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New Designs for School

Speak, John, Speak: Feeling the Power of Exhibitions at the Workshop School

​The students at the Workshop School, a non-selective high school in the School District of Philadelphia, present their work at the end of each quarter. ​
Building Community

The Inside Story: NGLC Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools

The inside scoop about the 49 next gen schools that have been selected by the six NGLC Regional Fund partners to join the current national cohort of NGLC schools.
Reimagining Assessment

Students as Innovators and Co-Creators at Del Lago Academy

How student voice and choice continue to shape Competency X, Del Lago Academy's innovative approach to assessment through badging.
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?
Reimagining Assessment

Constant Learning and Creative Response: Charting the Course in Personalized Learning

Districts and schools must rely on indicators of success throughout the year, or risk losing their way to the end-of-year outcomes they seek.
Designing for Equity

Equity in Next Generation Learning

Over the past year, the NGLC network has explored what equity means in the context of next gen learning. Here’s what’s emerging from this personal & professional exercise.
New Designs for School

Exploring the Potential of Competency-Based Education

EDUCAUSE and NGLC present the second annual Breakthrough Models Incubator.
Why Schools Need to Change

How Can Educators Build Stronger Community Ties?

Schools and districts need to both innovate and collaborate with their local communities in ways that build trust, clarify roles, & position schools to effectively meet the needs of 21st century students.​​
Why Schools Need to Change

Who is Our Learning Community?

One piece of education already undergoing a fundamental and unpredictable evolution: the relationship amongst schools, students, teachers, and “community.”
Technology Tools

How to Exceed Expectations

In this guest post, Preetha Ram details how the work with OpenStudy evolved over the course of their NGLC grant period.