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Strategies
Building Capacity With an Edtech Champions Program
Edtech champions programs provide a promising way for schools and systems to increase capacity for edtech support in schools, provide leadership opportunities for early-adopter staff, and foster a cross-school systems network of edtech leaders.
Strategies
Emotions Scan
For students to learn how to manage their emotions during intense and/or challenging moments, they first must be able to identify them. An emotions scan helps students build their skills in noticing and naming their feelings.
Strategies
Intentional Problem-Solving to Support Student Development
As students increase their responsible decision-making capabilities, they must develop their skills and mindsets around effectively addressing challenges. Intentional time spent focusing on the process of problem-solving can help students build...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Supporting Student Nutrition in Virtual and Hybrid Settings: Lessons from Addressing the Digital Divide
Virtual learners often can't access the same level of nutritional support as their in-person peers. This insight helps virtual and hybrid school and system leaders tackle this challenge.
Strategies
Steps to Conduct a Policy Context Evaluation
This resource for education leaders aims to provide step-by-step guidance toward addressing policy in order to establish sustainable K-12 programs and transformation.
Artifacts
Child Nutrition Policy Review
The Learning Accelerator (TLA) reviewed federal, Massachusetts Commonwealth, and district ESSER and ARP guidelines to examine the availability of funding for child nutrition programs for the 2023-24 school year. This policy review highlights the...
Strategies
Leveraging Community Engagement to Solve Complex Problems
Community engagement is a critical component to solving problems at the local, state, and/or federal level. This resource helps leaders understand what steps to take to effectively engage and leverage their community connections and respond to real...
Strategies
Investing in Infrastructure to Solve Complex Challenges
By implementing a strategic and holistic approach to infrastructure, education leaders can begin to address and find solutions to many of the challenges within education. Using the example of student nutrition, the following steps offer guidance on...
Teaching Practices
Digital Access: How can leaders ensure that every student can access the digital tools they need to develop as expert learners?
This problem of practice offers school leaders three approaches to ensure each student has the ability to use digital tools effectively, safely, and responsibly with consistent access across both home and school settings.
Teaching Practices
Digital Design: How can leaders build educator capacity to leverage technology as a core component of instruction?
This Problem of Practice offers school leaders three approaches to ensure all teachers have access to the resources, support, and capacity needed to effectively integrate technology into their classrooms.
Examples From The Field
Montana Digital Academy
Montana Digital Academy is a state virtual school that provides supplemental, flexible coursework options, for both original and college credit, serving students across Montana public schools.
