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Reimagining Assessment

Student Research Takes a Hopeful Turn in Oakland Unified

When OUSD Graduate Capstone research projects focused on solutions, students became more hopeful than stressed and took action on issues close to them.
Why Schools Need to Change

Creativity is the Currency of Learning

Tapping into the naturally creative instincts we have as learners can become a powerful motivator that drives learning for students in the 21st century.
Why Schools Need to Change

In Your Hands Lie the Keys to Igniting Next Gen Learning

What NGLC has learned from 9 years of supporting educators transforming learning fits right in your hand with 5 essentials of next gen learning.
New Designs for School

Upgrading School Operating Systems with 3 Modern Strategies

In Modern Classrooms, teachers use these 3 core principles to create learning environments that best serve all students, maximizing their achievement.
Designing for Equity

Liberatory Design Cards

This card deck is adapted from the Stanford d.school's design thinking process and the National Equity Project's equity leadership development approach. It provides education leaders a toolkit for practicing Liberatory Design and includes three sections: 1) Liberatory Design Process, 2) Liberatory Design Mindsets, and 3) Liberatory Design Do Nows.

Stanford d.school K12 Lab Network and the National Equity Project
Professional Learning

NGLC joins the Innovative Learning Expert Hub!

NGLC joins a new pilot project designed to help ed leaders find high-quality consultants to explore and scale innovative learning models together.
Reimagining Assessment

Interest Driven Assessment Practices that Lead to Personal and Unique Performances by Learners

Student interest is a motivator and personalization increases access, but how can educators find time and energy to personalize opportunities for assessment?
Reimagining Assessment

Save the Date: Assessment for Learning Conference, Feb. 11-13, San Diego

Join the movement to fundamentally #RethinkAssessment and become part of the dynamic and growing assessment for learning community!​​
Professional Learning

Distinctive Schools Educators Learning, Designing, and Leading Together

Distinctive Schools teachers join design teams to provide expertise and critical feedback to strengthen solutions to shared problems of practice.
New Designs for School

Three Ways Music Educators Foster Learning for Life

Music educators on NAfME's Innovations Council recommend these three practices to promote students' creativity and whole human development.