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New Designs for School

Profile: USC Hybrid High School

The goal of USC Hybrid High is to develop self-motivated and disciplined learners who are prepared to thrive at and graduate from top four-year universities, who will go on to use their college degrees to effect positive multigenerational change. Therefore, the school emphasizes a deep sense of purpose, mastery-based personalization, and developing the mindsets to thrive in college.
New Designs for School

Profile: Vertus Charter School

The academic model of this charter high school for boys in Rochester, New York has four pillars: 1) strong relationships, 2) personalized year-round academics, 3) character education, and 4) career preparation.
New Designs for School

Profile: The Workshop School

The Workshop School is a high school run in partnership between a nonprofit and the School District of Philadelphia. Projects rather than subjects drive the curriculum and the schedule, in which all students are expected to take at least two projects through four stages by the time they graduate. Three core principles of the school model are to put the work first, trust students to make decisions, and make the most out of failure.
Building Community

Getting Smart on Regional Next-Gen School Design

Authored by Sarah Luchs & Tom Vander Ark, and with support from NGLC staff and Getting Smart

Next generation schools are creating powerful learning opportunities for students. The Regional Next-Gen School Design blog series seeks to illuminate best practices and share the stories of six regional hubs for innovation through NGLC’s Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools. The publication highlights each of the six regions individually and shows the unique ways they are approaching the work, including best practices and lessons learned in order to incubate and support next-gen learning. NGLC Breakthrough Schools accelerate student outcomes and achievement through personalized, blended and/or competency-based learning.
Professional Learning

Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching

Outlines the unique competencies educators need in order to create and thrive in effective personalized learning environments.
New Designs for School

Early Progress: Interim Research on Personalized Learning

Interim findings from an ongoing study of NGLC & other personalized learning schools; RAND, November 2014
New Designs for School

Lighting the Path to Personalized Learning: Inspiring Stories from Next Gen Schools

Narrative report tracing the journey of 11 NGLC schools through the lens of the Personalized Learning School Design Attributes
Professional Learning

Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning: Competency-based Teacher Preparation and Development

By Karen Cator, Carri Schneider & Tom Vander Ark. 

If we truly are to harness the power that technology brings and seize the moment wrought by new college and career-ready standards supported by aligned assessments, we must reexamine the processes and methods used to prepare teachers, accredit institutions doing the preparing, and support continuous development of teacher competency throughout their professional careers. 
Technology Tools

College Ready Learning Technologies

Catalogue featuring NGLC grant recipients and additional projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, organized by content area
Building Community

Next Generation Learning: The Pathway to Possibility

“Next generation learning” is about engaging with today’s students through “next generation” teaching and learning designs (white paper)