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New Designs for School

Design Thinking Infiltrates K-12 Education

An emerging K-12 pedagogy, design thinking means coming up with practical, creative solutions to current problems, with the intent of an improved future result.
Building Community

Six Next-Gen Learning Hubs: Assets, Partners, and Challenges

Six regions in the nation are infusing a new approach to education reform that iteratively but dramatically changes the way learning happens in schools.
Technology Tools

Early investments by NGLC in learning analytics are going global

​Two NGLC higher education tech innovation projects are continuing to develop their learning analytics efforts, reaching more institutions across the nation and across the pond.
New Designs for School

Closing the Credential Gap: Higher Education’s Accessibility Makeover

​Some 36 million Americans have earned college credit, but no degree. A new approach to higher ed seeks to change that.​
Professional Learning

Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching

Outlines the unique competencies educators need in order to create and thrive in effective personalized learning environments.
Building Community

Sound Advice on Personalized Learning from Six Regional Incubators

Experience provides the best learning...even when it’s not your own. That’s the bottom line and big payoff for listening to this six-podcast series on personalized learning.
Why Schools Need to Change

The Brink of Closure: What Motivates Higher Education to Change?

How do we motivate people to even consider the possibility that significant change is needed?
Building Community

A Six-Pack of School-Design Change Agents

Six podcasts of leaders of regional next gen school incubators are by turns wise, surprising, insightful, practical, and – every minute – illuminating.
Enabling Change

How Districts and Charters Shape Local Strategies for Next Gen Learning

The local context of a region influences the strategies used to build an ecosystem where next gen learning can thrive.
Professional Learning

K-12 Roundup of Tools and Resources: CityBridge Foundation Summer Design Institute

At the Breakthrough Schools: D.C. Summer Design Institute, school teams learned together, pushing their thinking and diving into next gen school design.