Editor’s note: Our work with school districts across North America affords us the opportunity to meet thousands of passionate and innovative teachers, coaches, and administrators driven to transform learning experiences. In this series, ALP team members share their perspective from partnering with one of those trailblazing educators. Beth Gillikin, 5th Grade Teacher Smyrna Elementary School, […]
When a popular item becomes available, sometimes there just aren’t enough to go around and you have to wait. We’ve seen this before, from concert tickets to Cabbage Patch Kids, from xBox games to Harry Potter books. While online pre-orders and secondary markets may have changed that experience to some degree, limited supply and high […]
Every learning journey has to start somewhere. All the strategic planning in the world makes little difference if steps aren’t taken to put those ideas into practice in the classroom. And like any journey into the unknown, few will go where none have gone before. Most need a path to follow, and that means someone […]
Heroes are near to my heart. In fact, my favorite superhero is indirectly the reason I became an educator. Spider-man’s modern folklore sprang from a simple premise: “With great power comes great responsibility.” While I would be the last to describe myself as having any “great power,” I have always known that I wanted to […]
Editor’s note: This collaborative post by Janelle McLaughlin and Tony Borash was originally published on Janelle’s blog. I’ve worked with many school districts who were moving to a 1:1 environment. Most of the time, they call it a technology integration– something teachers weave into their existing practice. Sometimes they call it an implementation– seen by teachers […]
Over the course of three years, a small district in rural Oklahoma partnered with ALP to support the district’s 1:1 laptop initiative across its middle and high schools. At the outset of each academic year, site principals and ALP leadership coaches devise a plan to utilize a pre-determined number of face-to-face and virtual consulting days. […]
From 2010 to 2014, a large school district in Georgia, ALP, and Dell Computers partnered to bring enhanced technology and blended/personalized learning environments to all students, faculty, and district leaders. This ambitious, publicly funded, and fully sustainable initiative contains several critical elements for success that call for a systemic approach to district transformation. District Needs […]
