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Behind the Curtain of Flex Time

Many schools are creating “flex time” periods to increase student agency. What makes flex time periods work best?
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Project Based Learning and ADHD

One challenge facing educators moving to PBL is providing support to learners who require more individualized instructor attention, such as students with ADHD.
Building Community

What Can the NGLC Regional Funds Teach Us about Local Strategies for Next Gen Learning?

Are you interested in blended, personalized, competency-based learning and local ecosystems that can sustain, nurture, and grow it? This new resource is for you.
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NGLC Updates Profiles of 27 Breakthrough Schools

These one-page snapshot publications provide a quick overview of K-12 grant recipients’ personalized learning models and their plans for breakthrough change.
Enabling Change

Competency Without Compromise: Rethinking the High School Transcript

The Mastery Transcript Consortium is redesigning the HS transcript, building an ecosystem in which deeper, personalized, and mastery-based learning can thrive.
Enabling Change

Leading Change in a Personalized Environment: Right from the Start

Every implementation as schools shift to personalized learning is different, but crucial leadership decisions typically fall into these four areas.
Reimagining Assessment

Co-Designing Learning WITH Students: A Snapshot at Souhegan High School

Students, a teacher, and administrators at Souhegan HS in NH share their perspectives on redesigning a research paper into a student-driven learning project.
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Structure Helps Promote Student Agency

Schools using flex time must balance between fostering autonomy in students while still holding them accountable for ambitious learning targets.
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Transforming High School by Supporting Student Self-Discovery

Two Vista High School students describe how the process of self-discovery within Challenge-Based Learning helps them progress as learners.
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Three Essential Ingredients for a Student-Centered Classroom

When these 3 ingredients are present in a truly student-centered lesson, students are most likely to learn both academic content and productive habits of mind.