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Building Community

Healing and Re-Humanizing Our Education System

How might we heal our way to a deeper kind of learning and definition of success for each and every student and adult in our educational system?
Enabling Change

My Asparagus Has Questions for Your North Star

Good metaphors can teach and inspire a learning revolution. Bad metaphors can get adopted by the status quo, providing cover for doing nothing.
Technology Tools

3 Ways Math Teachers Can Help Prevent the Summer Slide

Summer learning loss has knocked students off track for decades. These 3 strategies can reduce the need for re-teaching math concepts and skills every year.
Building Community

NGLC invites New England teams to apply for the Innovative Schools Virtual Learning Excursion

After one of the most challenging and isolating years in education, NGLC offers mini-grants and a facilitated learning experience for New England high school teams to see next gen learning come alive.
Why Schools Need to Change

A Teacher's Reflection: Imminent Death for a Generation

A teacher asks, what are we doing to generations of children who've suffered the trauma of gun violence in their schools?
Building Community

The Pedagogy of Pizza Parties

A more expansive pedagogy embodies the best of teaching content while also attending to the culture that supports caring, respectful relationships.
Professional Learning

Transforming Classroom Structures to Increase Student Engagement: A Coach’s Journey toward Modern Classrooms

Recognizing student engagement was a common struggle, a coach and two teachers shifted teaching practice from traditional and passive to modern and active.
Designing for Equity

Fighting the Stigma of Special Education: Students as Inventors for Social Good

Students in this special education class often believe they aren’t smart enough to do challenging things. Inventing a solution for their community partner challenged these beliefs and the students saw their own talent.
New Designs for School

Supporting Students to Drive Their Learning in ELA

English department chair Michelle Daum explains her approach to personalized learning: moving students toward independence and ownership of their learning, so they are prepared for their futures.
New Designs for School

Students Win When Teachers Try a “Move When Ready” Learning Approach

Teachers can make the shift to competency-based learning and multiple pathways for learning with strong leadership, empowered teachers, and collaborative teaching practices.