Are you an Innovative Learning Provider?

Catalyst:Ed and The Learning Accelerator (TLA) are partnering to launch the Innovative Learning Expert Hub (ILEx). The ILEx connects school and system leaders with vetted technical assistance providers for support designing and implementing innovative approaches to make learning personalized, mastery-based, and supportive of whole child development.

A Call for Providers

You have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with school and system leaders to increase educational outcomes for students using innovative, mastery-based, personalized learning strategies. We want to amplify your reach and impact to strengthen more schools, districts, and networks.

  • Access Opportunities

    Learn about and apply for projects that are aligned to your passion, skills and expertise.

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  • Broaden Your Network

    Gain opportunities to connect with a wider range of organizations and leaders nationally.

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  • Maintain Autonomy

    Choose which projects to work on based on your interest and availability.

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  • Leverage Supports

    Connect with peers and TLA for project-specific questions and resources.

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Overview

The Innovative Learning Expert Hub or ILEx connects school and system leaders with vetted technical assistance providers for support in designing and implementing innovative approaches to make learning more personalized, mastery-based, and supportive of whole child development.

Building readiness for and implementing a comprehensive innovative learning approach are complex tasks, and bringing in support from external consultants and support providers can offer schools and systems an effective means for augmenting internal resources and tapping into outside expertise. In our pilot launch, we are focused on four areas, derived from The Learning Accelerator's Innovative Learning Implementation Framework, which describes and explores the conditions needed to successfully establish, improve, and scale work over time:

• Learning Materials & Tools: Sourcing, developing, or adapting curriculum, assessments, and/or academic and non-academic materials to support student learning
• Professional Development & Learning: Developing and/or supporting a program of innovative professional development and learning
• Student Support Programming: Establishing high-quality partnerships to support comprehensive student development in a personalized environment
• Community & Culture: Building systems of culture and community engagement for innovative learning

Together, the four areas constitute the Essential Supports, which allow educators to effectively and equitably implement student-centered design for teaching and learning.

As the ILEX expands over the coming months and years, we will be looking to support organizations across the entire framework, applied to other types of innovative learning environments.

How To Apply

Applications are currently closed.

Do you have a track record of success helping schools, school districts, and school networks shift their practices towards an innovative learning model? If yes, we would love to learn more about you through our provider intake process.

Individuals and organizations who become part of the ILEx will join a high-impact community of providers supporting field leaders implementing innovative learning models, and will have access to opportunities to support and partner with schools, districts, and networks for short- and long-term technical assistance and capacity-building engagements. Those who join the ILEx during this pilot will also receive support from TLA and be expected to share their learnings with the field.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for individuals and teams with expertise in one or more of our four focus areas:
        • Learning Materials & Tools
        • Professional Development & Learning
        • Student Support Programming
        • Community & Culture

Providers may include:
        • Independent consultants
        • National or regional firms

Process & Timeline

The application is closed. Sign up for updates here. 

What We Aim To Learn From You

        • Expertise: In which areas, relevant to innovative and/or personalized learning, do you bring knowledge and skills?
        • Experience: How long have you worked on innovative learning? In which contexts do you most shine?
        • Applicability of learning: Are you able to apply your learning from one context to another? How do you capture, codify, and share lessons from your projects?
        • Comfort in leadership: How confident are you in your knowledge, expertise, leadership, and experience?
        • Impact: How are you thinking about and tracking your impact?
        • Growth: How are you learning from best practices and from your own experiences?

Start Your Application

The Innovative Learning Expert Hub is composed of both individuals and teams. Teams can be from for-profit or not-for-profit organizations. If applying as a team, please ensure that the lead applicant is a partner/project director who will serve as the client-facing lead.

If you want more context and information, please click here to watch a recording of our informational webinar. If you know an Innovative Learning Provider you'd like to refer, let us know here.

About Us

Catalyst:Ed unlocks the collective expertise of the education sector to help organizations innovate, excel and scale. We inform and connect education leaders - the change makers - with the top management and education talent they need for their short-term, mission-critical needs.

The Learning Accelerator is making the “potential” possible for every teacher and learner. We connect teachers and leaders with the knowledge, tools, and networks they need to enact personalized and mastery-based practices to transform K-12 education.