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Professional Learning

NGLC joins effort to launch new Learning Commons, advance teacher professional learning

Take charge of your professional learning in this shared space containing free, high-quality content from trusted experts.
Reimagining Assessment

From Dinopocalypse to Digital Badges at Del Lago Academy

How do people actually learn to be competent scientists? This essential question fueled the collaborative process Del Lago Academy used with students, teachers, and industry partners to create its badging system.
Professional Learning

Dispatches from the Field: Big Ideas Fest

​This week, NGLC staff headed west to attend Big Ideas Fest, an annual gathering of teachers, policymakers, funders, and researchers dedicated to surfacing “big ideas” in education.​
Reimagining Assessment

Does a Degree Ever Expire? Examining the Extended Transcript

Can a student’s learning experience be accurately summarized in a list of courses and grades? Leaders at some institutions believe the traditional transcript is ready for a big makeover.
Building Community

From Compliance to Engagement to Agency

Insider teacher insights on moving Design Tech High to a school with an 'extreme personalization' focus; resources included.
Enabling Change

Down the Rabbit Hole? 3 Key Takeaways for Higher Ed Business Models

To build successful higher ed business models, leaders should focus on these three takeaways.
Technology Tools

E2Coach: Customized Support for Learning Success

E2Coach, a project at the University of Michigan funded by NGLC, shows students their progress in a class and gives them individual ideas to improve their outcomes.
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.
Enabling Change

Early Planning Minimizes Project Disruptions

Sustaining a new approach to improve student success requires long-term financial, operational, and cultural commitments—more likely to occur with early planning.
New Designs for School

5 Tools to Move Toward Personalized Learning

How can education leaders pursue the massive shift toward a learning and learner orientation deliberately and thoughtfully?