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Technology Tools

A ‘Spark’ of Innovation at Merit Prep

In an effort to put everything digital in one place for its students, teachers, parents, and administrators, Merit Prep is taking a collaborative approach to developing its next-gen tool, Spark 2.0
Technology Tools

19 Promising (and Common Core-aligned) Tools and Resources for Middle School Classrooms

The digital tools developed by NGLC grantees include collections of vetted digital curriculum, virtual games, professional development for teachers, and complete learning module packages for grades 6-9
Why Schools Need to Change

Can Children Really Direct Their Own Learning?

Many question whether young children truly have the motivation to take responsibility for their own learning, especially with subjects they find hard or dislike.
New Designs for School

Can Physical Spaces Inspire Innovation?

A recently-released NGLC publication examines the facility, use of space, and physical environment at e3 Civic High in San Diego.
New Designs for School

Competency-Based Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part Two

NGLC grantee USC Hybrid High has committed its competency-based education model to a larger goal: positive multigenerational change.
New Designs for School

Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part One

A round up of tools and resources focused on competency-based education to help practitioners personalize learning for students, featuring Philadelphia School District's Building 21.
New Designs for School

Breakthrough Models for College Readiness: An Introduction to Next Generation Blended Schools

This compilation of Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) grantee profiles illustrates the innovative approaches of 41 personalized, blended, competency-based learning school models. The K-12 models were awarded grants under NGLC's third and fourth waves of funding, which focused on "Breakthrough School Models for College Readiness." This publication provides practical details particularly of interest to those designing and planning innovative secondary schools. The introduction describes common attributes across the portfolio, including personalized learning, student-directed approaches, hands-on experiences, flexible learning spaces, and interactive and adaptive learning management systems. Following the brief overview, each individual model is profiled. The individual profiles summarize key features through graphics and at-a-glance facts. They also offer important descriptive information about the instructional and financial models and their unique methods and structures to rethink “school” in affordable, sustainable, and scalable ways, so that they work in particular for underserved populations.
New Designs for School

RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning

This toolkit from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is for K-12 district, charter, and school leaders to use in the very early stages of conceptualizing and designing a next generation learning program, initiative, or whole school. Rather than offering a prescriptive model to follow, the toolkit helps educators figure out their own goals in blended, personalized, competency-based learning and the pathway to change that best fits their community and students. It organizes the most helpful publications, websites, and tools available today around four key issues: understanding next generation learning models; planning for and managing change; designing next generation learning opportunities; and engaging the planning team and stakeholders in the process. Because few practitioner-created tools exist in this emerging field, the toolkit highlights the essential questions to ask throughout the planning and design process as well as the communities of experts, practitioners, and learners to connect with and learn from.
New Designs for School

Does Your Classroom Design Affect Student Learning?

Is your classroom conducive to learning? Examine six environmental factors that may encourage—or impede—students' performance.
New Designs for School

Embracing the Hard Parts: 8 Video Resources for Authentic Learning Design

To understand how the magic of authentic learning emerges from the methods teachers use behind the scenes, sometimes you just need to see PBL in action.