 18, 2016 — The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a nonprofit dedicated to catalyzing blended learning across the nation, today announced that its next phase of work will focus on clarifying exactly how blended learning happens in the classroom to […]

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Larry Singer Named Chief Executive Officer Of The K-12 OER Collaborative

Executive with 30 years leadership experience across both the public and private technology sectors, most recently as a Managing Director at Pearson Education Cupertino, CA — August 28, 2015 — The K-12 OER Collaborative, an organization dedicated to increasing the quality and effectiveness of K-12 instructional materials while substantially reducing their cost to school districts

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Communicating Your Blended Learning Goals

Devices? Check. Software? Check. Communications Plan? Woops. Like many of you, I make the rounds of edTech conferences looking for golden nuggets of wisdom about how to successfully implement blended learning in schools. Case studies, lessons learned, best practices…these are what I hunt for and I’ve discovered a new theme that many of us have

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Longevity: The Key To Getting Good Edtech Advice

When I ask educators why it’s difficult to select software for their classrooms their emphatic response is consistently: “It’s overwhelming!” And, I completely agree. Products are abundant, categories are fuzzy and the criteria used to evaluate the software are highly debatable. However, I also believe that we have historically overlooked a simple data point that

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The Learning Accelerator Announces $2M in Funding for Open Education Resources

The Hewlett Foundation leads early funding of 10 content developers creating free course materials that can be frequently updated, are easily tailored to individual student needs, leverage technology, and are designed to more effectively engage students Cupertino, CA – April 16, 2015 – The Learning Accelerator, a nonprofit supporting the implementation of high-quality blended learning

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Multi-State K–12 Collaborative Releases Request for Proposals for Open Educational Resources

Request for developers to create free, openly licensed, mathematics and English language arts content aligned with State Standards Cupertino, CA – November 19, 2014 – The K–12 OER Collaborative, an initiative led by a group of 11 states with the goal of creating comprehensive, high-quality, open educational resources, today released a Request for Proposals (RFP)

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EducationSuperHighway’s New Network Guide Enables Blended Learning Infrastructure

Improving K-12 Internet connectivity is essential to blended learning and improving K-12 education. EducationSuperHighway, a non-profit focused on upgrading Internet access for every classroom in America, recently released its Network Essentials for Superintendents Guide which brings clarity to this often overly technical process and will help district leaders take the necessary steps to upgrade their

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A Master Teacher Reflects on Blended Learning

Rocketship Education teacher Stephen Pham, one of the 11 Master Teachers selected to participate in our project with BetterLesson, recently reflected on what blended learning movement is all about. Read on below and tell us what you think at @stephenqpham and @learningaccel! Everyday, I’m reminded that each one of my students is unique and special.

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The Learning Accelerator Releases Snapshot of Edtech Purchasing in Houston Independent School District

New Blended Learning Snapshot Series will report on successful examples of blended learning implementation across the United States Cupertino, CA – June 2, 2014 – The Learning Accelerator (TLA) has released “TLA Blended Learning Snapshot: Edtech Procurement in Houston” (HISD), the first in their Blended Learning Snapshot Series. The series captures and shares specific examples

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Pricing Transparency in Education: Open Data for Institutional Purchasing

Imagine the wealth of non-personal data that sits behind every education institution in America. There are approximately 100,000 schools and 7,000 colleges nationwide, all of which collect or provide institutional purchasing information and so much more. Most of this information is kept private, mainly because that’s the way it’s been done for years. But these

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