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New Designs for School

Mass IDEAS Planning & Implementation Grants

Supporting communities across Massachusetts to develop innovative, high-quality schools for all students

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Technology Tools

A ‘Spark’ of Innovation at Merit Prep

In an effort to put everything digital in one place for its students, teachers, parents, and administrators, Merit Prep is taking a collaborative approach to developing its next-gen tool, Spark 2.0
Enabling Change

From 'Shock and Awe' to Systemic Enabling

How New Hampshire is Charting the Nation’s Course for the Next Era of Education Reform
Enabling Change

10 Principles to Move Your School toward Distributive Leadership

Giving up control is the key to finding success as a leader, teacher and even parent in a blended school. First and foremost, you must trust the people around you.
Technology Tools

19 Promising (and Common Core-aligned) Tools and Resources for Middle School Classrooms

The digital tools developed by NGLC grantees include collections of vetted digital curriculum, virtual games, professional development for teachers, and complete learning module packages for grades 6-9
New Designs for School

3 Must-Use Practices in Successful Personalized Learning Schools

Are there specific personalized learning practices that result in more positive outcomes for students? A recent RAND study shows a power combination of three practices that set top schools apart.
New Designs for School

3 Personalized Learning Schools in Chicago

Chicago is known for how it does pizza (deep dish), sports (Michael Jordan, Wrigley Field), and comedy (The Second City). Do you know how the third largest city in the U.S. does personalized learning?
Professional Learning

5 Next Gen Professional Learning Practices Used by Schools Today

We asked leading educators to tell us how schools and districts can best enable their teachers to work successfully in personalized, next gen learning environments.
New Designs for School

5 Personalized Learning Practices in NGLC Grantee Schools

How do you know when a school is a personalized learning school? These five practices were described by the RAND Corporation in its research study of NGLC schools and we shared additional resources related to those practices.
New Designs for School

The 5 Shifts of Competency-Based Education

At its core, competency-based education can be defined by five major shifts in how an educational system operates.