Promising Steps Towards Innovative Assessment Through IADA Guidance
Effectively transitioning to student-centered, competency-based education will require new systems of assessments that align to student-centered learning. In partnership…
A New Framework to IMPACT Building a Defensible Body of Evidence
If you were to analyze student work samples in a body of evidence for students in your…
Showcase, Share, Inspire: Performance-Based Assessment and Competency-Based Learning in Chicago Public Schools
This year, Dr. Ginger Reynolds from EdSystems, a division of Northern Illinois University, and Sonjanita Moore from…
Reinventing the Traditional HS Diploma: Mastery Transcript Consortium ®
This post is the fourth in a part of a series based upon a report from the…
From Good to Great, Initial to Ideal: A Way to Improve Exhibitions and Other Performance Assessments
Several things brought me back to this post by Adam Watson about bringing performance assessments from good...
Student Reflections on the Competency-Based Tier System at Brooklyn Collaborative
We are delighted to publish our second student-authored blog post on CompetencyWorks! The community at Brooklyn Collaborative…
4 Keys to Building Deeper Critical and Creative Thinking in Your Classroom
Today, we expect every student to be ready for the challenges of the 21st century – to…
CBE Starter Pack 2: Meaningful Assessment
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to find…
Proving Your Learning Through Portfolio Presentations
As the school year wrapped up, I had the opportunity to participate in the 10th grade portfolio…
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…