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Designing for Equity

Student-Led IEPs: Realizing the Promise of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act

In student-led IEPs, students are active participants in creating their learning plan, providing opportunities to deepen their understanding of themselves.
New Designs for School

Using Design Thinking for Equitable Remote Classrooms

Educators can redesign "classrooms" for equitable and engaging virtual learning with design thinking, community-centered learning, and teacher resources.
Designing for Equity

Equity Responses to Private Pandemic Pods

Learning pods offer face-to-face support for remote learning, socialization, and childcare but are they widening learning and opportunity gaps?
New Designs for School

Preparing Learners to Navigate a Changing Career Landscape

​This NGLC Practitioner's Guide explores "profession-based learning" with the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) Network; resources included.
Designing for Equity

The Emergence of Public and Community Learning Pods

Schools, local government, and community organizations are bringing small-group in-person supervision and support to more families with public community-based learning pods.​
Technology Tools

Slow Down: Why You’re Speaking Too Fast

When teachers can quickly see how fast they talk in the classroom, they can apply that feedback to create a more effective learning environment for students.
Why Schools Need to Change

Kids Don't Like School? Whaaaat?

Kids don't like school for good reason. The parallel between kids' experiences in school and young adult novels in dystopian settings tells us why.
Why Schools Need to Change

22 Ways This October to Open Eyes, Hearts and Minds to Systemic Racism and the Need to Reimagine Schools

This Is Our Chance, a free virtual film festival, begins October 6. It's our chance for constructive conversation and hope for the future of public education.
Building Community

Purpose & Practice: Redefining Our Why as Educators

Coaches—instructional leaders who are also classroom teachers—describe what teaching during a pandemic looks and feels like.
New Designs for School

Transforming Learning Goes Virtual: Free Event in October

Discover best practices in remote learning, social-emotional learning, and project-based learning in a virtual environment with the Transforming Learning Conference.