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Are You Ready? Real-World Support for Reopening
The Parabola Project is a unique, cross-sector initiative that brings together education expertise from The Learning Accelerator and public health expertise from Ariadne Labs. The project rapidly identifies, develops, and shares strategies to...
TLA Measurement Fellowship: A new blended teaching assessment tool emerges
As blended teaching becomes more prevalent throughout the country, leaders in the field are looking for how to measure and assess quality blended teaching skills. As part of my TLA Measurement Fellowship, I distilled the information that I gleaned...
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...
K-12 OER Collaborative Launches Partnership with Illustrative Mathematics to Create Openly Licensed Middle School Math Materials
Cupertino, CA — November 19, 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 nationwide, today...
K-12 OER Collaborative Launches Partnership with Illustrative Mathematics to Create Openly Licensed Middle School Math Materials
Cupertino, CA — November 19, 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 nationwide, today...
How To Choose A Blended Learning Professional Services Partner
School districts often ask me, “Who can help us implement high-quality blended learning?” And my answer is always, “It depends on which phase of the project you are in and your organization’s strengths and weaknesses.” Some districts are starting...
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...
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...
So You Think You Want to Innovate?
A bold process to reimagine the structure and purpose of school. A multi-year strategy to “go blended” across the state. A new district request for proposal (RFP) inviting school teams to personalize learning experiences for students. Even casual...
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