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Consider these 3 stages to make sense of how AI is reshaping the way we work:
💡 Inform
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Augment
🤖 Replace
What skills do youth need in this new workforce?
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/the-future-of-work-in-the-age-of-ai-inform-augment-replace
The Future of Work in the Age of AI: Inform, Augment, Replace
AI’s role in reshaping the way we work can be characterized by three stages—inform, augment, and replace—impacting the student success skills that matter…
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December 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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So true! ""A student who is experiencing hunger, feeling anxious, or being ignored and unheard cannot fully access learning, no matter how perfectly aligned a lesson is to the standards."
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/policy-gives-educators-structure-compassion-gives-purpose
Policy Gives Us Structure. Compassion Gives Us Purpose.
When well-being comes first, attendance improves, engagement grows, and the outcomes that policy aims to achieve naturally follow.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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🌟 Deep learning thrives only when students are mentally and emotionally present. See how this school network embraces a holistic approach by embedding mental health resources in their schools. https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/3-ways-to-embed-mental-health-support-into-schools
3 Ways to Embed Mental Health Support into Your Educational Model
These three approaches embed mental health resources into schools, with benefits to students and staff alike.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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This school is learning that when students understand their goals, see their progress, and have a say in how they learn, engagement grows naturally. Learn more!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/culture-of-engagement-math-student-agency
Building a Culture of Engagement through Student Agency
This school is learning that when students understand their goals, see their progress, and have a say in how they learn, engagement grows naturally.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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The future of education is already here, say edleaders Mickey Revenaugh, Shiren Rattigan & Manisha Snoyer, and educators, mothers, leaders & entrepreneurs together are building models that honor learners as whole humans.
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/women-cultivating-change-in-education
Cultivating Change: Women Shaping Tomorrow’s Learning Environments
At the heart of innovation in education are women who are building new models that honor learners as whole human beings.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Have you seen the new Sustainable Procurement Guidelines for #EdTech from CoSN, SETDA & UDT? Get guidelines that lead to cost savings, lower damage rates, reduced e-waste and more. https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/procurement-building-financial-and-environmental-sustainability-in-k-12
Procurement that Builds K-12 Financial & Environmental Sustainability
New sustainable procurement guidelines help schools make smart choices regarding energy, recyclables, lifespan, e-waste, repairability, & vendor practices.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Check out these 7 policy recommendations that might actually make innovative teaching sustainable...
#TeacherLife #Teaching #EdPolicy
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/7-policy-recommendations-sustaining-innovative-teaching
Making Innovative Teaching Sustainable: Seven Policy Recommendations
Innovative teachers are exhausted. These 7 policy changes might make the profession more sustainable.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Weave your way through the "possiblementando" -- turning possibilities into action -- of literacy grounded in traditions, honoring growth, and nurturing hope in schools!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/new-teachers-developing-holistic-views-of-self-teaching-technologies
Literacy, Teacher Education, Community, Relationship, and Possibility
Teaching literacy creates possibility for students and teachers when schools recognize literacy as communal and cultural and teaching as relational.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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In this world with easy access to powerful AI tools, what human skills are most valuable? Check out these 3 that rise to the top of the list and find out why we need to build an education system that reflects them.
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/ai-can-revolutionize-education
AI Can Revolutionize Education, but Not in the Way We Think
The more we can enlist students in taking charge of their education, the more they can make decisions about when AI can be helpful in their own growth.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🌟 This teacher has seen remarkable growth in her students, including those who once struggled! 🙌 See why formative assessment isn't about filling in your gradebook; it's about guiding your instructional decisions!💡
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/mastery-checks-formative-assessment
One and Done No More! (Why Mastery Based Learning ROCKS!)
The power of formative feedback isn’t generating grades for the grade book; the power is using it to drive instruction so each student reaches mastery.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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From wordsmithing to shifting the narrative... see the student-centered changes that come with renaming Security Officers to School Culture and Safety Facilitators, providing professional support & clarifying purpose!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/intentionality-school-staff-retention
Investing in Our Core: 3 Ways Intentionality Drives Staff Retention
When staff feel seen, respected and clear about their purpose, they stay, they grow and they pour their best into our schools, so each student can thrive.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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See how to design learning spaces that support large group learning, from interactive activities to collaborative learning, flipped classrooms, and peer teaching!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/next-gen-spaces-for-whole-class-teaching-and-learning
Next Gen Spaces for Whole Class Teaching and Learning
In large, flexible spaces for group learning, teachers balance the needs of individual students with the dynamics of the large group.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Collaborative problem-solving, engaging peer discussions, a scavenger hunt, and critical thinking all in one lesson?!?! See how this math teacher differentiates and makes learning fun without getting overwhelmed.
