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New Designs for School

Let's Put Personalized Learning in Its Proper Place

In the move toward personalized learning, we risk falling into several age-old traps that reduce a complex, challenging undertaking to a smaller, more easily digestible version of itself.
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Personalized Learning is (Again) Promising: A Snapshot of Practice & Student Achievement

A new research report from the RAND Corporation suggests greater implementation of personalized learning may relate to more positive effects on achievement, but it's still early days for personalized learning research.
New Designs for School

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Teaching the Whole Child Utilizing Collaborative Learning Spaces

Grande Innovation Academy uses SMALLab as part of its Creative Learning Spaces to provide a gifted-type education to all students in its school.
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Reflecting on Personalized Learning Research: What We Think, What We Wonder

This look at personalized learning research extends beyond what we know to draw reasonable inferences and raise thoughtful questions to guide practitioners.
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How Academic Advising Reform Helped Students Succeed at George Mason University

With the help of innovative tools and techniques, George Mason University is setting the standard for best-in-class academic advising.
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Redesigning Teaching and Learning: It's About Time

Innovation takes time. These four practices can help free up time to jumpstart innovation in the classroom.
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K-20 Series: Why Mastery Makes Sense

High school transcripts tell us about a student's academic performance, but what if there was a way to highlight students’ true talents and abilities?
Reimagining Assessment

Workshop School Gateway Project

Scoring and feedback sheet, review criteria, and review guide
Designing for Equity

We Need More Empathy - Why it's Essential that We Craft Diverse and Collaborative Learning Environments

How did coding help a diverse pool of 2,000 students in 13 cities collaborate effectively? The answer goes far beyond software and computer terminals.