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NHLI Blogs
NHLI is pleased to offer blogs around the advancements and challenges in education with a special focus on competency-based learning.
From Aspiration to Evidence: Helping Students Develop the Skills That Matter
Portraits of a Graduate identify essential skills like collaboration, communication, creativity, and self-direction. Discover how the updated NHLI BEST site bridges the gap between community aspirations and daily classroom practice with research-backed learning progressions, and tools.
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Why Project-Based Learning (PBL)? Because Learning Should Matter.
We can build a beautifully planned lesson, but if students don’t see a reason for the work beyond completing an assignment, we miss an opportunity. Discover why Project-Based Learning shifts classroom culture and gives students a true purpose to learn.
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Professional Learning Should Help Districts Move the Work Forward
Professional development must do more than introduce new ideas. Learn how district partnerships, collaborative design, and practical tools help schools build lasting capacity.
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Sensemaking in the Science Classroom: How Learning Happens
What would happen if we designed science learning around the way people actually learn something new? Explore how shifting from direct explanation to phenomenon-driven sensemaking helps K–12 students move from receiving information to actively building understanding.
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Want to Help a New Teacher? Watch Them Teach.
Observations shouldn’t be intimidating—when paired with supportive, non-evaluative coaching, they build confident and reflective educators. Discover why consistent classroom feedback is vital for new teacher retention and growth, and explore how NHLI’s Teacher Success Partnership helps school leaders provide that support.
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Teacher Leadership on Display at NHLI’s Summer Empowered Learning Conference
NHLI’s 2026 Summer Conference, Empowered Learning: From Vision to Evidence, brought educators together to learn from one another, examine meaningful practices, and celebrate the expertise that exists within New Hampshire […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Moving the Needle: NHLI Releases Landmark “PLACE at Five Years” Impact Report NORTH HAMPTON, NH — June 2026 — The New Hampshire Learning Initiative (NHLI) has officially released its milestone […]
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Co-Creating Science Learning Across New Hampshire: PLACE Science Network Meeting
On a cold February morning in Concord, science educators gathered to strengthen three-dimensional science learning. From northern lights observations to the “Bone Mystery” investigation, see how PLACE is accelerating high-quality science instruction across the state.
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Making Math Spicy
Is your math class spicy enough? Discover how New Hampshire educators in the PLACE program are using “thin slicing” and the chili pepper metaphor to transform student-centered math instruction into an engaging, collaborative experience that builds student persistence.
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