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Introducing a Framework to Guide the Change Process
This is the third and final installment in a three-part series that focuses on the process that helps leaders bring those conditions to life through the Friction Free Transformation Framework.
Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for Local Education Agency (LEA) Leaders
This quick guide supports district and system leaders in embedding learning acceleration into the instructional core by aligning strategy, professional learning, and system conditions. Organized around five foundational questions, it offers Hop,...
Building Connections in Virtual/Hybrid Dual Enrollment Classes
Team-building activities intentionally connect students with one another, helping them form supportive peer relationships that reduce isolation, build communication skills, and provide resources for navigating the challenges of dual enrollment.
Individual Check-ins for Student Success
Individual check-ins create structured, personalized conversations between instructors and students to build relationships, provide feedback, and address challenges early. These meetings help students feel seen and supported while modeling the type...
Self-Assessments for Student Growth
Self-assessments prompt students to reflect on their confidence, effort, and strategies. By pausing to evaluate themselves, students strengthen self-management and a growth mindset while providing instructors with valuable insight into how students...
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Socialization in Online Programs
How can online programs enhance students’ social development? Here, educators demonstrate creative ways to break down barriers of time and place to enhance student socialization. As part of the Promising Practices in Online Learning series, this...
iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Programs
The standards in this document address what is needed for a quality online program, elements of which include quality course design and quality online teaching. This report provides the encompassing and over-arching set of standards program leaders...
Promising Practices in Online Learning: Funding and Policy Frameworks for Online Learning
What do strong policy and funding frameworks look like, and what specific benefits do they afford? Which online learning policy and funding structures hold promise for all modes of learning? This report lays the groundwork by creating frameworks for...
Promising Practices in Online Learning: A Parent's Guide to Choosing the Right Online Program
This guide assists parents in understanding what online learning is and in selecting the right online school, program, or course for their children. As part of the Promising Practices series, the authors explain online learning promising practices...
The State of Competency-Based Education Policy Map
The State of Competency-Based Education Policy Map is an interactive tool developed in partnership with KnowledgeWorks. Designed to highlight state-level innovation, this map provides a comprehensive overview of how K-12 education policies...
Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in Competency-Based Pathways
This report provides guidance on creating competency-based approaches for over-age, under-credited students that have fallen off the track toward graduation. Drawing on a wide range of expertise, this paper explores how states can create space for...