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New Designs for School

How Next Gen Learning Can Support Student Agency

Ownership. Freedom. Respect. Trust. Courage. Souls on Fire. Find out what student agency is and why it’s so important to education today.
New Designs for School

Danville Independent Schools: Bate Middle School and Danville High School

This small district south of Lexington, KY is completely redesigning its only middle school and high school by adopting a competency-based blended learning model. Personalized learning pathways directly link middle school, high school, and college curriculum. Projects play a central role in the new learning environment which aims to equip students with 21st century skills so they can seize their place in the Information Age as inventive learners.
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.
Building Community

Moving Towards Next Gen Learning

Reimagining the desired outcomes and the common student experience of America’s public schools is a messy, chaotic business–and that’s what real change looks like.
New Designs for School

An Educator’s Guide to Learner Profiles for Students

As more educators work to replace factory-model schools with personalized, student-centered learning experiences, knowing students has taken on new meaning.
Professional Learning

A Learner-Centered Culture Includes Educators, Too

​Teachers in learner-centered, personalized settings act as guides for students addressing their individual needs, strengths, and goals for success.
New Designs for School

What We Can Learn from Finland

Finland carved out its own pragmatic, steady path to extraordinarily high achievement​​. How did they do it?
Why Schools Need to Change

Embracing Real-World Work as Bona Fide Learning Experience

Some colleges and university systems are exploring alternative routes to granting academic credit.
Technology Tools

Leveraging analytics to study and improve learning

With E2Coach, the University of Michigan is using data and student and faculty feedback to tailor support to students.
New Designs for School

Putting the "Breakthrough" in Breakthrough Model Schools

Today, NGLC announces eight new recipients of $450,000 breakthrough school model launch grants and 30 recipients of $100,000 planning grants. There's a lot to observe about these varied and enormously promising school designs, but at some level, this is the most important: Each of the 38 applications makes you think, "Ooh! I want my kid to go to THAT school!"