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Professional Learning

Personalizing Adult Learning

By using four key culture shift levers, one Boston high school developed a system of effective personalized adult learning.
Enabling Change

Three Steps Toward Building Vista Unified's Three Brushstrokes

In 3 years, 100% of Vista Unified School District schools are transforming to Personal Learning pathways for all students. These 3 steps made it possible.
Why Schools Need to Change

Mindsets and the New Brain Science

Success doesn’t bring happiness. Happiness brings success and it’s possible for schools to foster optimism and social support and help students manage stress.
Professional Learning

A Learner-Centered Culture Includes Educators, Too

​Teachers in learner-centered, personalized settings act as guides for students addressing their individual needs, strengths, and goals for success.
Designing for Equity

Building Collaborative Learning Environments in an Inquiry-Based Community School

The founders of Compass Charter School discuss their vision for building a true community school, elevating empathy, and what leaves them hopeful.
New Designs for School

From Content Design to Student Experience Design in K-12: Lessons from the Adult and Lifelong Learning Sector

Principles of adult learning design–learner agency, goal-orientation, relevance, and more–are identical to the principles of student-centered learning.
Enabling Change

Mighty in Presence: The Teacher Innovator at Work

Teacher Christina Classen in Colorado Springs is a champion for innovation​ at her school.
Why Schools Need to Change

What Would Socrates Wonder about Next Gen Learning?

What would Socrates, one of history’s most iconic gadflys, wonder about next generation learning? What questions or provocations or iconoclastic statements would he pose to those of us pushing for “next gen” or personalized learning?
New Designs for School

What if Students Made a School?

What would happen if we trusted students to design their schools?
Professional Learning

The Possibilities for Next Gen Professional Learning

NGLC and its partners in the Next Gen Professional Learning Project asked educators to share with us their use of and perspectives on next gen learning for teachers and this is what we learned.