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New Designs for School

Seven Strategies for Supporting Student Self-Sufficiency

Increasing student autonomy does not mean that educators relinquish all control or abdicate responsibility for classroom management. So what does it look like?
Why Schools Need to Change

Revisiting Disobedience Instruction as Classroom Structural Change

Teaching students to say “no” creates emboldened, not disrespectful, critical thinkers who can explore and navigate a flourishing democratic society.
Designing for Equity

An Imperfect Ally: Why I Work to Transform Education

What does it mean to be an ally for social justice, on the job? How might a member of the NGLC team act as an ally to the students and communities we serve?
Building Community

How Next Gen Educators Are Inspiring and Leading Next Gen Learning This Year

What we care about in 2019: diversity, creativity, deep learning, and the nature of change. Take a look at these stories to inspire!
New Designs for School

Teaching (and Learning) Humanity at Philadelphia’s Workshop School

The Workshop School seeks to recognize students’ humanity & cultivate their unique gifts to both give and receive through a “community first” principle.
New Designs for School

Students before Content: The True Power of Relationships in the Classroom

By treating my students with kindness and respecting their voices, I’ve seen unprecedented levels of engagement and positivity in the classroom.
Designing for Equity

Mr. Sundays: A Latino Teacher's Exploration

For many students, I have been the first and only Latino teacher they will ever have. There is a great sadness in this.
New Designs for School

School principal credits NGLC and Mass IDEAS for redesign inspiration, support

Monument Mountain Regional High School principal Kristi Farina shares the impact of a recent NGLC Learning Excursion and a Mass IDEAS planning grant.
Reimagining Assessment

School Profiles: Helping College Admissions Teams Understand Deeper Learning

Schools can use their school profile to convey how students experience performance-based assessment, project-based learning, and academic internships.
New Designs for School

Can High Schoolers Handle Internships in the Tech World?

Tech companies are desperate to grow their workforce and high school internships can help young people get past the significant barriers to enter tech.