Three Lessons for Creating a Culture of Learning from BFA Fairfax
Following my first post about Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont, my second post highlights how…
BFA Fairfax’s Proficiency-Based System Is a Learning System
Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont embarked on a journey to a proficiency-based learning system following…
Top Ten <em>Competency</em>WorksAuthors of 2024
This post looks back on the most-read 2024 CompetencyWorks blog posts by ten different authors. We didn’t…
Designing for Big Picture Learning at New Village Girls Academy
Walking into the New Village Girls Academy (NVGA) courtyard feels like a welcoming oasis after navigating the…
Agency By Design: The Continuum of Choice
In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, fostering students’ engagement and connection to their learning is more critical…
In Conversation With Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director of Big Picture Learning and Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 Keynoter
Aurora’s Communications Director Chiara Wegener recently had the chance to sit down with Big Picture Learning’s Carlos…
Innovation in New Mexico: Capstone Projects as a Path to Better Engage Students
This capstone project post is the third in a series of posts about statewide innovation in New…
Learning Through Micro-Credentials Enables Student-Centered Teaching Philosophy
This blog post is one of a series that highlights different experiences with the multilingual learner (MLL)…
Student Agency in Action
Our list of Ins and Outs for CBE in 2024 mixed what we’re seeing in the field…
The Culmination of Mastery and Community: Senior Exhibitions at the Parker School
“There are many ways that this ends up being one of the weeks we take away from…