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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.
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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ELA PLACE — A PLC in Action
What happens when professional learning is led by teachers, for teachers? PLACE: a statewide community reimagining student engagement. Go inside the ELA PLACE network to see how educators are co-creating equitable, performance-based assessments through radical collaboration.
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Reflections On the Outside: How Being a Teacher Prepared Me For My Next Chapter
Leaving the classroom is never just a career move—it’s an identity shift. In this reflective piece, the author shares what it meant to step away from daily lesson plans and into a system-level role at the New Hampshire Learning Initiative. Drawing on years of classroom experience, the blog explores how teaching shaped not only instructional practice, but also ways of listening, problem-solving, and understanding success. While the work has shifted from one classroom to many, the core beliefs remain the same: students thrive when they feel known, have voice and agency, and experience learning that feels real. This post reflects on what is missed, what is not, and how becoming a bridge between classrooms and systems has strengthened the author’s ability to advocate for meaningful, student-centered change—grounded in empathy, credibility, and urgency.
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5 tips for high-impact, student-centered math professional learning
Curriculum alone cannot close math gaps. Instruction closes gaps. And instruction improves when teachers have access to high-quality, research-based professional learning grounded in how students actually learn mathematics.
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