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Blended Learning

New Designs for School

John C. Haines Elementary School

Project-based learning in a neighborhood district school

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New Designs for School

Student Agency is What Counts

Keara Duggan of Education Elements shares three examples of schools working to develop student agency, useful to other educators who are on the path to personalization.
Reimagining Assessment

Cultivating Peer-to-Peer Feedback

Friday Focus Practitioner’s Guide to Next Gen Learning: Find ways to help students & adults strengthen their peer-to-peer feedback chops, a necessary skill for all learners.
Professional Learning

10 Lessons Learned from an Award-Winning Digital Badging Program

Whether you are exploring digital badging or getting ready to launch your own initiative, these ten lessons will help you gain a better understanding of this emerging field.
Designing for Equity

Designing Schools that Generate Real Value for Vulnerable Students, Part 1

Chris Sturgis of MetisNet walks through the first two of five missteps educators take when designing blended, personalized, proficiency-based schools, with advice for what to do differently.
Designing for Equity

Designing Schools that Generate Real Value for Vulnerable Students, Part 2

Three additional missteps educators take when designing blended, personalized, proficiency-based schools, with advice for what to do differently.
Building Community

The Inside Story: NGLC Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools

The inside scoop about the 49 next gen schools that have been selected by the six NGLC Regional Fund partners to join the current national cohort of NGLC schools.
Designing for Equity

Next Gen Learning: An Experiment on Other People’s Children?

Holly Morris and Kristen Vogt share their personal take on next gen learning and equity by thinking deeply about what kind of school they want for their own children.
Professional Learning

5 Best Practices For Reimagining Professional Learning This Year

​How do we position aspiring next gen educators to be successful? Mirror next gen learning for students, position educators as agents of change, and enable educators to direct their learning.​
Designing for Equity

Addressing Equity Issues in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

Core to competency education is the dedication and commitment to serve all students, regardless of their different abilities, learning challenges, and family lives.