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Every education leader deserves expert coaching to manage through and beyond COVID-19
Every education leader deserves expert coaching to manage through and beyond COVID-19: Here’s what we learned from trying to deliver on this visionWhen schools abruptly closed for in-person learning last spring, hundreds of thousands of district and...
Tools for School Financial Planning During COVID
In the spring of 2020, The Learning Accelerator (TLA), a national nonprofit, launched the Always Ready for Learning (ARL) Coaching Network, a partnership among 13 education coaching organizations to provide K-12 leaders with pro-bono, customized...
Centering Instructional Look Fors: A new implementation tool for personalized learning
2020 brought immense uncertainties to schools, so it is critical to center the design of any school model on student experiences. That’s why Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD), a small, rural district in central California, is doubling down on...
Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead
This post was originally published on EdSurge. This article, written by TLA Managing Partner Kira Keane, emphasizes the importance of communicating with families through periods of rapid change, particularly as schools work to navigate their...
Three Steps to Building an Effective Remote Learning Experience
Education is more than content. It is a place for support and connection, so let’s do it right! As of March 2020, a lot of life as we knew it changed. As school buildings closed and moved to remote forms of engagement and instruction, the pain of...
Ariadne Labs and The Learning Accelerator Launch the Parabola Project
Today, Ariadne Labs and The Learning Accelerator announced the launch of the Parabola Project, an initiative that aims to rapidly develop evidence-informed tools to help school system leaders identify options for school reopening during the COVID-19...
Curiosity Connected the Cat: Honoring Cultural Differences in the Classroom
Confronting a sea of stares, my hands were sweaty. Every thought ran through my mind while I slowly opened my tri-fold poster board entitled, “The Beauty of India.” Why am I presenting this? Do people want to hear what I have to say? Will I fit in?...
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Lessons from Lindsay Unified School District
Schools across the country (and around the world) are in the throes of responding to the challenges of remote learning as a result of the novel coronavirus crisis. For the moment, many schools might feel as though they are in survival mode, but...
How can we help? 5 ways to shift in-person PD online
Great professional developers, trainers, and coaches lean on a variety of face-to-face tools and supports when working with teachers in person. Through actions like whispering in a participant’s ear to give specific guidance, “reading the room” and...
Week 1 – Today's One Thing for Teachers: Building Connections
Find all installments of Today's One Thing on our Blended & Personalized Learning at Work site.This week, we’ll be launching our series with a focus on building connections through technology. Maintaining connections is a key, research-based...
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