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Reimagining Assessment

Many Hats, One Purpose: How Moving Back to the Classroom Has Impacted My Instructional Leadership

A teacher reflects on her time with a statewide initiative to reconsider assessment, and how she now works to create a more humane, student-centered classroom.
New Designs for School

Chicago Tech Academy: Walking the Talk for Real-World Learning

Real-world learning experiences for all students requires smart partnerships with local industry professionals, with advice from ChiTech staff.
Building Community

How Next Gen Educators Are Inspiring and Leading Next Gen Learning This Year

What we care about in 2019: diversity, creativity, deep learning, and the nature of change. Take a look at these stories to inspire!
Designing for Equity

Mr. Sundays: A Latino Teacher's Exploration

For many students, I have been the first and only Latino teacher they will ever have. There is a great sadness in this.
Designing for Equity

The Full Spectrum of Evidence to Advance Personalized Learning
Enabling Change

Four new grants will help NGLC shape next gen learning in the new decade

4 grants to NGLC apply the power of visionary educators to shape the future of US public education & ensure the changes broadly reach all kids and communities.
New Designs for School

Student-Led Group Discussions: Everyone Learns

Students take on more responsibility when teachers provide the opportunity. One example: students leading small groups in rigorous literary discussion.
New Designs for School

Teaching Kindergarteners Critical Thinking Skills: Lessons from Two Rivers Deeper Learning Cohort

The stories of two kindergarten teachers illustrate the power of providing an opportunity for 5 and 6 year-olds to think critically.
Reimagining Assessment

Learners’ Perspectives on Formative Assessment Culture

Four learners and their teacher emphasize the shared ownership of learning that is part of creating a culture that supports formative assessment.
New Designs for School

A Pandemic-Proof Approach to Teaching

Coronavirus may close our school, but it will never stop my students from learning.