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New Designs for School

Piedmont City School District: Piedmont Middle School

At Piedmont Middle School, the future for students is changing through relevant, engaging learning opportunities, a school culture filled with hope, and a redesigned teaching and learning environment that utilizes blended learning, project-based learning, and competency-based learning to personalize education. The academic model is anchored by a focus on advanced mastery, relevance, and student ownership. This small, rural district intends to scale the model district-wide after phasing in the model at the middle school.
New Designs for School

Competency-Based Education: Faculty Goals and Student Grades

Two insights from the ELI Annual Meeting are helping me think about how to proceed at Western Kentucky University: faculty goals and student grades.​
New Designs for School

NGLC in Oakland Planning Grantees

Ten district & charter schools designing personalized learning school models

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Enabling Change

Personalized Learning Grows Across New England

The New England Secondary Schools Consortium has selected a cohort of schools across the region to become members of its Next Gen Personalized Learning Initiative.
Why Schools Need to Change

It’s Time to Trash the Terms “Non-Cogs” and “Soft Skills”

Andy Calkins presents an argument for new language that is more accurate, less comparative, and less antagonistic.
Technology Tools

K-12 Roundup of Digital Tools & Content

You’re probably painfully aware of the fact that the field of digital content and platforms is constantly evolving. To help you sort through what’s available, check out this curated list.
New Designs for School

NGLC Schools Take On Competency-Based Learning

Let’s take a look at competency-based learning in a few NGLC schools to better understand how it works.
Professional Learning

The 2015 Breakthrough Models Incubator Cohort: Diverse & Driven to Change Higher Ed

Announcing the 2015 Breakthrough Models Incubator cohort
Technology Tools

Supporting Teachers in Using Online Inquiry-Based Games

MIT researchers found that teaching with games—and especially teaching with inquiry-based games—can put many teachers outside of their comfort zone.
New Designs for School

InnovateEDU: Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

Entrepreneurial learning is the backbone of this Brooklyn charter school network which opened in Fall 2014 to serve grades 6-12, including English language learners and students with disabilities. LAB’s academic model combines empirically effective learning practices with innovative implementation strategies, including a blended learning model that integrates high-dosage tutoring with game-based adaptive courseware and teacher-led lessons.