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New Designs for School

Let's Put Personalized Learning in Its Proper Place

In the move toward personalized learning, we risk falling into several age-old traps that reduce a complex, challenging undertaking to a smaller, more easily digestible version of itself.
New Designs for School

Fueling the Fire: Training for Leadership at Alpha Public Schools

After years of teamwork, reflection, and dedication to SEL and student leadership, Alpha Public Schools's Personalized Leadership Training has gone viral.
New Designs for School

What Do a Dead Guinea Pig and a Lemonade Stand Have to Do With Real Learning?

Lessons from Montessori on weaving independence, self-direction and respect into children's public school experience every day.
Professional Learning

Competency-Based Advisor Hiring & Preparation: Introducing 3 Key Competency Clusters

Redesigning hiring practices, professional development, and performance evaluation for advisors represent an excellent start for guaranteeing relevant, forward-thinking advisement to our students.
New Designs for School

Crafting a Community of Belonging in a Culture of Digital Connection

By leveraging the power of language, educators can turn their diverse and digitally-connected student bodies into meaningful communities of belonging.
Building Community

What emerging research says about the promise of personalized learning

Researcher John Pane dissects seemingly conflicting outcomes from 2 studies of personalized learning.
New Designs for School

Defining Personalization: Students As Agents and Teachers As Coaches

3 school examples show that personalization is most effective when students become active agents involved in determining what and how they learn.
Building Community

Fueling the Fire: In Kentucky, an Innovation that Honors the Past

Metcalfe County Schools is creating a community-based, authentic work experience in which students prepare for the future while honoring their community's past.
Designing for Equity

Getting to Equity through the Unique Gifts of Learners

Equity means honoring the unique qualities of each student, not expecting all students to do the same things.
Reimagining Assessment

The Greatest Challenge to Scaling Competency-Based Learning

What is the greatest challenge to competency-based learning scaling across America? It's not seat time mandates.