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Designing for Equity

How Competency Education Drives Equity

Some believe variation in pacing will mean some students get left behind. But in time-based environments, gaps already exist & only grow over time.
Enabling Change

Out of the Box - and Still Walled-in

EOC exams may be useful in high-performing schools with conventional courses, this strategy is less universally helpful and relevant for next gen schools.​
New Designs for School

What Does Deeper Learning Sound Like?

As Assessment for Learning Project educators rethink assessment, they are bumping up against some deeply ingrained assumptions about what learning really is.
Technology Tools

Increasing Teacher Engagement: Digital Resources for Algebraic Reasoning (Part 1)

Deborah Ives describes how Get the Math relates algebraic reasoning to the real world and how teachers can integrate the digital resource into their curriculum.
Technology Tools

Increasing Teacher Engagement: Digital Resources for Algebraic Reasoning (Part 2)

Deborah Ives describes how WNET/Thirteen expanded the Common Core-aligned algebra content covered by Get the Math in response to teachers’ requests for even greater integration into their curriculum.
Reimagining Assessment

K-12 Assessment Resources

In the last few weeks, some striking things have taken place that impact K-12 assessment and accountability.
Building Community

MakerEd Movement: An Organic K-12/Higher Ed Connection

A parallel trend across higher ed and K-12 has given rise to a new generation of inventors, creators and tinkerers. The maker movement has arrived in education.
Professional Learning

New Opportunity for Massachusetts Secondary Educators to Learn, Network, and Be Inspired

Learning-focused school visits aim to generate interest and capacity in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to create excellent high school models.
New Designs for School

NGLC’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me"

Real stories of launching and running personalized learning schools
Technology Tools

Outside the Boundaries: Exploring Virtual and Augmented Reality in Learning

Virtual reality, like rock n’ roll, is not something that can be described well. It must be experienced in order to be fully appreciated and understood.