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New Designs for School

The Future of High School Student Internships Is Virtual

COVID-19 has forever impacted public education, workspace environments & more. For high school students, it has transformed the internship landscape.
New Designs for School

Open the Doors: Returning to School with New Perspective

What should education after COVID-19 be? The past year has changed us and the lessons learned can help us build a more equitable system for learning.
Enabling Change

School and District Bureaucracy Has Failed Us All. What Are Some Alternatives?

Creating coherence, equity, and powerful learning in our existing school district bureaucracies and hierarchies is a challenge. But there is a way forward.
Enabling Change

Is Next Gen Learning a Place Where the Political Sides Can Meet?

A red-state/blue-state conversation: ​Can education innovation and next gen learning bring people across the political spectrum together for the benefit of students?
Designing for Equity

How to Make Senior Capstones Truly Anti-Racist

Alternative assessments are not inherently equitable without concerted effort.
New Designs for School

From Inquiry to Action: Blackstone Academy Charter School's Approach to Academics

The academic model at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island focuses not only on what students learn but also on who they are and how they act in the world. This publication explores the school's approach to community-based projects organized around essential questions, which includes performance-based assessment and integrated academic and social-emotional support. 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 high schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, August 2021
New Designs for School

Blackstone Academy Charter School 9th Grade Experience: A Podcast

The academic model at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island focuses not only on what students learn but also on who they are and how they act in the world. In this 6-minute podcast, ninth grade dean and science teacher John Horton talks about the ninth grade experience at Blackstone Academy. 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 high schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, August 2021
New Designs for School

Blackstone Academy Charter School Game-Based Learning in English Class: A Podcast

The academic model at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island focuses not only on what students learn but also on who they are and how they act in the world. In this 5-minute podcast, English teacher Erin Malcolm explains how she uses game-based learning in class, including when the students read The Great Gatsby. 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 high schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, August 2021
New Designs for School

Visual Arts at Blackstone Academy Charter School: A Podcast

The academic model at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island focuses not only on what students learn but also on who they are and how they act in the world. In this 4-minute podcast, art teacher Meghan Healy discusses how the lessons learned in art class apply to all subjects and life. 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 high schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, August 2021
Why Schools Need to Change

Where Does Agency Come From?

What does it really mean to know how to shape your life? To shape the world? 5 key questions examine ways to build agency with young people.