Tag: Professional Development & Learning

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, Skip, and Leapfrog actions to help LEA leaders strengthen instructional coherence, support schools, and sustain acceleration efforts over time. The guide includes curated resources and district examples to translate vision into actionable, context-specific steps.

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October 21, 2025

Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for School Leaders

This guide equips principals and school-based leaders to make learning acceleration part of daily teaching and learning. Organized around five foundational questions, it provides Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions that help leaders align vision, structures, and instructional practices. With concrete examples and curated resources, the guide supports school teams in integrating learning acceleration strategies into lesson design, professional collaboration, and observation cycles.

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October 21, 2025

The Eliot Innovation School’s Staff Culture Foundational Reading: Good Seeds Grow in Strong Cultures

This foundational article by Jon Saphier and Matthew King outlines 12 key cultural norms that drive sustained instructional improvement. The Eliot team cites this research as a guiding force in their AI strategy, intentionally sequencing their innovation work after building strong data practices, peer collaboration routines, and shared norms around experimentation and growth.

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June 23, 2025

The Eliot Innovation School’s AI Text Club Padlet

This Padlet board captured collaborative learning from Eliot’s AI-focused text club, where educators explored foundational questions about AI’s role in teaching and learning. The forum offered a supportive, low-pressure space for teachers to develop shared understanding, raise implementation questions, and connect AI to instructional goals, laying the cultural groundwork for future innovation.

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June 23, 2025
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