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New Designs for School

Student-Led Conferences: A Key Structure of Student Agency

Student-led conferences are core to Two Rivers' mission of every student an active participant in their education with a strong sense of self and community.
New Designs for School

Speak, John, Speak: Feeling the Power of Exhibitions at the Workshop School

​The students at the Workshop School, a non-selective high school in the School District of Philadelphia, present their work at the end of each quarter. ​
Building Community

Educator Networks: Building a Community to Advance Learning

The Gates Foundation and FSG released a report bout network design and theory and how we apply it in education.
Technology Tools

VR and AR: Learners as Creators and World-Builders of our Immersive Future

Immersive technologies inspire students to become creators and active explorers in the making of a new medium for learning.
Professional Learning

Moving Beyond Educational Echo Chambers

​Sean Wybrant realized that if he wants to understand how to improve education for his students he has to understand where they are coming from.​
Reimagining Assessment

Cultivating Peer-to-Peer Feedback

Friday Focus Practitioner’s Guide to Next Gen Learning: Find ways to help students & adults strengthen their peer-to-peer feedback chops, a necessary skill for all learners.
Professional Learning

10 Lessons Learned from an Award-Winning Digital Badging Program

Whether you are exploring digital badging or getting ready to launch your own initiative, these ten lessons will help you gain a better understanding of this emerging field.
Designing for Equity

Designing Schools that Generate Real Value for Vulnerable Students, Part 1

Chris Sturgis of MetisNet walks through the first two of five missteps educators take when designing blended, personalized, proficiency-based schools, with advice for what to do differently.
Designing for Equity

Designing Schools that Generate Real Value for Vulnerable Students, Part 2

Three additional missteps educators take when designing blended, personalized, proficiency-based schools, with advice for what to do differently.
Building Community

The Inside Story: NGLC Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools

The inside scoop about the 49 next gen schools that have been selected by the six NGLC Regional Fund partners to join the current national cohort of NGLC schools.