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/data-informed-instruction-for-success
Data-Informed Instruction: A Formula for Success
Quick formative assessments provide this math teacher with real-time data to organize small groups for their station rotation blended learning classroom.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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This college student says students need more independence, trust & real work in high school. See why she says meaningful responsibilities spark motivation & personal growth! #Empowerment #LAUNCH #EdChat #StudentSuccess
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/high-school-launched-my-path-in-college
Beyond the Classroom: How High School LAUNCHed My Path in College
A college senior reflects on a high school project-based career exploration program and the lessons it offers educators about learning and student success.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Find out how NGLC's Carlos Beato answers this question: In the age of AI, what allows us to be curious in nature, to be critical thinkers, and to join in wonder with others to make change possible in our communities?
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/in-the-age-of-ai-go-human
In the Age of AI, Go Human to Bravely Transform Learning
Are we building toward a future where technology amplifies our humanity, or one where it quietly replaces it?
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November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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🌟 Dive into computational thinking with NGLC, EDU Café Podcast, and Digital Promise! See these steps & resources to make CT concepts accessible for students. You don’t need a CS background—just the right tools and time!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/computational-thinking-ai-literacy
How Computational Thinking Develops AI Literacy & Data Science Skills
Computational thinking involves concepts like abstraction, decomposition, and algorithms, creating a foundation for AI literacy and data science skills.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Individualized instruction and attention from a mindful and caring teacher can greatly increase student success for Long-Term English Learners. Learn more about their unique strengths and need for support!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/empowering-long-term-english-learners
Untapping Hidden Potential: Strategies for Empowering Long-Term…
Explore strategies to better serve Long-Term English Learners (LTELs) who have strong social English but often have gaps in advanced academic language.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Explore how to tap into the expertise, resources, and advocacy of community partners to support students with disabilities, learning differences, mental health challenges, and more.
Boston Public Schools
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/cultivating-inclusive-learning-environments
The Art of Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments
Educators can tap into community partners' expertise & resources to support students with disabilities, learning differences & mental health challenges.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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A collaborative learning community that is warm and welcoming with transparency into and between learning spaces helps each student find their place. See why it shows that students MATTER!
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/communal-learning-spaces-gather-a-community-and-promote-collaboration
Communal Learning Spaces Gather a Community and Promote Collaboration
Communal spaces help schools create a collaborative learning community with interconnected spatial options, flexible furniture and technology for learning.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Read what's new on the Next Gen Learning blog » Designing Instruction around Real-Time Readiness, Not Assumptions, by middle school math teacher Jennifer Lee
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/designing-instruction-around-real-time-readiness-not-assumptions
Designing Instruction around Real-Time Readiness, Not Assumptions
Personalized learning using real time data saves planning time, feeds better instructional decisions & ensures that every student has a pathway to growth.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Read what's new on the Next Gen Learning blog » Women in Leadership, and the Bold Moves We Make
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/women-in-leadership-bold-moves
Women in Leadership, and the Bold Moves We Make
For women in education leadership, bold decisions can feel vulnerable but can lead to more fulfilling work, bigger impacts on learning, and greater equity.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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How can #EdPolicy align to our growing understanding that #StudentSuccess is more than graduation and college readiness?
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/building-humanity-into-student-success-policies-and-systems
Building Humanity into Student Success Policies and Systems
Success after high school must include viable employment pathways, financial stability, and sustained access to the supports students need to thrive.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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See how alternatives to outright bans of student use of cellphones and AI in school might help students learn how to manage and develop healthy habits with these tech tools.
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/cellphones-and-ai-in-schools-learning-centered-approach
Cellphones and AI in Schools: A Learning-Centered Approach Not Bans
Schools taking a learning-centered approach to student use of cellphones and AI help young people understand and manage these powerful yet addictive tools.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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See how art can be used as active meditation in school, resulting in a classroom filled with students -- and their teacher! -- who are focused, immersed in their work, and building resilience and balance. https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/finding-healing-through-art-and-active-meditation
Finding Healing through Art and Active Meditation
Active meditation with art can help a whole classroom focus, immerse in their work, and build resilience and balance in a world that rarely slows down.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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If leaders stay healthy—physically, mentally, and emotionally—schools are stronger, more stable, and better equipped to serve students. See how focusing on leadership wellness ripples out across the system.
https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/leadership-wellness-ecosystem-effect
Leadership Wellness: The Ecosystem Effect
If school leaders stay healthy—physically, mentally, and emotionally—schools are stronger, more stable, and better equipped to serve students.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM