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Building Community

Boston Public Schools’ Externships: A True Team Effort

Community partnerships and industry connections offer many benefits for teachers and students but require nurturing and development to succeed.
Professional Learning

Coming on January 9: Up to 100,000 K-12 educators learn about innovation in the face of adversity

NGLC and partners organized the "Innovation Amid Adversity" track at REMOTE K12 and invite you to this free online professional learning event.
New Designs for School

What COVID Taught Us about Good Learning and Strong Systems

The pandemic created unforeseen challenges, but it also created stronger home-school partnerships and positive changes in teacher practice.
New Designs for School

Taking a Modern Approach to Project-Based Learning

Can project-based learning succeed virtually, during a pandemic? It's possible, as this teacher found by fusing PBL with self-paced, mastery-based instruction.
Professional Learning

In-House Professional Learning

With support from their school's in-house research center, teachers are leading professional learning and innovation.
New Designs for School

A Modern Computer Programming Classroom

With a self-paced, mastery-based instructional design, students in a HS coding course took initiative, coded high-quality programs, and taught others to code.
New Designs for School

Blackstone Academy Charter School Model Overview: A Place of Family & Community

The environment of support and care at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island is foundational to the school's learning model. This publication explores various aspects of the school that make it both special and effective. It was prepared to support a virtual Learning Excursion for school teams of diverse stakeholders to learn more about Blackstone Academy and become inspired to redesign their own schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
New Designs for School

Blackstone Academy Charter School Mission: A Podcast

The environment of support and care at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island is foundational to the school's learning model. Hear students, faculty, and families discuss the school's mission and reflect on what makes their school so special. This podcast was prepared to support a virtual Learning Excursion for school teams of diverse stakeholders to learn more about Blackstone Academy and become inspired to redesign their own schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Designing for Equity

Getting to Brave: How My School Is Uncovering Our Unconscious Racial Bias

When this school examined systemic racism and its impact on students, it found vastly different perspectives on racial bias in culture, practices & policies.
Reimagining Assessment

Falsehoods We Believe about Assessment

This list examines K-12 education's false assumptions about assessment, in the tradition of popular "Falsehoods" lists.