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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...
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...
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 day,...
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...
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...
Publish or (the field will) perish: Blended learning needs more peer-reviewed publications
This blog was originally published on the Brookings Institution's Brown Center Chalkboard. Blended learning research is at a very interesting crossroads when it comes to interests of the public school system, nonprofit organizations, corporate...
SXSWedu Panel Picker is Live
The public voting for SXSWedu is upon us and we would love your help in bringing The Learning Accelerator back to Austin! Would you mind taking a few minutes to vote for our sessions described below? (If you aren't registered to vote for SXSWedu...
The Learning Accelerator Grantee BetterLesson Launches First Videos of Blended Teacher Practice
Free video series profiles work of 11 Blended Learning Master Teachers Cupertino, CA - February 24, 2015 – The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a nonprofit organization supporting the implementation of high-quality blended learning in school districts...
The Learning Accelerator Grantee BetterLesson Launches First Videos of Blended Teacher Practice
Free video series profiles work of 11 Blended Learning Master Teachers Cupertino, CA - February 24, 2015 – The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a nonprofit organization supporting the implementation of high-quality blended learning in school districts...
Learning from the Masters: BetterLesson Selects 11 Outstanding Blended Learning Teachers
In talking with teachers and leaders on the ground, we’ve been told time and time again that nothing beats getting to see a peer demonstrate how blended learning works in the classroom. The problem is, though, that because blended learning is such a...
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