AI Doesn’t Have an Evidence Base, But Teaching Does

AI Doesn’t Have an Evidence Base, But Teaching Does by Shawn Rubin During the blended learning era, we put thousands of kids on digital platforms with the promise of transformation. The reality was that most of these tools had no rigorous evidence base behind them. Some eventually developed one, but as a field, we were…

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Before We Buy Anything

Before We Buy Anything by Shawn Rubin There’s a feeling I’ve chased but rarely experienced since I left the classroom sixteen years ago. Being in a room full of people who genuinely believe schools and systems can be better for kids, and are doing something about it. The New Schools Summit I attended last week…

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Bringing a Collective Artistic Vision to Life

Bringing a Collective Artistic Vision to Life Part of what makes Throughline Learning collaborations so powerful is our unwavering commitment to the people we partner with. For Michaelle Larracuente, Throughline Learning’s Director of Program & Implementation, launching a project in January 2024 with Providence principal Cynthia Torres struck a deeply personal note. Raised in the…

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Our Book! Pathways to Personalization

Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change by Shawn C. Rubin and Cathy Sanford  Pathways to Personalization offers an innovative five-step framework to help school leaders and teacher teams design and implement blended and personalized learning initiatives based on local needs and interests. The book draws on principles of improvement science and change management,…

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