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Why Schools Need to Change

The Do’s and Don’ts of Reimagining Middle School

Lovett Elementary in Chicago is reimagining school and it's working. Reading and math scores have grown. Find out how.
Technology Tools

6 Implications of the Next-Generation Digital Learning Environments (NGDLE) Framework

In the year since EDUCAUSE published a report on the NGDLE, there is growing support within the higher ed teaching and learning community for learning environments to be based on component architecture. Here are six implications of that approach.
Enabling Change

7 Things to Know About Leading Academic Transformation

Higher ed continues to be under great pressure to change, especially with respect to teaching and learning. This pressure presents itself in two ways: the degree of change and the tempo of change. Higher education is inexperienced with both, which means that cultural issues are sure to be part of any exercise in academic transformation.
New Designs for School

Sweet Emotion for Next Gen Learning Environments

9 cognitive psychology tips for educators to ensure that happy, sad, mad, and glad get to work for you and your students.
Professional Learning

Micro-credentials: Radical Personalization of Professional Development

The driving question for a pilot micro-credential program: What impact can micro-credentials have on professional learning in Rhode Island?
Professional Learning

I Am a District Leader and I Need a Coach. So Do You.

Being surrounded by people who will push you is critical to a successful business' growth. So why, in education, is there still a stigma to coaching?
Technology Tools

7 Ways to Use Tech to Improve College Student Success

The reality we face in higher education today invites different approaches to promote student success. In this infographic, find out seven ways you can improve the odds using tech.
Why Schools Need to Change

What Learners Need to Thrive in a World of Change—MyWays

21st-century competencies require a thorough reimagining of the goals and processes that define our public schools. NGLC’s MyWays Project is here to help.
New Designs for School

Breakthrough Academic and Business Models for K-12 Schools: Resources for Wave IV Applicants

Examples of and theoretical and evidence-based perspectives on academic and business modeling for "breakthrough" secondary schools.​
Technology Tools

A Breakthrough Game Design for Student Success

Collaborative activities contribute to the social glue that helps students persist through a degree program. One Breakthrough Models Academy team asked: how can an interactive game tie in with helping Hispanic students to get the most out of college, and finish successfully with a degree?