Don’t Capitulate to the Credit Hour, Recreate It
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on February 23, 2015. Last month, the Carnegie Foundation…
Beyond the Carnegie Unit
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” – Chinese…
What Would Andrew Do?
(See the second post on this topic Beyond the Carnegie Unit) Earlier today, the Carnegie Foundation for…
What Can We Learn From Our Foreign Language Teachers?
I stumbled upon an article Proficiency-based assessment and personalized learning: What world language educators have known for…
Accountability 3.0
A series of posts focused on Student-centered Accountability 3.0 as a requirement for supporting student-centered learning. (Part…
Updating the Carnegie Legacy
The Carnegie Commission created the infamous Carnegie unit in an effort to standardize learning to support professors….and…
Only Ten States Require Districts to Use Time-based Credit
Yep, only 10. That’s what the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and learning found out in…
Lingering Questions #1: Pacing and Supports
This was originally published on the College & Career Readiness & Success blog. On June 24th, the…
Unleashing Innovation in Connecticut Schools
Most states wanting to open the door to competency-based innovation have used a seat-time waiver. The problem…
Competency Education in Colorado Takes a Giant Step Forward
Charlie Toulmin from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation sent me information about Colorado’s new high school graduation…