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Leveraging analytics to study and improve learning

With E2Coach, the University of Michigan is using data and student and faculty feedback to tailor support to students.
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.
New Designs for School

Request for Proposals (RFP) Wave IV: Breakthrough School Models for College Readiness (now closed)

This RFP is closed.

EDUCAUSE, through Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), offered this Request for Proposals (RFP) for two types of grants—launch and planning grants—from developers of new or redesigned whole-school, breakthrough learning models at the secondary level (students within grades 6–12; see Table 1).

National Fund: Cycle 2 of $12 Million for New & Redesigned Schools Serving Students Within Grades 6–12
Application Deadlines: December 2, 2013 (Launch) and January 13, 2014 (Planning)

Identifies 7 design principles for breakthrough schools, the problem we are trying to solve, overview of grants available and application process, and instructions to apply. 
Enabling Change

NGLC Announces $12M in New Grants

NGLC announces $9 million to help launch 20 new “breakthrough” model secondary schools and $3 million to fund 30 early-stage planning efforts to design yet more of these personalized, blended, competency-based schools.
New Designs for School

PRESS RELEASE: Fourth Wave of Next Generation Learning Challenges to Invest $12 Million for New Schools within Grades 6-12

Grants to identify and support fundamentally redesigned, scalable whole-school models that combine the best of traditional brick-and-mortar and online learning​
Technology Tools

Personalized Learner Analytics as a Springboard to Cultural Change

Scaling the Online Student Profile—transferring the technology, training faculty, thousands of students using it—exceeded our expectations.
New Designs for School

Breakthrough Academic and Business Models for K-12 Schools: Resources for Wave IV Applicants

Examples of and theoretical and evidence-based perspectives on academic and business modeling for "breakthrough" secondary schools.​
Reimagining Assessment

Assessing Deeper Learning in CoMPASS-Physics

Through CoMPASS, students are showing deep understanding of core physical science concepts and demonstrating use of science reading and writing literacy skills
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​. ​
New Designs for School

Your Invitation to Design and Improve Competency-Based Learning Models

We don’t issue a driver’s license just because a person read the manual. How, then, might we award school credit based on performance not seat time?