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Designing for Equity

Vista Unified’s P-3 Continuum: Closing the Achievement Gap Before It Opens

Vista Unified is expanding early education supports through the design of a prenatal-to-grade-three pathway, a P-3 continuum.
Enabling Change

EdReform in the Modern Era

Where NGLC and next gen learning fit in the history of education reform.
Technology Tools

Why ‘Student Success’ Isn’t Always Succeeding: Examining Effective Approaches to New Initiatives at the Diana G. Oblinger Innovation Forum

5 key steps to improve student success outcomes in colleges that go beyond a technology tool to drive change.
New Designs for School

From Content Design to Student Experience Design in K-12: Lessons from the Adult and Lifelong Learning Sector

Principles of adult learning design–learner agency, goal-orientation, relevance, and more–are identical to the principles of student-centered learning.
New Designs for School

Picking the Perfect Problem: The Heart of Project-Based Learning

Getting the three central criteria right—​the curriculum, the students, and the context—​leads to the perfect project for project-based learning.​
Building Community

Scaling Personalized Learning: Questions of Equity and the Role of Micro-Credentials

Scaling personalized learning to benefit more students in more schools doesn’t happen by adopting a school model like a recipe. Personalized learning often scales best by invitation.
New Designs for School

Solving Problems with Design Thinking

Design thinking can be used with students and educators as a launching pad for asking good questions, getting to the root of problems, and building creative solutions.
New Designs for School

How Self-Directed Field Studies Can Build Future Leaders

In Montessori Self-Directed Field Studies, elementary-age students "go out" in small groups for research, gaining experiences outside the classroom.
Enabling Change

Relationships are Behind All Good Learning

Read this sample of keynote speakers, presenters, and colleague discussions about relationships in next gen, personalized learning at the iNACOL Symposium.
Enabling Change

Mighty in Presence: The Teacher Innovator at Work

Teacher Christina Classen in Colorado Springs is a champion for innovation​ at her school.