Search Results
Innovation Zones: Policy Flexibility to Reimagine and Modernize K-12 Education Post-COVID-19
Innovation zones represent an important policy lever states can use as K-12 reimagines its future post-COVID. Innovation zones are created through state legislation to give schools and districts freedom from burdensome administrative regulations....
Determining Attendance and Alternatives to Seat-Time
Attendance looks dramatically different in the COVID-19 era. Many states and districts have sent us requests to support the alignment of policy with a more innovative imagining of attendance that moves away from the old-fangled definition based on...
Pleasant View’s Journey to Blended Learning
Pleasant View Elementary carefully planned which components of its program it most wanted to change through blended learning, then adjusted to challenges and scaling as needed.
Investment in Teaching Workforce Through Pipelines, Incentives, Personalized PD, and Virtual Coaching
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the district is investing in the teaching workforce through an investment in teacher development through coaching and personalized professional development. The school...
Personalized Professional Learning
Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri shares how the district is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all for teacher professional development and towards personalized professional development tailored to each individual.
Virtual Coaching for Teachers
To support teacher growth, the Ector County Independent School District launched virtual coaching for teachers. Most coaches are not located within the district, so remote coaching was needed to provide the volume of coaching needed. Coaches watch...
White Paper: Launching Forward: Leveraging pandemic innovations to advance school systems
This white paper release from The Learning Accelerator is a companion piece to our Hop, Skip, Leapfrog work to identify pandemic innovations advancing school systems. This paper zooms out from discrete innovation points, highlighting thematic...
Using Data to Advocate for Changes in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Models
Districts that establish new virtual and/or hybrid schools should regularly collect data and engage stakeholders to evaluate the strength of their program. Virtual and hybrid schools can advocate for changes with district leadership using proper...
Gulfport Virtual Academy's Approach to Teacher and Student Capacity
Through participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Gulfport Virtual Academy sought to support students who struggled with asynchronous courses and empower teachers to try new technologies and teaching practices to support...
Mastery Charter Schools: Including a Diverse Array of Voices
Mastery Charter Schools began a design process to improve teaching and learning with a team of academic executives. Important among the charter network’s mission and values is the weight they place on equity: “We disrupt systemic racism and the...
Getting Started Guides
When brainstorming potential solutions to a district problem of practice, it can often be helpful to look to others for inspiration. This set of introductory guides shares research and examples related to common problems of practice in education.