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New Designs for School

Integrating Computational Thinking into ELA Classrooms

Computational thinking (CT) supports core literacy goals like organizing ideas, identifying patterns, and building arguments, without requiring extra English Language Arts (ELA) instruction.
Enabling Change

Building a Healthy School Ecosystem through Leader Wellness

If school leaders stay healthy—physically, mentally, and emotionally—schools are stronger, more stable, and better equipped to serve students.
Why Schools Need to Change

How Art and Active Meditation Support Classroom Mindfulness

Active meditation with art can help a whole classroom of students (and their teacher!) focus, immerse in their work, and build resilience and balance in a world that rarely slows down.
Technology Tools

Why Schools Need a Learning-Centered Approach for AI and Cellphones

Schools taking a learning-centered approach to student use of cellphones and AI help young people understand and manage these powerful yet addictive tools.
Enabling Change

Building Humanity into Student Success Policies and Systems

Success after high school isn’t only about college readiness, it must include viable employment pathways, financial stability, and sustained access to the supports students need to not just live but thrive.
New Designs for School

How Communal Learning Spaces Strengthen Student Collaboration & Community

Communal spaces offer an interconnected array of options with flexible furniture and technology to support a diversity of learning approaches and help create a collaborative learning community.
Enabling Change

Women in Leadership, and the Bold Moves We Make

For women in educational leadership, bold moves may make you vulnerable and a little afraid, but bold moves and big decisions can lead to meaningful, more fulfilling work, bigger impacts on learning, and a more equitable workforce.
New Designs for School

Designing Instruction around Real-Time Data & Student Readiness

Personalized learning using real time data can save planning time, help teachers make better instructional decisions, and ensure that every student has a pathway to growth.
Reimagining Assessment

A Leveled Approach to Mastery-Based Grading

In mastery-based learning, how should teachers determine mastery? Find out how one teacher created a workable approach to assess learning in her classroom.
Designing for Equity

The Art of Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments

Educators can tap into the expertise, resources, and advocacy of community partners to support students with disabilities, learning differences, mental health challenges, and more.