RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning
By Kathryn Kennedy of iNACOL and Kristen Vogt of NGLC
View ArticleTrending Now: Postsecondary
Recent research on next gen learning explores MOOC effectiveness and what it takes to create a new model for postsecondary education.
View ArticleWhat We Learned at the Inaugural Breakthrough Models Academy
The first Breakthrough Models Academy cohort convened in Cambridge for a week to hear challenging presentations from thought leaders and work in teams on their own breakthrough designs.
View ArticleBreakthrough Models Incubator Kicks Off Aided by Design Thinking
The inaugural cohort of the Breakthrough Models Incubator convened in Seattle last week to begin work on their collective goal. It’s an ambitious undertaking. They are seeking to do nothing less than...
View ArticleStaffing for Better Blended Learning
To use blended learning to its full potential, school leaders must combine high-quality digital learning with excellent teaching.
View ArticleSix Ingredients for “A Better Blend”
Guest blogger Public Impact makes a direct link between using blended learning to expand access to excellent teachers and improving students’ learning.
View ArticleNGLC’s Fall Semester of Learning Part I
The NGLC K-12 network is going back-to-school this fall with a busy calendar of school study tours, conferences, and webinars in an effort to promote the community-building and knowledge-sharing...
View ArticleBest of the Blog: June 2014
June’s hot summer days brought some very big announcements, national debates, and partnerships into the spotlight on the NGLC blog.
View ArticleBlended Learning Classroom Design at Merit Prep
How do you design a space for next gen learning? Merit Prep created classroom spaces that accommodate team-teaching within a flex blended learning model.
View ArticleInvesting in the Explosion of Options in Education & Learning
A legacy mindset in education is that there needs to be only one or at most a few limited options. It’s a monoculture, and it’s one that needs to end and is ending.Tweet0 Share
View ArticleBlended Learning on the Ground: Advice from College Educators
Most college faculty recognize that lecturing alone is not an effective way to reach students. But how do you get started with blended learning?Tweet0 Share
View ArticleCompetency-Based Education: Faculty Goals and Student Grades
At the ELI Annual Meeting in Anaheim last month, I was struck by two insights that are helping me think about how to proceed at Western Kentucky University: faculty goals and student grades.Tweet0 Share
View ArticlePersonalized Learning Grows Across New England
The New England Secondary Schools Consortium has selected a cohort of schools across the region to become members of its Next Gen Personalized Learning Initiative.Tweet0 Share
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn from Finland
What can the U.S. learn from Finland and its high-performing students? Visit Helsinki, as I did and you will literally step on a lesson on every street corner.Tweet0 Share
View ArticleNext Gen Learning at Summit Basecamp
Summer is a time of deep learning for all educators. In July, Summit Public Schools hosted a two-week training for the 21 schools that have been accepted into the first Summit Basecamp cohort.Tweet0 Share
View Article7 Roles of a Next Gen Learning Ecosystem
Partnerships can spur the growth of next gen learning in a community. Look for ways that these 7 roles can be fulfilled in your community to jump-start your own learning network. Tweet0 Share
View ArticleCrowdsourcing a Personal Learning Network: A Reading List
Many NGLC schools build quiet time for reading into the daily schedule for students; we need to give ourselves permission to create space and time within our own daily schedules for quiet...
View ArticleWhat Can the NGLC Regional Funds Teach Us about Local Strategies for Next Gen...
Are you interested in blended, personalized, competency-based learning and local ecosystems that can sustain, nurture, and grow it? This new resource is for you.Tweet0 Share
View ArticleHow to Bring Next Gen Learning to Your Community
If you would like to see more innovation in your local schools, these examples and useful resources can help you organize around next gen learning in your community. Tweet0 Share
View ArticleInspiration and the Right People @ iNACOL 2015
As our colleague Adam Rubin at 2Revolutions tweeted out, iNACOL 2015 has been all about “inspiration and the right people.” I couldn’t agree more. This year’s annual event was the best ever for NGLC....
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