Ryan Neill is a former Operations manager (and recreational rugby player) who came to New Classrooms ready to make a difference through personalized learning.
As a School Accounts Manager on our fun-loving Scheduling Operations team, Ryan plays a critical role in ensuring that we generate and deliver schedules that result
Innovator Interviews: A Conversation on Complete Learning with Principal Morgan Alconcher
We’re excited to continue our innovative interview series this month with Morgan Alconcher, principal of ASCEND in East Oakland. ASCEND has partnered with Teach to One: Math since 2015 as part of a school-wide commitment to student-driven learning. In this interview, Alconcher talks about the daily grind of developing a
Assessing Student Growth: Findings on Poverty and School Performance
A new report, published last month by NWEA, challenges conventional wisdom around measures of school performance by looking at it through a lens of academic growth. The report, Evaluating the Relationships between Poverty and School Performance, suggests that absolute achievement alone—based on state test scores–is insufficient for evaluating what and
Recommended Reads: Social and Emotional Learning Resources
Our Complete Learners blog series on social and emotional learning kicked off last month with a growth mindset guide. The series continues this week with some external resources from around the web to build a deeper understanding about the “soft skills” that go into being a complete learner.
Social and Emotional Learning: What is a Growth Mindset?
This primer takes a closer look at student attitudes about learning and failure to explain how and why these underlying beliefs can dramatically shape success. This is part of our social and emotional learning series highlighting Complete Learners, which is part of Teach to One: Math’s Complete Learner Design Tenet. […]
Case Study: Advancing Student-Centered Learning Models
State education leaders are newly empowered to drive change and advance innovative learning models that support all students. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states greater flexibility—and responsibility—to shape student-centered policies and help schools create great learning environments. As ESSA begins to roll out in 2018-19, we’re excited […]
New Classrooms Welcomes Two New Senior Staff Members, Michael Watson and Jason Williams
New York, NY – Today, New Classrooms, a nonprofit on a mission to personalize education by redesigning how a classroom works, announced two new senior staff members: Michael Watson, vice president of policy and advocacy, and Jason Williams, vice president of district and school partnerships. “We are thrilled to welcome […]
New Classrooms Welcomes Two New Members, Shavar Jeffries and Paul Massey, To Its Board of Directors; Philip Uri Treisman joins the nonprofit’s Board of Advisors
New York, NY – Today New Classrooms, a nonprofit on a mission to personalize education by redesigning how a classroom works, announced Shavar Jeffries, national president of Democrats for Education Reform, and Paul Massey, founding partner of B6 Real Estate Advisors, have joined its Board of Directors. The nonprofit is also welcoming […]
Summer Book List: 8 Recommended Reads From the New Classrooms Team
With the school year winding down, educators have some time to unwind, refresh, and disconnect. For a lot of us, that means a good book with new ideas and inspiring takeaways. We asked for recommendations from folks around New Classrooms and compiled a list that covers everything from change management and […]
Ryan Brusco: Four Key Insights for Ensuring Successful Personalized Learning
Ryan Brusco’s first foray into personalized learning came way back in 2003 as a second-year middle school English teacher. With big plans to develop a robust program that differentiated instruction, Brusco writes in Edutopia that he spent much of the school year “running around like a mad man during classes […]