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New Designs for School

3 Winning School Designs at Startup Weekend EDU in D.C.

Creation, passion, projects, internships, and the Smithsonian propelled these three school designs to the top of the heap in last weekend's startup competition.
Building Community

A Distribution Challenge: Scaling Charter School Innovation and Impact to States and Districts

Matchbook Learning looks to the "Microsoft model" to distribute and scale innovations in education.
Professional Learning

5 reasons why you should participate in #NGLCchat

#NGLCchat focused on trending topics in personalized learning such as blended learning, student agency, and competency-based education. Here are 5 reasons to attend​​​.
Designing for Equity

Next Gen Learning: An Experiment on Other People’s Children?

Holly Morris and Kristen Vogt share their personal take on next gen learning and equity by thinking deeply about what kind of school they want for their own children.
New Designs for School

5 Personalized Learning Practices in NGLC Grantee Schools

How do you know when a school is a personalized learning school? These five practices were described by the RAND Corporation in its research study of NGLC schools and we shared additional resources related to those practices.
Professional Learning

Students Design, Tinker, Create and Discover through Maker-based Learning

At the core of the maker movement and its signature festival events is a desire to design, tinker, create, and discover.
New Designs for School

Bay Blends Advance Personalized Learning

Getting Smart's Tom Vander Ark shares insights from a recent visit to seven next gen learning elementary and secondary schools in the Bay Area.
Enabling Change

Common Expectations for Next Gen Learning Schools

This short document describes the foundational design, capacity, and other conditions required for successful launch of a high-quality next gen learning school. It was built in collaboration with NGLC Regional Funds partners. 
New Designs for School

Next Gen Tools: Personalized Learning Plans and Learner Profiles

Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) and Learner Profiles help a student to identify academic and social-emotional needs, goals, and pace; keep track of them; and teachers use them to truly personalize learning. This brief details how three schools in the Next Generation Learning Challenges network are using these tools to advance student learning and success.
Why Schools Need to Change

Attention, Higher Ed Futurists: Are You Ready to Shape 2016?

I’m not much for making predictions, but one thing I do know is that the innovation space in higher education is only going to get more interesting this year.