Is standardization the enemy of personalization? Not necessarily
A key difference between a system that standardizes to personalize and one that doesn’t is whether it starts with robust diagnostics that put precision first.
May 17, 2018
The secret element in blended learning
By definition, technology is a key component of blended learning. But the most important element for blended learning is one that has been in the classroom for centuries.
May 9, 2018
Competency-Based Learning
5 trends for seeding CBE growth
Antiquated time-based metrics and incentives can thwart efforts to reinvent learning in a competency-based manner. Here are 5 ways that allow new models to take root.
May 8, 2018
Competency-Based Learning
Using virtual mentors to expand offline networks and grow career aspirations
Read how one online mentoring program helps students build self-efficacy and offline networks.
May 2, 2018
Research roundup: 4 new reports on what’s working for blended-learning practitioners
From implementation to sustainability, these four research reports showcase recent findings for supporting blended-learning models.
Apr 26, 2018
Why collective action is the wrong approach for developing personalized learning teachers
What can the process of designing touch-screen tablets teach us about developing teacher pipelines for personalized learning? Modularity theory offers some answers.
Apr 19, 2018
Ask the experts: Crowdsourced solutions to 4 problems of blended-learning practice
Earlier this month, the Christensen Institute, Highlander Institute, and The Learning Accelerator welcomed over 100 advanced blended- and personalized-learning practitioners to Providence, Rhode Island as […]
Apr 18, 2018
Personalized teaching: 4 funding strategies to amplify teacher impact
We are excited to publish our second set of case studies highlighting how four schools utilize alternative staffing arrangements to amplify the impact of teachers.
Apr 10, 2018
Social Capital
How to take online mentoring to the bright side
Online mentoring has a unique ability to fill gaps in students’ networks.
Apr 5, 2018
Social Capital
Getting Smart: Measuring what matters
Innovative thought leaders explore insights around measuring social and emotional learning, and the importance of student outlets for articulating ownership of growth.
Mar 29, 2018