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New Designs for School

Choosing the right scaling strategy for your school model

One of the criteria NGLC uses in selecting potential launch (and to a somewhat lesser extent planning) grantees is scalability.
Enabling Change

Choosing Your Degree Pathway

Ramapo College junior Stephen Geerlof shares his views on student involvement when colleges make decisions that affect all members of its community.
New Designs for School

Closing the Credential Gap: Higher Education’s Accessibility Makeover

​Some 36 million Americans have earned college credit, but no degree. A new approach to higher ed seeks to change that.​
Professional Learning

Coaching: A New Frame for Teaching and Learning

When you mashup coaching, next gen learning, professional learning, agency and mindsets, you get a framework for adopting personalized learning in both K-12 and higher ed.
New Designs for School

Coaching for Student Success: What Does that Really Mean?

What does coaching actually mean, and how does it work in the classroom?
Why Schools Need to Change

Moving Beyond the All-or-Nothing Paradigm for Higher Education

Those with some college but no degree are often in a worse position than before they started. Microcredentials can help.
Enabling Change

Combating Initiative Fatigue: Unifying and Integrating Student Success Initiatives

​Too many new initiatives, too many different directions, not enough time; colleges can end initiative fatigue with these four steps.​
Technology Tools

Competency-based Education Graduates Prepared for the Workforce

Competency reports from NAU's Personalized Learning degree program help graduates stand out in the job market and link academic work directly to career preparation.
New Designs for School

Competency-Based Education: What We Learned from Experience

In July 2012, we began the process of establishing the first competency-based baccalaureate degree offered by a public university in the state of Texas.
New Designs for School

Competency-based Learning at Building 21

The competency-based education model behind this Philadelphia district partnership school is gaining attention for its competency framework and information dashboard.