Carroll Gardens School for Innovation (MS 442): Intentional School Design
This article is part of a series of case studies of schools in New York City. For…
The Case for Performance Assessments in a Standards-Based Grading System
If only measuring students meeting academic standards in the classroom was as easy as it is in…
What is the Difference between Standards-Based Grading (or Reporting) and Competency-Based Education?
Here in Iowa, competency-based education is gaining traction at the state and grassroots level. In fact, the…
The Role of Assessment Instruments in a Competency-Based System
No matter how you approach it, you cannot mitigate the massive change agent that is competency-based education….
Back to Bloom: Solving the 2 Sigma Problem with Online CBE
Originally posted October 22, 2014 at the Christensen Institute. The term competency-based education (CBE) is a lot…
Considering Competency-Based Education? Reconsider How You Assess
This blog originally appeared here on The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) ed.review’s edudebate series on…
No Laughing Matter: Productive Assessment and the Value of Taking a Pulse
Growing up, I was always a fan of standup comedy. From the comics of my father’s age,…
Performance-Based Assessments as a Tool for Building Lifelong Learning Competencies
I’m sharing this article on Laconia High School that was originally published in the Center for Secondary…
Tying It Together with Performance Assessments
During the past year, Memorial Elementary School staff has focused our learning on how to develop high…
Thoughts on Grain Size
As schools across the country engage with and implement proficiency-based learning, one of the first steps educators…