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Professional Learning

We Hired a Director of Personalized Learning! Now What?

7 pieces of advice for education leaders on the best ways to support the new role of director of blended learning or personalized learning manager.
New Designs for School

What do Teachers & Students Think of Personalized Learning Schools?

Ever wonder what both teachers and students think of personalized learning? A recent RAND Corporation report offers us an initial perspective.
Professional Learning

What Does Faculty Mean in a Breakthrough School?

NGLC brings breakthrough builders to College for America to think through what “faculty” means in a breakthrough model for student success.
Technology Tools

What Will Be the Next Wave of Classroom Technology

The most probable ubiquitous wave of technology to next invade the classroom will be "wearables." Here's why.
New Designs for School

What's All the Buzz About Detroit?

Education in Detroit is coming out of the tailspin. There are some very good schools serving high need populations and it rivals the Bay Area for innovations in blended learning.​
Why Schools Need to Change

Why Schools Need to Change. Really.

Trends in employment, learning, and opportunity call for substantial changes in schooling. What can educators do?
Enabling Change

Why Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone on Personalized Learning

The role of outside prodder and questioner is proving to be an important element of successful school-wide personalized learning implementation.
New Designs for School

Xtreme Innovation

NGLC's latest “re-invention” challenge to secondary and postsecondary educators and innovators pushes the needle on fundamentally rethinking education itself.
New Designs for School

School’s Out for the Summer! Revisiting the Hypotheses Behind Next Gen Learning

As we wrap up this academic year, it’s a good time to reflect on the hypotheses behind next gen learning, so I asked several of our leading school innovators to answer two questions. Their answers might surprise you.
Enabling Change

Personalized Learning Can’t Ignore School Leaders

It’s time to add supports for principals who are leading the change to personalized learning in their schools.