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New Designs for School

How I Tackle SEL

These 4 routines can help middle schoolers develop the social-emotional skills to manage emotions and navigate social situations, in the classroom and in their everyday lives.
Why Schools Need to Change

Why Transforming Public Education Is So Damn Hard

Our public schools mirror the ways our society works. Changing them means challenging long-accepted norms while holding on to the best of what works.
Building Community

In This Evolution of Learning, Focusing on Student Strengths is #SelfCare

Teachers' daily work to learn from students and reshape our understanding of what learning looks like and what teaching feels like is a form of self-care.
Why Schools Need to Change

Our World Needs a New Taxonomy of Educational Imperatives

A new taxonomy of learning imperatives for K-12 education addresses existential challenges that are framing a future that has already begun, including rapid change, AI, and the breakdown of civil society.
Designing for Equity

Self-Actualization and Organizational Development

In place of an employee performance review process, NGLC uses a “Growth Journal” to document each team member’s growth journey. We use this tool to help us shift toward an Indigenous worldview of individual and collective growth in our organization.
New Designs for School

Student Work Showcasing Portrait of a Graduate Competencies

These examples of student work that develops and demonstrates graduate portrait skills come from NGLC's Portrait of a Graduate in Practice. See what students do when schools move from portrait to practice.
Professional Learning

Teachers Need to Be 21st Century Ready Too

How can students learn essential skills when these skills were not taught or valued when their teachers were in school? Find out why teachers need to exercise and model the skills students need to be successful.
Designing for Equity

NGLC signs joint statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in 'Students for Fair Admissions' cases

Philanthropic organizations, including NGLC, released a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings and commitment to advocating for the human dignity of all people and a shared mission of a more equitable nation.
Professional Learning

How Teachers Can Unwind and Recharge after the School Year

Mental health research shows that we are not equipped to sustain good health when dealing with ongoing stress, and teachers have had little time to rest and recharge lately. Three practices can help.
New Designs for School

The Most Important Skill We Need to Teach Right Now

Teaching students the skill of listening (not the absence of talking) is challenging but necessary for building community and connection.