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The Conversion of a Skeptic: My Journey into Online Teaching (Part II)

Student demand for online learning led to some transformational changes by a faculty member and self-professed skeptic of asynchronous teaching.
New Designs for School

16 Schools Where Students Will Learn Differently

NGLC announced 16 additional breakthrough school models selected in a national competition for launch grants.
Professional Learning

The 2015 Breakthrough Models Academy: Fresh Thinking for Higher Ed

Participants from institutions across the U.S. are focusing on projects to improve college completion, retention, affordability, and competency-based education.
Professional Learning

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

Announcing the 2015 Breakthrough Models Incubator cohort
Why Schools Need to Change

21st Century Learning and the Educational Rights of Students

All students should have access to a 21st century education. It's an inalienable right & the only way to truly transform education for all.
Enabling Change

3 Major Shifts in Teaching & Learning: Reflections on the 2016 ELI Annual Meeting

The first two shifts in higher education are complete; it is the third shift, now well underway, that caught my attention at this past ELI Annual Meeting.
Designing for Equity

More Than Instruction: Schools with the power to transform communities

When we opened Thrive Public School in San Diego 5 years ago, we knew we had the opportunity and the responsibility to create an intentionally diverse school.
Reimagining Assessment

The Puzzle of the Macro in the Micro

If you're excited about micro credentials, it's important that you remember you may not be representative of the broader higher ed community--or its intended user base.
New Designs for School

Why Every Student Should Have a Mentor and Every Teacher Should Be One

Mentorship in middle and high school has the power to impact the course of students’ academic and personal life trajectories.
Technology Tools

The Conversion of a Skeptic: My Journey into Online Teaching (Part III)

Student demand for online learning led to some transformational changes by a faculty member and self-professed skeptic of asynchronous teaching.