Change Management
Planting Trees Under Which You May Never Sit: The long-term work of school transformation
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson
April 11, 2019
Author: Samantha Brumley
Uncategorized
A Personalized Journey: Three lessons learned from school redesign
“How might we redesign school to better meet the needs of each student?” We posed this question to educators in
March 21, 2019
Innovation
Coast-to-Coast Connections: How a national network fosters better education for all students
When I was a little girl in small-town Texas, I loved to travel. I also loved school. Learning and seeing
March 12, 2019
Innovation
Failing Forward: What school innovation networks have taught me about learning from failures
Do you think about failure as a way to look at how to transform education? The last two years have
February 28, 2019
Ed Tech
Crafting a “Data Vision”
“Information consumes attention. A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” – Herbert Simon We know that all effective
February 25, 2019
Educator Workforce Development
Stuck in the Cycle: What teachers really face when we ask them to use data in their classrooms
Educators are masters of working with scarce resources, including something most limited and valuable – time. Time is always in
February 21, 2019
Uncategorized
Introducing TLA’s 2019 Blended Learning Measurement Fellows
In 2017, we launched our annual measurement fellowship at The Learning Accelerator to catalyze the effective measurement of blended learning
February 19, 2019
FullScale updates
Building Community and Connections: An update on TLA’s Innovation Directors Network
The Learning Accelerator’s (TLA) Innovation Directors Network (IDN) recently finished its second convening in Dallas, TX. Once again, we were
February 13, 2019
Ed Tech
When We Talk About “Assessment,” What Do We Really Mean?
When we talk about teachers and classroom data use, we’re oftentimes talking about data produced via assessment, or as Stassen
January 17, 2019
FullScale updates
Making Good on Our Data Resolutions: Introducing a new series on lessons from TLA’s 6-month study on the current state of classroom data use
At TLA, we believe that the use of data is one of the most powerful strategies for realizing an effective,
January 15, 2019