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New Designs for School

Chicago Academy High School

Project-based blended learning in partner-operated district school

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Enabling Change

The School Principal as Change Agent

Principals must become change agents in order for education in a school district to transition from assembly line efficiency to learner-centered agency.
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. ​
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.
Professional Learning

5 Best Practices For Reimagining Professional Learning This Year

​How do we position aspiring next gen educators to be successful? Mirror next gen learning for students, position educators as agents of change, and enable educators to direct their learning.​
Why Schools Need to Change

Are High Schools Preparing Students for College and Career?

According to a recent survey of 165,000 college hopefuls, less than half feel that their high schools have them on the right track to set career goals.​​
Professional Learning

The ASU/GSV 2016 Conference: Insights from an Eye-Opening Experience

If there’s one place to find the world’s movers and shakers at the intersection of education and business—specifically, the edtech business—it’s the annual ASU/GSV conference.
New Designs for School

Batter Up Launch Grants; On Deck Planning Grants

Game essentials for your Wave IV application and winning breakthrough school.
New Designs for School

Bay Blends Advance Personalized Learning

Getting Smart's Tom Vander Ark shares insights from a recent visit to seven next gen learning elementary and secondary schools in the Bay Area.