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New Designs for School

Education for Change: Epic Charter School

The student-centered school model of Epic Charter School in Oakland, California, framed around a hero's journey empowers middle school students with sense of unity and purpose in life, where they can feel part of a culture with a shared experience and with more opportunities to experiences growth and accomplishment. Design and engineering is front and center and game mechanics drive the school model.
New Designs for School

Go Blended!: A Handbook for Blending Technology in Schools

Go Blended! is a practical implementation guide for educators interested in getting blended learning off the ground.

Throughout the book teachers with blended learning experience share helpful tips and lesson plans to help educators make purposeful choices in using technology to fulfill students' needs without becoming an end in itself. This useful guide also offers key documents and timelines to support a blended learning implementation and provides step-by-step practical advice for avoiding mistakes.

In Go Blended! you'll learn how to:

  • Investigate leadership and staff readiness to "go blended."
  • Learn how to evaluate and purchase the right educational software.
  • Keep the program's goals in mind throughout the development process.
  • Teach lessons that set students up for success when using classroom technology.
  • Tailor the program to the students, not the other way around.

Author Liz Arney is a seasoned developer of blended learning programs at Aspire Public Schools, and she also closely collaborates with district and charter leaders from across the country on this work.

Aspire Public Schools, February 2015
Building Community

Chicago-Area Changemakers Featured in Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Podcast

A Dell Foundation podcast features an interview with Phyllis Lockett and Amy Huang of LEAP Innovations.
Technology Tools

Do Your Homework to Catalyze Tech-Enabled Change

A look at the person who brings learning technologies to life in the classroom—the teacher.
Technology Tools

Confessions of an EdTech Company: Learning to Learn

​Old computers or new tablets are only as powerful as the teachers and students who choose to use them.​
New Designs for School

Ahead of the Class: Earning College Credits Early

The Pathways and Early College instructional model of Generation Schools Network creates a direct connection from high school learning to college and career.
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?
Technology Tools

Get More “Tech” from Your Learning Technologies

​To get the most from edtech, first identify your learning challenges and desired outcomes and then select the right learning technologies to make this happen.​
Designing for Equity

Is Personalized Learning the Gateway for ALL K-12 Students to Attain Agency & Achievement?

Examining whether this new approach could hold significant promise for a variety of student populations, including special needs, ELL and gifted students.
New Designs for School

K-12 Roundup of Tools and Resources: STEM

This "roundup of tools and resources” focuses on the connection between STEM and personalized learning.