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Getting Smart on Regional Next-Gen School Design

Authored by Sarah Luchs & Tom Vander Ark, and with support from NGLC staff and Getting Smart

Next generation schools are creating powerful learning opportunities for students. The Regional Next-Gen School Design blog series seeks to illuminate best practices and share the stories of six regional hubs for innovation through NGLC’s Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools. The publication highlights each of the six regions individually and shows the unique ways they are approaching the work, including best practices and lessons learned in order to incubate and support next-gen learning. NGLC Breakthrough Schools accelerate student outcomes and achievement through personalized, blended and/or competency-based learning.
New Designs for School

What I Learned about Personalized Learning from 3 Chicago Schools

Educator Lucy Colville shares key insights from her recent visit to three NGLC Breakthrough Schools in Chicago.
Reimagining Assessment

Designing a Better Learning Environment

A project of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, the Learning Space Rating System (LSRS) has been developed by leading community experts for rating formal learning spaces to determine how well classroom design supports and encourages active learning.
Reimagining Assessment

PRESS RELEASE: $2 Million Grant Initiative to Catalyze New Roles, Strategies for Assessment to Promote Deeper Learning Outcomes for Students

Assessment for Learning Project seeks to kindle practice-level innovation capable of informing and shaping system-level change
New Designs for School

3 Personalized Learning Schools in Chicago

Chicago is known for how it does pizza (deep dish), sports (Michael Jordan, Wrigley Field), and comedy (The Second City). Do you know how the third largest city in the U.S. does personalized learning?
New Designs for School

An Oakland Teacher Inspired by Next Gen Schools in Chicago

Educator Linda Rogers is bringing back to her Oakland, Calif. school the inspiration she gained from visiting three schools in Chicago.
Designing for Equity

Online Education Behind Bars

For the adult prison population, the benefits of a college education, combined with supportive re-entry services, are undeniable. What major challenges and signs of hope lay in store for this group?
Building Community

We Are All Learners: Professional Learning in Collaborative Networks

The opportunity to connect with a network around shared problems of next gen learning practice offers fresh and different perspectives that rejuvenate your sense of purpose.
Building Community

How to Bring Next Gen Learning to Your Community

If you would like to see more innovation in your local schools, these examples and useful resources can help you organize around next gen learning in your community.
Reimagining Assessment

Assessment for Learning Project Request for Learning (now closed)

Exploring New Roles for Assessment in Learning Design: An Invitation to Apply (& Learn). The RFL is now closed and not accepting applications.