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Enabling Change

Mighty in Presence: The Teacher Innovator at Work

Teacher Christina Classen in Colorado Springs is a champion for innovation​ at her school.
Why Schools Need to Change

What Would Socrates Wonder about Next Gen Learning?

What would Socrates, one of history’s most iconic gadflys, wonder about next generation learning? What questions or provocations or iconoclastic statements would he pose to those of us pushing for “next gen” or personalized learning?
New Designs for School

What’s New About Next Gen Learning?

Isn’t ‘Next Gen’ or ‘personalized’ learning simply a new label on an old concept?
New Designs for School

What if Students Made a School?

What would happen if we trusted students to design their schools?
New Designs for School

A Trip to the Windy City and Intrinsic Schools

Intrinsic Schools experienced two drastic changes between its first and second years: moving to a new-construction building and placing an intentional focus on culture.
New Designs for School

A Trip to Cesar Chávez School in Back-of-the-Yards Chicago

I recently visited Chavez with a group of teachers from Washington, D.C. who are part of the CityBridge Foundation’s Teacher Innovation Fellowship.
Enabling Change

Taking Do the Math to High Schools

Leaders of the “Do the Math” project worked with Education Trust to redesign developmental math programs at three community colleges.
New Designs for School

The Road to College & Career

Readying students for college and career has been the focal point of K-12 education reform in recent years, and many new efforts feature technology in a starring role.
Reimagining Assessment

Reimagining Grantmaking as Collective Learning

Too often, K-12 education falls victim to "solutionitis." The Assessment for Learning Project is protecting against that with a learning agenda and self-reflection on what the field really needs when it comes to assessment practice.
Professional Learning

The Possibilities for Next Gen Professional Learning

NGLC and its partners in the Next Gen Professional Learning Project asked educators to share with us their use of and perspectives on next gen learning for teachers and this is what we learned.