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Designing for Equity

Leading at the Intersection of Equity and Innovation in Education

How we talk, our discourse, has an impact on equity in schools. Find resources to continue learning using a new discourse and active listening.
Building Community

NGLC receives $4.2 million from Barr Foundation to support Mass. educators, teams

​On Tuesday, the Barr Foundation announced $24 million in grants, including 2 grants to NGLC in support of next gen learning in Massachusetts
Reimagining Assessment

It’s High Time for Change in our Accountability Systems

Can the field pressure local, state, and federal policymakers to create accountability systems where teachers create assessments that promote deeper learning?
New Designs for School

The LEAP Learning Framework: Personalizing Learning in the Classroom

The new framework from LEAP Innovations offers a common understanding of and concrete strategies to create personalized learning for students.
New Designs for School

Launching New Schools: Lessons from The Lean Startup

​​Since NGLC’s recent investments (Waves IIIa​, IV​) have been about starting new Breakthrough Schools​, I decided it was time to pick-up The Lean Startup by Eric Ries​. ​
Technology Tools

Learning from K-12 Innovators Who Gathered in New York and Chicago

Highlights from two key K-12 digital education conferences: Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools Spring Meeting and the Digital Media & Learning Conference.
New Designs for School

Lessons for Launching a Breakthrough Model School

​Four leaders of NGLC-funded breakthrough schools share lessons learned from their first year launch.​
Technology Tools

Lessons Learned: Engaging Students Deeply as Project Partners

​Undergraduate students serving as collaborators are vital project partners for Wake Forest’s BioBook, a low cost open-source integrated teaching and learning environment.
Technology Tools

Lessons from a Year of EdTech Innovation

The team behind Gooru, a free search for learning, share lessons learned after their NGLC implementation.
Building Community

Local Incubators Help Educators Dream up Solutions to the K-12 Design Problem

13 innovative school models in DC and Chicago were selected for NGLC planning grants and join 8 grant recipients selected in a national competition.