It Starts with Us: An Exploration of Teachers as Self-Directed Leaders
In the second year of a global pandemic, I decided to make a change: I transformed the…
Scaffolds for Student Agency
Tommy Wolfe shares how he has adopted competency-based practices in his high-school science classroom. His first and…
Celebrating Readiness for the Next Challenge: Gateway at the Parker School
The energy and excitement of students literally fills the hallway as students loosely line up by the…
How Competencies Influence Teacher Practice
This is the second post in a series by Tommy Wolfe about the findings from his doctoral…
Strategies for Responsive Pacing at the Success Center
This is the second post in a series about Opportunity Academy in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Image: Holyoke Public Schools…
Pairing Competency-Based Education with Project-Based Learning Makes for a Powerful Learning Experience
High school student Breonna Allah says attending Building 21 Allentown in Pennsylvania, which uses a competency-based and…
Building 21’s Studio Model: Designing Learning Experiences for Engagement and Impact
Links to other posts in this series by Sandra Moumoutjis are at the end of this article….
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Competency-Based Education Resources Agency by Design: Making Learning Engaging – Building student agency is a central element…
Measuring Forward: Emerging Trends in K-12 Assessment Innovation
A significant movement is underway across the nation to design K-12 assessment systems that better equip stakeholders...
Agency by Design
“Learner agency is about having the power, combined with choices, to take meaningful action and see the…